A Lady Housekeeper
Nervous Exhaustion, Neuralgia,
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Sleeplessness-
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 1913.
nál COOK÷GENERAL":
EVELYN EVENETEGREON.
"Well, my dear, I don't see why I should not give you a trial. I have had three days of applications from hussies, and I like your face, though I had never thought of such *. thing to having a lady here, Do you want to come at once; for the master scalde mé
(Author of “The From Box,”."* Sister," cto.). overy day when he comes back and finds me
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Molly Daro had been scanning with engor, wistful oyes that eclunin in the paper where governesses, companions and secretaries were advertised for. How often had she scanned these notices before? How many weary jour- neys had she taken! How many hours had she spent peaning laborious letters to which no angiver was vouchsafell!
doing all the work still, I had a fall, and help before; but I stood out against it. 1- hurt my knee. He has wanted me to have was his purse, and I've kept house for him very clever gentleman, travels and writes éver since his pour mother died. He's a hooks He's ont at the libraries and
some and places most of the day; but comes home to dine, and sits up late writing. Perhaps you've maybe heard the name of fr. Roger Vansittart?"
Molly leaned suddenly forward to tie up her shoe Ince. Her face was rather flushed when she raised it.
Nobody wanted her] And her money was almost gone! Idly her eyes roving down an other poluma rested for a iñument upon these words and she sat reading them listlessly at first, grid taken with a slowly quickening in-wanderful. torest,
Cook-general! What did that mean? Under a housekeeper-nut one of a troop of servants. A housekeeper gotting old per- haps. Molly liked old persons:and how familier she was with the ory of employers
servants are so difficult to find 1"
Other girls have done it before me said Molly speaking half aloud, "other ladies have gone through these devastatîdg experienes, and have taken to servies. Why not under a housekeeper. That is the saving cause. It's not the work I dread. It would be the companionship-though per- haps that would not be worse than what I have gone through of late Hampstead? took That sounds attractive. Why not go and See I declare 1 will. I can but fail-apd | I am getting used to failure now.
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"Of course I know that name," she said. I've read some of his books. They are
So they are, my dear, I'm sure but a deal too clever for a Well, I'll take you on a month's trial, and be glad to feel some- thing settled. And if you want to come at. for 2410MER
ane. Td like just to run back and settle up, "Indeed I do as quick as ever you'll let and get my things, and come straight back in time to cook the dinner for you."
My dear, could you really do that?" Iudeod conf. nd I'd love to "Well then you shall.. I'll. take the risk of having you like that; for I believe you've telt mo the truth, and the master is vesel that nobody comes went are that im- [ationt! So go back for your things, and came in at once. I'll have your little room Addy?' it is but an attic, yet it's a herself in the small glass of that tiny bed-your name, I've not asked that?"
Molly stood suddenly up, she surveyed pretty look out from the window. And what
sitting-room" which so soon would be "Mary Mary-Read. No, I won't sell beyond her mcans. She was wearing a you e fib; it isn't really Read, but I call perfectly plain black dress: that was all uysulf Read, for it's just the same “letters right. But she shook down the masses of as my real name, and I preferred→→→just | her soft, curly hair and arranged it with a
behind. Then donning a black saillor hat, and a pair of black gloves, she looked at her little store of money, took out a few coins, and started off upon ber questa page,
"Mary Read, does very well, my dear. And I think we shall get to together, and 1 shall like to tell the inster when ho gots. home to might thus the dook-general has: come and is at work P LEAT
It was at an easy house to find for it The cook-general in a white cap and lay on the outskirts of the Hoath a low pron, both of ample dimensions shocked browed cottage-like place, in a bit of tangled up a most dainty little dinner before the garden, which seemed to have escaped the admiring eyes of the housekeeper comfort hand of the modernising builder. Molly's bly seated in her easy chair with her feet heart leaped at sight of flowers in the footstool. But it was the old woman garden and the sound of birdsong in the who carried in the trays to the dining-room, air. And as she stood looking with bright and brought word of the master's satisfac
tion at the accomplishments of the new and anger eyes, the hange door opened, and maid, and Molly with shining eyes and a young woman flounced down the path with fashed and happy face, washed up and set her nose very high in the sir. She wde to rights, and spent a happy eroning muttering scornfully and angrily to herself, Lurnishing, toppers, and making bot cakes and in the donway, of the house stood, a aftor a recipe of her own, and listoping quaint old-fashioned figure in mob cap and intently to long and discursive histories of ample skirts and apron, towards whom the Vansittart family in general, and Molly's heart instantly warmed. If that Master Regor" in particular. ⠀ was the housekeeper
That night she slept happily in a little camp bed under a sloping roof with non- light and fresh air faressing her; and the rese with the fork, light-hearted and gay,
"O please don't shed the door. Do please, let me speak to you a minute. I have come About the advertisement - Ton want a cook-general ? cf pony bek va á to commence a systematic cleaning of the
The master thought I did," answered the old womany whose russet apple face was set in lines of unwonted severity, and I -kaid-ne--I would see. But there I'd sopverf Bo the whole work of the place inyself than be bothered with such a set of sluts and hussies. I've had five of 'em already and I'm sick of the business? how mater
"Ah, but please will you let mid wee if I could help you. Indeed I'm hot a slut, or a hussy
"No, my dear, but you are a ludy I can tell that by the look and the voice of you And I'd no thought of a lady--help-
little house, which had suffered some eclipse
its habitual spotlessness during the dis abilities of the housekeeper
Us dear, you are a treasure was the gentified exclamation of that fractionary when she descended to surver all thai hail been done. You taust have been up with the sun->1.
