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came seldom。

Her own family was much impressed by the thousand dollars察and found the
occupation of housekeeper a long way more tolerable than that of
house´maid察a distinction which made Diantha smile rather bitterly。 
Even her father wrote to her once察suggesting that if she chose to
invest her salary according to his advice he could double it for her in
a year察maybe treble it察in Belgian hares。

_;They'd_ double and treble fast enough ─she admitted to herself察but
she wrote as pleasant a letter as she could察declining his proposition。

Her mother seemed stronger察and became more sympathetic as the months
passed。  Large affairs always appealed to her more than small ones察and
she offered valuable suggestions as to the account keeping of the big
house。  They all assumed that she was permanently settled in this well
paid position察and she made no confidences。  But all summer long she
planned and read and studied out her progressive schemes察and
strengthened her hold among the working women。

Laundress after laundress she studied personally and tested
professionally察finding a general level of mediocrity察till finally she
hit upon a melancholy Danea big rawboned red´faced womanwhose
husband had been a miller察but was hurt about the head so that he was no
longer able to earn his living。  The huge fellow was docile察quiet察and
endlessly strong察but needed constant supervision。

;He'll do anything you tell him察Miss察and do it well察but then he'll
sit and dream about itI can't leave him at all。  But he'll take the
clothes if I give him a paper with directions察and come right back。; 
Poor Mrs。 Thorald wiped her eyes察and went on with her swift ironing。

Diantha offered her the position of laundress at Union House察with two
rooms for their own察over the laundry。  ;There'll be work for him察too察
she said。  ;We need a man there。  He can do a deal of the heavier
workbe porter you know。  I can't offer him very much察but it will help
some。;

Mrs。 Thorald accepted for both察and considered Diantha as a special
providence。

There was to be cook察and two capable second maids。  The work of the
house must be done thoroughly well察Diantha determined察 and the food's
got to be goodor the girls wont stay。;  After much consideration she
selected one Julianna察a ;person of color察─for her kitchen此not the
jovial and sloppy personage usually figuring in this character察but a
tall察angular察and somewhat cynical woman察a misanthrope in fact察with a
small son。  For men she had no respect whatever察but conceded a grudging
admiration to Mr。 Thorald as ;the usefullest biddablest male person; she
had ever seen。  She also extended special sympathy to Mrs。 Thorald on
account of her peculiar burden察and the Swedish woman had no antipathy
to her color察and seemed to take a melancholy pleasure in Julianna's
caustic speeches。

Diantha offered her the place察boy and all。  ;He can be 'bell boy' and
help you in the kitchen察too。  Can't you察Hector拭─ Hector rolled large
adoring eyes at her察but said nothing。  His mother accepted the
proposition察but without enthusiasm。  ;I can't keep no eye on him察Miss
if I'm cookin' an less'n you keep your eye on him they's no work to be
got out'n any kind o' boy。;

;What is your last name察Julianna拭─Diantha asked her。

;I suppose察as a matter o' fac' its de name of de last nigger I
married察─she replied。  ;Dere was several of 'em察all havin' different
names察and to tell you de truf Mis' Bell察I got clean mixed amongst 'em。
 But Julianna's my nameworld without end amen。;

So Diantha had to waive her theories about the surnames of servants in
this case。

;Did they all die拭─she asked with polite sympathy。

;No'm察dey didn't none of 'em dieworse luck。;

;I'm afraid you have seen much trouble察Julianna察─she continued
sympathetically察 They deserted you察I suppose拭

Julianna laid her long spoon upon the table and stood up with great
gravity。  ;No'm察─she said again察 dey didn't none of 'em desert me on
no occasion。  I divorced 'em。;

Marital difficulties in bulk were beyond Diantha's comprehension察and
she dropped the subject。

Union House opened in the autumn。  The vanished pepper trees were dim
with dust in Orchardina streets as the long rainless summer drew to a
close察but the social atmosphere fairly sparkled with new interest。 
Those who had not been away chattered eagerly with those who had察and
both with the incoming tide of winter visitors。

;That girl of Mrs。 Porne's has started her housekeeping shop 

;That 'Miss Bell' has got Mrs。 Weatherstone fairly infatuated with her
crazy schemes。;

