South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-10-25

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Aud what 10 this. Mollies' he ask.
edJ lifting . gravy bowl filled with an
unfamiliar compound. and looking
suspiciously at the contents.
Vinegar sauce. dear for the fish,
replied Moliis; it Was ON her ton CUES
end 70 say that she bad just learned
it decoction at the cooking school
Il was her 6rst secret from Walter.
and IL was dreadfully hard to keep.
Walter partook gipgerly. taking q
lev mouihfals, but he could not be-
stow upon the-to him-unssvory
dish the praise with which he had
been accustomed to greet Mollies
successes. and Mollie noticed the o.
mission with surprise.
Don't you like Goldfish, Walter p
she asked, timidly.
We'll. l can't say doat on it p be
replie d dryly be was thinking Of his
unpleasant client or perhaps be might
have spoke in a plcasanter tonc.
Here is something you will relish.
perhaps, and she dished out liberal
supply OF new potato salad which
she had Just learned to make at the
cooking school.
Walter took one taste. Vinegar
was one of the principal ingredients
in this compound also, and vinegar
he desested IN nearly every form his
heal gave him an extra twiuge also,
and between the two, his face pucker.
ed into an extremely unamiable ex-
| nraSainu @ ha ,,,I
Bless US, Molle. what horrible
messes you do get up.'
Mollie looked at him in wrsthfui
surprise, too angry at the moment to
feel hurt, and her dark eyes flashed
fire as she retorted. Perhaps YOU
would prefer your mothers cooking.
MIR. Grsham.'
Mr. Graham indeed. Vinegar was
BID enough in pota salad, even cod.
tsh might be endurable. but Mr. TO
HIM at their own private table was
too much, and he snapped back an
grily and hastily, My mother would
never set such mess before her fla
mily. and rising. he reached for his
hal aud left the room, slamming the
door behind him.
tie was ashamed Of himself before
he had gone two steps. and had mind
TO go back and ask forgiveness, but
Moiiie's eyes. as she said that unfor-
tuDaie Mr.. Graham, rose up before
him. and he strobe on, his anger cool !.
log but bis stubbornness rising mp
and keeping him from acting tue
manly part and making up the quar-
rel At once.
As for Mollie her amer cooled in
moment. and she burst into pas
zion of tears.
'ihe horrid, horrid man. SIZE sob.
bed, to treat me 80 when had work
ed 30 hard to please him. ard to thro "
his mother ut me in that fashion,
quite forgetting in her excitement tha /
she had IN sntioncd mothers cooking
frat TO him.
Her appetite was all gone, aud she
cleared away the little feast she had
prepared With so much pride and
pleasure. with heavy heart. and sat
down to her sewing with eyes red
with weeping.
How shall L meet him at EVENING"
she que.ied, as she sewad He GER
tainly owes me en- sbject apology,
and l cannot forgive him until he
makes it,
IF Moilie had left off that Mr.. Ora.
ham the tiff might have been eosier
made up Walter was saying at tie
moment, but that, in addition To such
a dinner, vas insult added TO injury.
Gleet, il [ know how to make it up.
do bate humble pie even worse than
goldfish
Just then a small boy presented
himself at the door.
"A letter for ye, mister grinpinp
nmicably as he held OUT white en-.
veiope, and Walters heart gave q
tbrob as he thought, 'Molie has writ
ten an apology, bless her, and but
the letter was not from Mollie, but
from Mrs. Grahsm, sr.. who sent
cordial invitation 10 her son and Moi
lie to tske tea with her that evening.
Tie dickensp he ejacullted, the
making up becoming more compiler.
ted, that matter must be settled be-
fore We 60. or mother will be finding
1t out, aud she would Jack me up
sharp TO use an expressmsn's phrase,
II she knew how 1 had spoken to
Mollie.'
Here. you boy. take this letter TO
my wife > he added to the smiling ur.
chin, who was balancing himself on
one foot in the doorway, snd be serb.
bled hastily. VIII call for you at five.
WALTER.
He lad no thought in his haste OF
the cool Thraseology Of his sentence,
but Mollie noticed it, and the tears
swelled mp again as she read it thiuks
ing bitterly, &c might have said Mol
lie al least. IL be could not bring bins
self TO say dear Mobile. It would
serve him just right 10 go on ahead
and leave him TO come alone and
acting on the impulse Of the moment
she called tie boy, who was making
an effort TO stand on bis bead not far
away, and after scribbling another
line on the letter, will meet you at
Mrs. Grsbam's.' MoLLIE.' entrusted
II once more to bis grimy hands 70 be
delivered TO Walter.
Noble was seated In Mother Graz !