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"Lena'd be 'shaht me doin' my wash,"

she whined "I hope you won't tell her She can come down on me pretty

hard sohed "I only wish you had letwhat fun it must be--with a maid to hold the soap

It took me back to nursery days I used to love to wash dolls' clothes"

"I don't do it for fun," Mrs Quincy snapped "But I ain't provided with

a servant that's worth her salt If anybody's dependent, like I am, on a

whipper-snapper son-inlaw, that ain't got affection enough for uess I have to pinch and scrape

wherever I can No knohen I'll git more I've worked hard all my

life for other folks, Mrs Lenox You can see by er like you is kinder to h that if Richard

Percival throws me a crust, it's only because he would be asha Oh, I let hih him whenever he cooes days and days and never co, but here a sob gave pause, and Mrs Lenox rushed

in, repressing an iive

and take in love

"Well, I think you are very sensible to do the washing One must have

some occupation to fill the days, s, when one is tied to the house If to-morroarm, I wonder if

you would feel up to a little drive in the afternoon?"