Show THE AWAKENING 0 OF HELEN so you tire are anxious to help your ybur uncle Jai james lies looking keenly at ins his pretty niece that s g goud oo 00 d most young people of today tire are look ing to havea good tillie lime iti instead I 1 of wali wanting ting to make co themselves useful now 1 I 1 thou glit from s something om ething cousin maria said you dont donL like hou housework la al till all 1 I don dont I 1 despise it said helen with energy 1 I moann ud id like to do office work and use my illy motley money to help the family housework cosent bring in in any aliv in money 0 0 and its mere drudgery why ano nora r a blake eartis earns tom ten dollars a week in ill mr limes office and she 9 gives ives lier her mother half right along if I 1 could do something like that I 1 should be per perfectly fealy I 1 appy 1 I happen to h have ave a frieida who needs tin an assistant in ill his oance fice all and perhaps ps I 1 can secure tile ilie placa for you can you use it a typewriter 1 I yes indeed uncle james I 1 took it a cour course e tit at it a business college as soon is as I 1 stopped slopped going to school Ul lobl of course it rn W will 1 1 take tinie time to gre iret t in ill tice iut but ideel I 1 feel sul sule aure e I 1 can do 10 it I 1 shall he be tile the happiest girl alive if your friend will take tile me please tell tile me who lie is nia ma she cried rushing hack back into the house tile the position is ill mine i n e I 1 am so happy und mid ill help YUU you so much now As soon as possible pos sillo 11 helen 1 biell presented presen ted herself tit at the llie office of mr horton hortan and the old gentleman looked her over keenly he saw sav it a fresh faced young girl gin I 1 of S seventeen ventrell vente ell neatly and und 1 modestly dressed and noted that th I 1 t she seemed very eager to begin work 11 1 his 1 i s friend had h ad told him very little rubout helen but loft left hini him to lo judge b for foil himself k beg 6 your our pardon for asking miss race hut but doey your moldier keep a servant was almost his first question no we havo never been able to aal auard ord one said 11 eltin but I 1 hope someday some day lay to be able to hire a strong girl so mamma niacin a L will not have to work so hard A sensible girl said ini mr r horton to himself and added aloud the reason I 1 ask is is that the senior partner of our firm who died it a few weeks wet ks ago was it a very old gentleman and woman two days every week to to help tier ller 1110 mother ther 1 uld and take the balance of the motley money for foi what ever was needed ill 1 I let him know liow how liuch I 1 A fleetest test housework if lie he thinks that iss is a good qualification she suid said to fier herself self it as S s she lie hurt huml k d along then she cau caught agta sight of I 1 her in sweeping tle tho steps and sh she C w waved aved her hand for a signal just its as uncle james jaines had done dolie 1 home tinie lime before do J you think tile the child can call do the work james asked mrs race anxiously turning to her brother she is waving her hand till and that is what she st said lid slie she would do ia if M mr 1 lorton hired her you have noticed how care careless hiss she is about her tasks tas ks about hoim conr and I 1 it a ill afraid she will wil I 1 never suit him hill lie always looks look i so precise and methodical illet he is precise and helen will have to be too i if f she st stays tys in ill his office you f t would better v warn arn her to be very careful and tidy with her work helen soon found it was impossible possible to hire a woman by the lay day to kielp tier her maiher as most women worked in ill the factories and the 3 young oung girls were very incompetent after kv walking miles and miles as slie she expressed it after onice office hours to find some soine one she gave it is john I ington toll and I 1 will go tit at once to lo hie le L e him I 1 had no idea your rr mother iother could spare you bioni hame dimne or I 1 should have ask asked ed him yester day when lie mentioned that r ho he wanted waneeda 1 I pit irl 1 to help him the few houi her uncle was downtown S seemed e e i n e d ages to helen but at last lie ho returned and she saw him wave liis his liand hand far down the street oh inam lie he left his office 1111 and 1 leek desk in great confusion his papers are larf scattered and dusty so that for several mouths you will have little to do 10 besides putting things in ill order under our direction I 1 am glad to have a I 1 girl who is is accustomed to holp help ing with the work at for such a olle on e can call have more patience f and method about the work you may report for duty at eight ei thirty tomorrow morning 11 g at firt first your salary will bo be seven dollars a week and will be increased inci eased as soon as we chii think lk you deserve it good afternoon all the way home helen roade made calculations and fin finally filly decided that slie she would hire a up ill ill despair despu ir 1 1 aa centt I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 0 herself with giving al I 1 I 1 if 1 A 11 bior 0 J LAI mother u ill na it kinf j lier 1011 wages for boj 1 die 1 u 11 J lloil her nt ftp gollmo wis N dirty 11 icil tiresome inq lit in time acim to 01 doit op to 01 pill entire of jo t lier t 0 a employer ok