;Do you know that Bell girl has actually taken Union House拭 Going to
make a Girl's Club of it 

;Did you ever _hear_ of such a thing  Diantha Bell's really going to
try to run her absurd undertaking right here in Orchardina 

They did not know that the young captain of industry had deliberately
chosen Orchardina as her starting point on account of the special
conditions。  The even climate was favorable to ;going out by the day察
or the delivery of meals察the number of wealthy residents gave
opportunity for catering on a large scale察the crowding tourists and
health seekers made a market for all manner of transient service and
cooked food察and the constant lack of sufficient or capable servants
forced the people into an unwilling consideration of any plan of
domestic assistance。

In a year's deliberate effort Diantha had acquainted herself with the
rank and file of the town's housemaids and day workers察and picked her
assistants carefully。  She had studied the local conditions thoroughly
and knew her ground。  A big faded building that used to be ;the Hotel'
in Orchardina's infant days察standing察awkward and dingy on a site too
valuable for a house lot and not yet saleable as a business block察was
the working base。

A half year with Mrs。 Weatherstone gave her 500 in cash察besides the
100 she had saved at Mrs。 Porne's察and Mrs。 Weatherstone's cheerfully
offered backing gave her credit。

;I hate to let you察─said Diantha察 I want to do it all myself。;

;You are a painfully perfect person察Miss Bell察─said her last employer
pleasantly察 but you have ceased to be my housekeeper and I hope you
will continue to be my friend。  As a friend I claim the privilege of
being disagreeable。  If you have a fault it is conceit。  Immovable
Colossal Conceit  And Obstinacy 

;Is that all拭─asked Diantha。

;It's all I've foundso far察─gaily retorted Mrs。 Weatherstone。  ;Don't
you see察child察that you can't afford to wait拭 You have reasons for
hastening察you know。  I don't doubt you could察in a series of years
work up this business all stark alone。  I have every confidence in those
qualities I have mentioned  But what's the use拭 You'll need credit for
groceries and furniture。  I am profoundly interested in this business。 
I am more than willing to advance a little capital察or to ensure your
credit。  A man would have sense enough to take me up at once。;

;I believe you are right察─Diantha reluctantly agreed。  ;And you shan't
lose by it 

Her friends were acutely interested in her progress察and showed it in
practical ways。  The New Woman's Club furnished five families of patrons
for the regular service of cooked food察which soon grew察with
satisfaction察to a dozen or so察varying from time to time。  The many
families with invalids察and lonely invalids without families察were glad
to avail themselves of the special delicacies furnished at Union House。 
Picnickers found it easier to buy Diantha's marvelous sandwiches than to
spend golden morning hours in putting up inferior ones at home察and many
who cooked for themselves察or kept servants察were glad to profit by this
outside source on Sunday evenings and ;days out。;

There was opposition too察both the natural resistance of inertia and
prejudice察and the active malignity of Mrs。 Thaddler。

The Pornes were sympathetic and anxious。

;That place'll cost her all of 10000 a year察with those twenty´five to
feed察and they only pay 4。50 a weekI know that ─said Mr。 Porne。

;It does look impossible察─his wife agreed察 but such is my faith in
Diantha Bell I'd back her against Rockefeller 

Mrs。 Weatherstone was not alarmed at all。  ;If she _should_ failwhich
I don't for a moment expectit wont ruin me察─she told Isabel。  ;And if
she succeeds察as I firmly believe she will察why察I'd be willing to risk
almost anything to prove Mrs。 Thaddler in the wrong。;

Mrs。 Thaddler was making herself rather disagreeable。  She used what
power she had to cry down the undertaking察and was so actively
malevolent that her husband was moved to covert opposition。  He never
argued with his wifeshe was easily ahead of him in that art察and察if
it came to recriminations察had certain controvertible charges to make
against him察which mode him angrily silent。  He was convinced in a dim
way that her ruthless domineering spirit察and the sheer malice she often
showed察were more evil things than his own bad habits察and that even in
their domestic relation her behavior really caused him more pain and
discomfort than he caused her察but he could not convince her of it
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