New Britain herald., 1928-06-05

answer to Nirginia's question was
| drowned in a bowling. screechins
din that came from the foyer and
| bore down upon the drawing room
in a struggling mass of juvenile
arms and lega AS they pushed
and showed through the door Vir-
ginia caught glimpses now AID then
of the red face OF an lrate Irish
nursemaid.
'Le'me so, you big stiff; leme
CO."
Mama. Mama"
He did it. He did it,"
You're a liar"
stop it, YOU blithering little
diNils! Stop it, l say"
Maggie"
Mrs. Gernsners voice rose above
the uproar in magnificent Gre
scendo. Maggie. what docs this
meanr'
What does it mean? What docs
1t mean?" Maggie shrilled, 1T
means I'm leaving and the saints
wipe my mim'ry O. this past week,
WIN ~ ~ Qultt. she DcEdn again
upon the children,
Oscar Come here. Annie,
stop that kicking.'
Mrs. Gernsner took a heavy hand
IN the affair but even so she WAS
painting and disheveled when the
children were at last plankcd down
IN chairs and reduced to numbering.
Now, what's at the bottom of
this?' she demanded of Maggie.
Them imps of Satan have been
up to their pranks asin." Maggie
exploded accusingly. Ills soap in
the candy they're feeding me now.
Me innards are blazin' like a three
alarm fire" She put her hands
over her stomach and groaned.
GO tell Pietro to fix YOU un
Mrs. Gernsner advised
uneasily.
I'm goin' TO clinic" Maggie
firmly. I'm send mo
frlnd. Miss Casey. to pack me
things"
But you came for two weeks on
trial. Mrs. Gernsner protested.
You won't get paid If you leave
before your times up. l got to get
someone in your place"
I'VE can keep the money! 4
wouldn't stay another day under
the same roof with them divilish
brats for months paw" She
shook her fist at the children, who |
made faces back at her. and
dashed out of the room, still |
her middle and emitting
strange sounds between a gag and |
4 groan.
Mrs. Gernsner turned to the co.
prits. Wait til your papa comes
home" she shrieked AT them
That's the third time this month
you've driven someone out Of tho
house! You're eoin' to bed, both
Of you. Pietro' Pietro," she
called, raising her voice even
ouder. Take them away and give
hem castor OIL" she cried when
he butler came running in.
The children screamed and
Kicked and bit but somehow Pietro
managed to drag them off. The
echoes OF their struggle could he
heard for several minutes before
| slamming door somewhere in the
apartment restored quiet in the
drawing room.
Virginia WAS amazed at the ease
with which Mrs. Gernsner changed |
her manner back to the calm before |
the storm. Her features relaxed |
instantly into the genial express |
sion she had worn at the begin
ming of their interview and she set
tied herself leisurely upon the
divan before she spoke.
Lets see where we're weo'
she said, trying to take up the
broken threads of the conversation.
Virginia got to her feet shaken
md disturbed. II really think
is no use going further into the
natter, Mrs. Gernsner," she said
I'm sure / never would be equal
o taking your nursemaid's place"
Mrs. Gernsner frowned. Them
FISHERS don't know how to handle
lids" she scoffed "A little joke
md they fly off the handle"
well, I'm sure ] don't think it
would be pleasant to cat soap"
Virginia replied before she could
heck herself. 1t was. of course, de-
meaning to argue the matter. She
lad known from the beginning that
he could not live with these peo-
Ne, but until the advent Of the
hildrcn on the scene she had been
rying to convince herself that she
'ught TO try. She had thought