Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 77, 9 February 1916 — Page 13

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM." WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9, 1916.

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Helen and Warren Series; Story of Their Married Life

It was a faint, furtive knock the knock of the maid from across the hall. Emma closed the icebox noisily and pretended not to hear. "Isn't that some one at the door?" Helen was dropping the mayonnaise from the fork to test its smoothness. "No, ma'am. I guess it's the wind," as she opened the door and evidently signaled the girl to go away. For a second Helen was tempted to rush to the door, fling It open and confront Emma with her lie. But with the Stevens coming to dinner, it was not an opportune time for a scene. Besides, Emma's month was up the twentieth, and Helen had already told her to look for another place. She could no longer put up with her untruthfulness, her furtiveness and her intimacy with the Gordons' maid. The mayonnaise, beaten to a creamy smoothness, Helen now put on the ice; gave a few adjusting touches to the sideboard and table, and went in to dress. Knowing It would take several weeks to break in a new girl, she was having the Stevens before Emma left. She had taken down her hair when he thought of the egg for the salad. Last time It had not been hard enough the yolK was gluey. "Emma!" running back to the kitchm, but the only answering sound was the gurgle of the boiling potatoes. Emma was not there! Was she over with the Gordons' maid again? Helen opened the door and rang furiously their kitchen bell, which could be heard across the hall. "Emma," as the girl came sheepishly out, "can't you 6tay in your own kitchen long enough to get dinner?.' "I Just wanted to take back a lemon I borrowed," with evasive eyes. "How many times have I told you NOT to borrow of the Gordons? When did you need a lemon? We always have lemons." "Oh, It was last week, whenwhen we had that salmon." Emma'g glib lies were ever ready. With an effort Helen let this one pass, told her curtly about the egg, and went back to her room. Sitting on the floor to' put on her slippers, she was startled by an explosion that sounded alarmingly near. But as no commotion followed, she decided . it was a bursting tire In the street below. A few moments later tha doorbell rang. It could not be the Stevens it was only half-past six! Even Warren had not come yet. Again the bell, a clamorous peal. ' Where was Emma? Why did she' not answer it? Had she dared to go over to the Gordon's again? Throwing on a kimono, Helen ran out to the hall. The Stevenes would not ring like that! Standing back of the door she opened It a few inches. A glimpse of Emma's white apron she had locked herself out! Helen, furious, flung wide the door. Then she saw that something had happened. There stood the Gordon's maid, '.white. as chalk, Emma, her face covered with her hands, was leaning tremblingly against the wall. "Oh oh, the oven!" she sobbed. "It it exploded!" That was what she had heard! Helen flew out to the kitchen, expecting to see it in flames, but there was only a dense smoke and a stifling smell of gas. She flung up the window, turned off the still escaping gas, and ran back to Emma. "Her hair's all scorched, ma'am," whimpered the Gordon's maid. Scorched! Helen had thought she was only frightened. Drawing her to the light, she saw that her hair was badly singed. "Why. Emma," taking the girl's hands from her face, "and your eyebrows, too! Oh, I'm so sorry, Wait," Helen flew for the cold cream. "Here, rub this on does it smart?' The girl nodded and rubbed the cream on her soot-streaked face. "Oh, she came runnin' out so scared she couldn't speak!" the Gordons' maid still clutched a tea towel and a plate of the Gordons' best china.

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"I heard the explosion," admitted Helen, "but I didn't dream it was in our kitchen. Oh, there's Mr. Curtis now. Warren!" she called excitedly. "Come here in Emma'a room! The stove's exploded!" "-. Without waiting to take off his overcoat, Warren came rushing out. "How'd this happen?" as he quickly examined the singed hair and eyebrows. Then, turning to Helen. "We'd better have a doctor here." . "Oh, no. sir, I'm all right; I don't need a doctor," protested Emma. "I hardly think she does dear," murmured Helen, think ing of the expense, yet hating herself for it. "Then she'll have to lie down. She's in no condition to serve dinner. We'll take the Stevenes out." , "Oh, dear, that isn't necessary. Emma has it all ready; we can serve it ourselves. There they are now!" as the bell rang. "You stay here with her 111 go;" and Warren strode to the door. Mrs. Stevens In any emergency was always most capable, and now she came hurrying out, anxious to help. "What 're you using cold cream? I think olive oil's much bettor." Helen brought the oil, and Mrs. Stevens, ripping off her long, white gloves, rubbed it gently over Emma's soot-smeared face. . - Because of her aversion for the girl, and the feeling that she was not overclean, Helen had shrunk from touching her. And now with a tinge of compunction she watched Mrs. Stevens' unconscious solicitude, "If you'll give me a brush, I'll brush out this singed hair." "I've only got a comb," faltered Emma as Helen turned to her bureau. "Never mind, I'll get mine," knowing she could never use it afterward. Emma's hair was oily and flaked with dandruff. Mrs. Stevens handled it without any seeming reluctance. "This Is really very good for your hair," reassuringly. "I pay to have mine singed, and you've had it done for nothing." Under Mrs. Stevens' kindliness and tact, Emma was fast recovering from the shock. Her hair brushed, they persuaded her to lie down. In the bathroom, Helen gave Mrs. Stevens a hand-brush and a fresh cake of guest soap. But, lacking the over-squeamishness that was with Helen almost an affliction, she merely rinsed her hands under the faucet. "How is she?" called Warren. "How about going out to dinner?" "Nonsense!" laughed Mrs. Stevens. "You and Henry stay in there we'll serve the dinner in no time." They found the kitchen freezlngly cold from the open window, but the smoke had all blown out. Except for broiling the chicken and the sauoe for the cauliflower, everything was ready. In less than half an hour they had dinner on the table. "Wonder there's not more accidents with these gas stoves," commented Mr. Stevens as tne? sat down. "Lucky It didn't burn her face."

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"She must have turned on the oven

before she lit the match," frowned Warren. - "Mighty dangerous thing to do." . : . "I've warned her about that repeat edly," Helen was serving the soup, "But her mind's not on her work she's thinking of those elevator boys." "I don't quite like her eyes," mused Mrs. Stevens, taking off one .of Em ma's aprons. "She doesn't look straight at you." - "That's part of her fprtivoness. Oh, she's the slyest thing! I never know when she's telling the truth and she's dishonest, too! When her month's up I'll have to let her "You can't let her go now," broke in Warren. , "Can't discharge a girl right on top of an accident like that." "But, dear, I've already told her. She expects to go the twentieth." "Don't care what you told her we're going to keep her another two weeks." "Then we'll have trouble with the Gordons. She simply lives in their kitchen I can't keep her out. I know Mrs. Gordon's going to complain About it. I'd rather pay her for an extra half month and let her go." "Well, we'll not pay for any two maids that's sure. Lucky If we can pay the rent this year.'' ' Perhaps it was Mrs. Stevens' presence that gave Helen unwanted courage,' for she answered with a show of firmness: "Then I'll pay het for the two weeks and do the work myself." "You'll do nothing of the sort. The girl'll stay right here and do the work until she's in shape to take another job." Then with a shrug he turned to Mrs. Stevens, "Now you see a sample of Helen's obstinacy." : "It's not obstinacy," hotly. "It's simply that Emma's so dishonest we shouldn't keep her. At first she took only my perfumery and a few ribbons, but yesterday I found one of your ties "What's that?" brusquely. "One of my ties?" "It was under the paper in her bottom drawer." "The deuce It was! A good tie?" ni How to find

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