Show j the cook was sick I 1 new york sun san i A cook who bad just entered the service ot of a family out in harlem aTlen Il may be credited with having originated a de device for bringing bri neing tardy and unwilling eeB to terms beloro before drifting out into the fast fastnesses nesses of harlem she had bad been guilty of 0 living with a family in brooklyn for which she ste was properly punish punished by having todo the entire work of the household end and then not getting her wages m when hen they were due alter after some this perfo performance pe romance mance on her part she devised a little scheme for cart bringing ringing her to terms one morning wyten the family came down to brea Wart there any breakfast and there gasn wasn t any jane vist ble the mistress mie tresa ent up to J tries no room there lay jane comfortably 1 abl y in her bed the mistress asked if jane was ill yes YM she was she was very verv ill well baid said this considerate individual of course have to go to the hospital jane we can t keep you here oh jane im not the hospital kind ol 01 0 sick im only s sick ick a orkin ridout pay an im that eick sick that that yell not get another cooked meal from me till yeve paid me back wages up thia put a new face on matters the mistress boil a potato with its jacket on and jane knew it the perplexed woman gave along long a look of consideration at janes determined doter ter mined figure stretched out iu in bed then ebe said well your clothes lothes and come down stairs avzi you ahall shall have your wages jane dressed and went down and began operations operatic ns on the range just at that point the mistress entered jane 11 she eaid eald im very verv eor sor mr J the money with him this morning but hell bring it up tonight 11 11 yes mem said jane and laid the stove lids back in their place and went ent up stairs and got into bed as asbe before fOTe the mistress followed with ramone trances a and threats and promises to all of which jane had but 0 one no ati answer ewer im sick of work without pay an ill stay here till I 1 get mo me pay ply 11 and ehe she did stay there until the bead of the house could hustle down town and get got some money to pay her up to the very hour and then hen ehe she gave give warning war nine and d went at the end ot of the week |