I was. It is such a joy to see the sun without, a mist of smoke or a eriss-cross of chimney starks, and sky-sorapers! I baye stone all the rooms except the master's study only went there, I was not sure if I might do more than, that there."..
No, indeed. I wouldn't be a lady-helpQuite right, my cleary Nobody touches he master's papers but myself; and I have for anything. I'm just fit for cook-general to be very carefulger Lill go in and dust -only that. Won't you let me see if I round a bit, but his papers are terrible should not do? I want a place in badly-precious; it's, the only thing as really puts truly I de
him out if they are missed about. O'thord's his door opening now! endaga
The old eyes were fixed doubtfully upon the girl's fair, sweet face, with the wistfully Mally fled to her own region, and with o naphaling yet smiling flue eyes. The door ros fnep began preparing the breakfast, opened, somewhat wider, and "Molly found with the addition of card cake and honey herself joside a quaint little panelled lobby.after a fashion she had learned across the and followed her guide through a swing door
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which led by a short flagged passage into the * The master in real pleased with you, rosiest of kitchens with an outlook to the
Mary was the report brought back by Mrs. garden behind.net kan geld
Now sit down by the firo, my dear; and handle He says you will make him fat tell me what you want to say, and why you and greedy if you go on as you have begun.
has come out here today. Suppose yon go ip and clear away the things,
I dare say he will like to have a look at you
But Molly bad managed to smudge hor nee rather badly, and excused herself on that ground. In fact Mrs. Bundle's only eauso of complaint respecting her "cook-gen- rat was this unlucky habit of soiling her face over her culinary work. Considering how scrupulously clean she was in every ather capacity, it was a little vexatious that for face was habitually streaked, and smutty,
...
"I've come because any father's dead, never knew my mother; and my money is nearly gone; and I must do something and uobody wants me anywhere! I was born in England: but lived in Canudo all the time that I remember of my childhood and early girlhand. Do you understand what that ncans I swept and cooked and did chores all round the place. Segretivos I had six Light on to the for single-handed. Then when us twenty my father got suddens Vic; and Thades good it une We travelled abd came to Europe; but we moved, about so Forch that are never madu: friends, or-struck · For the little household had benefited re
roots. Then something happened.com Wall markably by the addition of the cook- · Street. It does, you knie pand, then whale general” Her talents seemed to be many families go nader. My father had a stroke and varied. Not only was the house kept of paralysis when the news same; and then spotless; as before Mrs. Bundle's accident, ho died. A man he did business with wasit hogan to take on an aspect of daintiness. kind to me looked into things and gob what dxquisite finish far more dificult to de- he would out of the emash It phid all our bills we bad, been living rather grandly and left me about fifty pounds Wyer I thought that would last me till I gut work. But I didn't get any. I have none of the qualifications: no certificates, no references
o nothing that's my story The man I spoke of before will tell you that, my story true, if you care to write to him. But as for how I can work if you would only give me month's trint, I think I repuld satisfy you.", de basbiyija, melontai,
The old woman's, bright eyes were fixed upon the girl'a cager face. The kindly look in the shrewd oyes beland the spectacles on wuraged the girl to proceed, and now she added suddenly, and
that roger Vansittart, who occinally-Ak Faught sight of her, came to speak of her as
hatchless Cinderella. Vast
***Coming here was just an inspiration!
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fine, yet abundantly visible in the sensitive vision of the master, who combined the artis tie perception with the literary creative gift. The little garden outside, cleared of weeds: and rendered a carniing domain of rustic culture, supplied flowers for the table and for the study, There was no drawing-room to this house the best room was the mas tera study, and the little offishcot; which naturally would have gone by that name, was filled with superfluous books, and with. bits of dim old furniture that had been Birs. Vansittart's and from which her son had
over partedyret b
It was Molly's delight to make this litfin din room alle look bright with flagers, to clean its windows and liang fresh curtains there. to transform it into some seriblance I had wondered about a servant's place; but uk'a lady's bower, albeit no lady ever! made the thought of the company put me off! use of it, or was like to, save on those rare The hussy clement, you know, and sharing a occasions when she suffered herself to: rest mom with a hussy, and the manners of the for a few minutes upon the window-sent table! You see for everal years now I have which her hands bad bushioned and look been a rich man's daughter. But when it forth into the little garden "dreaming- saidundor a housekeeper-cook-general,treaming
then I knew that there would be no companion The bright little kitchen where the bulk bussy! That brought me to the scratch of her time was spent was notably brighter for And when I saw you fust-in that dear her presence there. Everything which could garden-shooing out a hussy of the first mag-shine shone and wrinkled all the boards nitude my heart warmed to you. I can wore white with serubbing kitchen meals keep the garden in ondor, tur. I should love were daintily set out and graced by flowers, it I'm not a bit afraid of work. Am I blowing my trumpet too long and loud?"
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