Evening star., 1928-06-15
THE EVENING
STORY
Finding a Want at Home.

uuickness. "Yasm."
What are YOU doing tfere?" sharply.
''Have you been into the sugar bowl
again."
"No'm-only jes' sniff"
Haven't / forbidden you to so into
the dining room at all after the table
was cleared and the things put away
without permission? Don't do 1t again.
Did you gather up the nasturtium seed
this time?"
"Yasm, deed l did" Pansy appear
cd with s saucer in which were a dozen
ca more nasturtium seeds. These were
offered with an air or conscious pride.
why. Pansy. only those? And you've
been out al least two hours. What
have you been doing all the timer"
They's only Jest toler'ble seeds, Mis-
Cathrine"
There are quarts and quarts. Pansy.
for I looked at them only yesterday
The ground Is literally covered. There's
no earthly use for Mr.. Price to paw SIS
for another lot Of choice seeds next
Gpring when We can save plenty with
cut trouble You weren't picking I'D alf
those two hours" accusingly.
Not every single minute" the child
confessed. with abused humility in her
Toiee, "A puSson has to stretch up an
rest"
Didn't you, talk with any one?"
The humility became pert remon-
trance. Cant q body speak when
insy's restin' to breathe Jest for a min
ute2 did pass how is yo with the
roiored young lady next door. But
IT,
THAT will do. Pansy. You we're hired
10 me with the express understanding
that try to make you an obedient
md industrious servant. Your father
laid he didn't want you to grow up a
irintng no-account like so many of the
Colored girls, as he expressed 1t. I
don't think he'd approve the way
you've been doing In fact. have
h9en several times on the point of send
ing you back home as not being worth
he trouble you give. Now. if you dip
my more into the sugar bowl or treat
the colored young lady of Il next door
IN any more of my preserves or in
Cu3ge again IN impertinent back talk
shall certainly send you home to
say"
.'Yes'm." In q now thoroughly sub
tlued and apprehensive voice "I'll go
right out an pick up mo- o. them seeds
siebbe they're thicker where I didn't
look"
NO, I'll gather the seeds myself now
You've had two trials at it without get
ing much beyond your young lady
friend. Did you wash the back porch
.iopr before breakfast as I told you--
though I suppose. of course. you did"
"E-no'm Pinky said they never
Washed theirs but once week, an
lowed"
Get the pail and soap and do 1t at
ce," ordered young Mrs. Price, with
aTe imDatience than usual In her
ICE. And mind, use the regular floor
ssssh anc not a best towel, as you did
iast week. III be round myself and
look At IL after a while"
y-yas'm" walled Pansy.
Pretty Mrs. Catherine Price. not vet
20. laid down the want" sheet of the
eaily. which she had been poring over
~ hope Of finding something a woman
could DO at home to help her husband.
She had been deFouring the wants"
fer weeks now. and answering many of
them. and had tried some But the
really promising ones seemed TO re-
Guire trips Out-of-doors, canvaEsfng or
something. And Charlie had been 50
particular since she Iamed herself per-
nlanently in saving an old lady who
had slipped from moving trolley.
Charlie had not got his raise and
made only $50 a month. The house
rent was so. and Pangy's wages 81
" A&1% 81& 4EAA ~NAAQ6E u 8gIE4Q #EEX
far over necessities Charlie worked ex-
ira oil he could and came home NIGHTS
looking 50 tired and cheerful. Gather
ines heart ached for him.
She was Just ad strong as he, except
Tor the Limp. and there were lots of
aa11ts, Like sIenogTapherE and ofiice girls
and others. Of short hours. where she
copld 90 the work and get home In
time TO prepare supper. But Charlie
wouldn't hear Of such things. 50 all left
was possible chance Of some home
want and 70 safe all she could The
first s8Tfng she had about decided
would be Pansy's 81. although the girls
father had begged that she keep and
try to improve her
The Price lot was small. only Q
feet or one side Of the house, Of which
3 were taken up for the path. This
left the same width on either side for
grass or flowers. The Prices chose now-
ers--ln1pgoYed nastnrtiums, which had
been perfect blaze Of color through
the rsinless past two months
IN back Was spice Of 20x40--tf1e
width Of tie lot Charlie had bought
patent revolving frame Of clothes lines.
20 little space was taken up that way.
All the rest was given over 10 flowers
mere nastuxtlun.s, sweet peas and other
plants that blo0naed pgofdSeIy. Cath.
crime as well ~ Charlie loved flowers 50
things thai might have been considered
necessities we're passed in favor Of seeds
Still little impatient at Pangy's dec
lsratson of only Jest toler'nIe seeds. .
Nrx. Price 1mpec out with pail that
would hold AZ least gallon She
~N1id si1cw the black girl there gere
H@e6y
EUt the Quantity exceeded even her
expec4ztiOls Tsl@re had been week<
~ dr. weather, gntii The surface of
171e ground wak absolutely without