you 11 earn il every cent said 1 p mr f 1 llo tj 0 iton 11 ad 1 it he 0 laid I 1 I 1 eight dollars 1 ith 11 T llelyn ri liams i abne 1 evening 1 11 oj n IT p 9 1110 it 11 dorsit Icil spoil you l praise 1 1 0 your anos work baom so c I 1 will JC auy 11 yu are the best girl TO p vc a ave t it 9 ever li id ibe otliss would allow fotij pip dirt nd p dust IT co 01 for weeks if llie gill taintor IT collm was sim quimp to or buccy inq but you OX tl have never been too ool proud p to sam use a broom and duster in tit emergencies give me the girls who inov it it how ua to 01 work every time 1 I tu ill glad I 1 atuck MIRE T to 01 bilings 1111 1 sati pill and cleared jual pa them mp up said helen to 1 ij herself on im the way sual home amott 1 1 really stir dont mind the aill sw sleeping pim and ivela cleaning v and I 1 p especially when imily it i 5 guts sawn om me m more money ja H I 1 could slim only find a girl to h ti ln ix happy 1 11 in j arr A HU mini till lio 1 id ma 11 over a tow P unemployed d c a eirls 11 1 R sliu S 11 0 klica j ply p us bilu y iiii ilni biting iny st out vis illo m of lie eliy dibi it I 1 I 1 nax lf j 4 suid S 0 P the 11 0 jn I 1 0 0 10 for alio ott aitt 1111 1 ma UKI PIRI ull 1113 d 11 nel 10 ers leab young capt girls s hodij ut oom once alint u v 04 goohs ive olia said s p aloud IT 0 tl and I 1 IT p p 0 I 1 b qui n j kebie I 1 i a her 1311 stroll to 01 it SMI risk I 1 ask I 1 sun ill I 1 so os borry y ilowit m arelen iati liar alien she entered the hii o mrs radnor SV abod 10 me 1 to 0 come K ill 4 0 over A 10 to ol s aeo ao q her I 1 is yick al biby qi 1 ivull and r poll nothing luit A repaired pared re ilio child 11 PP abil reo aill iq be itin cd mh alij a alq yon IM ought itil lo 10 1 leave I 1 V A 0 os fil liot 1 1101 working liard lit all slip day dont 10 t av worry m om nio said arelen is PS nellie 1 1 hudnor coming kimol e i for 11 yon again r lu I 1 I 1 I 1 you lw go igei 1001 4 EI pm nil I 1 m will 11 s t 1 0 one 1 q t 1 I dont like to ol leave you 0 01 o OP do lit all that said plus race anxiously v I 1 I 1 x 1 Is S ut IM it her daughter bungled her mother out ino of jo the alp JOOP door and hurried IDI to 01 change 11 OA lier 11 a office dress for v i clean calico alteo 0 one alo Is 31 there aaa oo 00 I 1 IT c I 1 I 1 s aj for I 1 s sup n d per pod asked otio one of jo the children moi in ill a I 1 whisper I 1 when helen call pc ed alie I 1 I 1 I 1 a family pj tit I 1 SI to ol supper d d a I 1 1 H A looks so OS nice 11 to yes A Is mamma 4 i to ol company answered helen jj J leading the way sll to 01 the dainty aj table hope tit my A biscuits oan are fill all right though 11 1 I pull had to ol look bool in tit cook book locq to ol see oas moil how to oi make elul 0 them why bijj 1 you nox tell om me long ago 1111 til at 1 was sum a 11 shirk you alot always dislike IsIp AI housework so Os mud pill and now moll that you 1109 emu are in tit the office I 1 think you have enough to ol op do said mrs race enjoying the supper she its pull LI not lo 10 helped V to 01 prepare doad ni this STILL cipple a sauce st is perfect ru and p he biscuit sire delicious I 1 will 1 I 1 wash the jwj dishes for J 0 1 you as I 1 I 1 ill istl lie 1 0 tired V nonsense said arieh n w ith it laugh 1111 A 1 mal 1 habit jo alou sul my work 1 HK I 1 always XU ay I 1 huffe olit loue worl 1 I liuio ie PW to 01 enjoy being A precise because 1 mr 1 I 1 tl required po it I 1 0 o I 1 fully expect cdx j to 07 enjoy pomo aroni ali hilll mma DC it it J was astonishing liow oil it it U A tasks 1 ht q len 1101 found time to 01 do P in f 1 stead of jo hunting some one ollo to ol 01 do q the gill work she helped her 1011 mother night m and mornier 1 till iho house noil as was sum thoroughly 11 in order lac pilu and then it J wa sva 0 01 o keep it J rio oc she picked up courage and brawt TIN M mv told her dt implom to 01 her awl employer oid 09 she otis pull had been illet him several yearb pm 1111 thit as kind will po old man lium stilo only laughed q lp put and said he knew she OTIS had done no housework when she OTIS first came your noa a hands were too ool pm and hite I 1 noticed after I 1 jj a a 11 alie first lime you called lilo Pol lie bild and that you nox alicaya color up when I 1 spoke of girls toll helping III their aill 11 mother yon alo aury gloves 0 when you applied for 1 10 ali I 1 hut you nos could not 1011 wear MOM them all the al a time pill and your mox hands boon told me aill you ll 11 ill are letting A till to ho I 1 support of jo your widowed N p 0 tom mother 1 financially pull and oilier wise PUIT aul 1 I am glad 1131 to 07 know that it J was SUM in ill thiis office imp your anos eyes were opened most J young girls never 11 0 aa I 1 nealise realise a v I 1 r V a their opportunities port unities till their mothers are f gone or the otil daughters have r gone into homes of jo their own iima I 1 mr am preaching a lengthy ser aas I 1 m mon 10 am 1 ua I 1 cioll not 1 I 1 wish you nox pull had preached it 11 gill first day p 1 A I 1 came here pill and I 1 yet jos I 1 dont know about that ivill 19 helen 1 I tim can never make gjul 0 up in for lost isol time lomp inn but I 1 ima can do 01 my ail best 1 ill at the present soad 1110 and what op do you nos think I 1 lain learning 2 to 01 ail like 0 housework hilda richmond ut in christian advocate 01 |