She filled a basket with beautiful flowers of her own growing for a centerpiece, and carefully followed Eileen's instruction to use the best of everything.

When she had finished she went to the kitchen.
"Katy," she said, "take a look at my handiwork." "It's just lovely," said Katy heartily.
"I quite agree with you," answered Linda, "and now in pursuance of a recently arrived at decision, I have resigned, vamoosed, quit, dead stopped being waitress for Eileen.

I was seventeen my last birthday.
Hereafter when there are guests I sit at my father's table, and you will have to do the best you can with serving, Katy." "And it's just exactly right ye are," said Katy.

"I'll do my best, and if that's not good enough, Miss Eileen knows what she can do." "Now listen to you," laughed Linda.

"Katy, you couldn't be driven to leave me, by anything on this earth that Eileen could do; you know you couldn't." Katy chuckled quietly.