Tricker in the interim between her arrival at the Kuhl household and the grocery catastrophe had endeared herself to the family by being very helpful.
She checked under the overstuffed chairs, the sofa, and under the kitchen furniture frequently during the day, as well as checking the veneer of the doors, screen inlays, the "pockets" around the bases of the louvers, and so on.
Apparently, somewhere along the way she had had beautician lessons and loved to work with Mary Kay's abundant curls to everyone's appreciation, especially Mary's.
Her checking under the furniture at times ran counter to the directions of Ruth--"la ama de la casa"--so when Ruth attempted to persuade Tricker to check in other areas from those Tricker had selected, there was conflict -more than mental-, so "The Tricker Master" and his aid, was sought. So John was summoned from the nearby elementary school. As a result, John spent quite a little time soothing the two mistresses of the house. The teachers at the school were interested and cooperative so things went smoothly ,-- at first. After the third episode, for some unknown reason, the school authority became a "bit testy" and shall we say "short tempered" .
All in all, Tricker's popularity was definitely on the wane as her judgement and that of the"ama de la casa" differed. The true "ama" was not about to defer her long standing authority to this furry newcomer in her house!!!
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