Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1928, Page 36

THE EVENING STORY Vi in the Kitchen. T was Vi's first morning in the Corydon kitchen and also, per- haps, the first happy morning she had ever known in her 18 years. The long hx for had come; she had a situation. Such a good situation, tool Ten dol- Jars a week clear money, with board &nd lodging thrown in. And only two of the nicest young people to do for. | with And the dearest little white-and-blue room, which was warm &s toast on a cold morning. And beautiful things to handle and care for. And every Wednesday afternoon from 2 until 9 1o spend at home with her mother and the Kkids. No wonder she sang for joy; mno ‘wonder she polished the tray upon which she had just served Mr. Cory- don’s breakfast until it shone. She felt that she was going to like Mr. Corydon. He was a rising lawyer with en _ immense personality, strong, healthy, but not handsome, just what 2 clean, decent, honest man should be. Vi did hope his bacon and eggs had been perfect; she had tried to make them so. An hour from now she ‘would be taking Mrs. Corydon's break- fast upstairs. Oh, there was a beauty for you! Never had Vi seen anybody o graceful, so bright, so charming as her new mistress. But all the same she was afraid of her. She wasn't afrald of Mr. Corydon, but there was something about Mrs. Corydon that out her tongue and pinched it between he.f thumq and her forefinger. “That!” “Pinch it hard, don’t let it get away from you. Oh, dear lady, ‘words are devils, but they can’t worst you if {gu hold your tongue—this way. I rs. on flus! eeply. “I fancy you have, poor little Vi, tried it many times since you've been me,” she acknowledged. From that day things went more smoothly. When Mr. Corydon came back Mrs. Corydon began to eat breakfast, with him. She was vastly agreeable, ‘But one morning as Vi was bringing in the plate of toast she saw Mrs. Corydon doing an_unaccounable thing. She was pinching her tongue. But Mr. Corydon did not see it. ‘The End. (Copyright, 1928.) DEPUTY SHERIFF SLAIN. GREAT FALLS, Mont., December 13. —Deputy Sheriff Herbert Locke was shot to death here Tuesday night by Robert Combs, who was sought by offi- cers after he was said to have threaten- ed his recently divorced wife. Combs, a locomotive engineer, then, turned the gun on himself, inflicting a fatal wound. ‘The shooting occurred in a filling station in the downtown district. Peter made her uneasy. Vi did not know | Boss, what it was. If she had known she would have called it temperament. ‘There was a slight tap at the door @gnd Mr. Corydon entered the kitchen. “Vi,” he began, “I believe Mrs. Cory- ilon called you Vi?” “Yes, sir,” said Vi, with a little bob. Mr. Corydon seemed embarrassed. He Jooked down at the floor, he looked up Bt the ceiling, then he looked at Vi And Vi looked at him with her honest Irish-gray eyes, wondering what he had come to say to her. “Vi” he said, “if Mrs. Corydon should say or do anything that ever seems unkind to you I hope you will overlook it. She—she is of a nervous temperament and sometimes says—and does—things which she does not mean.” “Yes, sir,” said Vi with a bob, but ther heart sank. Those brilliant black eyes of Mrs. Corydon’s—she was not amistaken. Mr. Corydon started to say some- thing more, but smiled instead. Then he went out as if he were glad to have the little talk over with. “Well, forevermore!” Vi quoth as she stared after him. “If sure looks as if I wasn't going to find it all honey- pnd-lasses here after all.” Half an hour later the bell rang fu- riously and Vi went upstairs. Mrs, Corydon sat before her mirror, Prushing her lovely black . “Where's my breakfast?” she de- manded when she saw that Vi's hands Were empty. “I—I'll bring it right up,” Vi stam- fmered. She thought, “Mother of love! It's begun already.” She backed to- ‘ward the door, R “Remember,” warned "Mrs. Corydon, #that bell means my breakfast. I|. shan’t tell you again. ~You must re- member. I can't be bothered repeating things to my servant. My last girl had no memory at all and I kept her only 8 week.” “Yes, ma'am,” gasped Vi .She trem- bled. Only a week! Why, she couldn’t leave after all she'd hoj after all they'd hoped at home. stairs breathlessly. One instant she leaned against the shining white sink to get her poise, then she began to make cocoa, brown toast, pouch an agu.dl{e;mnspc qwfig and she came near drop] a the cream, but she said to herself that she would be brave. Then there was what Mr. Corydon had said. He must know what he was talking about, “Tll stand on my - thought, “I'll stand on my til— till I drop in my tracks.” - In the days that followed Vi more than once needed all the patience and reslution she could summon to bear with her mistress. Twice she thought that her time in Corydon household was limited not to days but moments, and tmng-‘yi semeg down again. It was very ng, wore her out, but she did her best. Sometimes she wished that Mr. Cory- don at least would say a kind word to her, but_he never spoke again. Then he tent away for a week's busi- ness trip and Vi and Mrs. Corydon were left alone. th““o;:; du "‘3} T catch #,” Vi oug esperately. Next morning when she went upstairs with the breakfast tray she saw some- that astonished her. 's been crying! She looks per- L& mlsetrlble," Vi said to herself in ent. t afternoon she was dusting the hall when Mrs. Corydon entered the house. She looked beautiful in her dark fur coat and bright little gold ue. She did not glance at Vi, but ran upstairs. “She’s going to cry,” Vi thought. She wiped a few spindles mechanically. “I just wonder——" And then suddenly she found her- self running upstairs, She knocked at Mrs, Corydon’s door. ‘There was no an- swer. She knocked again and this time a muffled voice ordered her to go wBway, But instead of going away Vi did an unheard-of thing for any servant to do who had a mistress like that. She opened the door and walked in. Mrs. Corydon lay on the daybed sob- bing. She sprang up, dabbing at her eyes with a handkerchief, “How dare you?” she began furiously. “I—I thought I heard you call” Vi meanaged to say. She edged nearer. “Please, dear lady, isn't there some- thing I can say—or do for you? I wish there were.” The beautiful woman looked at the freckled little maid. Her eyes swam. “Come here, Vi,” she said unexpect- edly. “I—I want you to comfort me. 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