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Yet if Lady Allie had taken my husband away from me , I did n't see why , in the name of poetic justice , I should n't appropriate her hand-maid . And Struthers , I found , was quite definite as to her intentions . She is an expert needle-woman , can do plain cooking , and having been a nurse-maid in her younger days , is quite capable of looking after children , even American children . I winced at that , naturally , and winced still harder when she stipulated that she must have four o'clock tea every afternoon , and every alternate Sunday morning off for the purpose of `` saging '' her hair , which was a new one on me . But I weighed the pros and cons , very deliberately , and discussed her predicament very candidly , and the result is that Struthers is now duly installed at Alabama Ranch . Already , in fact , that efficient hand of hers has left its mark on the shack . Her muffins this morning were above reproach and to-morrow we 're to have Spotted Dog pudding .