Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-09
Love in Lodgings.
BY FLORENCE WARDEN.
CHAPTER IX-CoNTINuEp.

toward each other. They both
laughed heartily at Temple and his
ridiculous love troubles.
$50 absurdm said Cameron. just
because Miss Frere has said Good
morning to him on the pier, and let
him give her a twopenny program
when the band played, he thinks she
is dying for him. Why does a fellow
think as soon as he goes into the
army that every girl is in love with
him?"
''Oh, it isn't only men in the army
that think that" replied Annie, with
an air of profound psychological
knowledge, as she tasted the soup and
added few drops of catsup.
moo, l suppose not" answered
Cameron with an uneasy suspicion
that there might be in this remark a
barb which he had certainly not de-
served. "Of course there are plenty
of men about, in all professions, vain
enough to think themselves irresist-
able. But on the other hand" he
went on nervously, tapping the table
with the first thing that came under
his fingers, "there are other men
whom you'd have to persuade, and
persuade that-that-thaty you never
saw anything in them, in fact. You
you believe that, don't youP" he
added earnestly, leaning over the
table and putting his elbow in the
-four.
Il believe that you are spilling the
oil
ing with much concern at the small
bottle he was playing with. "And
what have you done with the an
chovy? must make the sauce now,
and you must help me, please.
Where's the lobsterp"
In another minute she was deep in
the mysteries of lobster sauce making
and Cameron watching her move
ments in admiration which threat
ened to become rapturous. "Do you
know" he said. as she stirred the
melted butter, THAT l think cooking
is a much prettier accomplishment
than playing the piano? And a girl
looks much nicer making a cake than
singing a song. Why don't they see
this?"
Very often" answered Annie,
dropping in the chopped lobster,
"the result would be no better. The
girl who can't sing without boring
you couldn't make a cake without
endangering your digestion. "
elf l were mother with lot OF
girls who wouldn't go Off" he went
on, 81 would send all the boardeschool
maids upstairs to strum the piano in
the drawing-room, and give my at
home in the kitchen. Mrs. Chol-
mondeley Brown. At home. Pastry
making The men would come by
scores"
Every likely. But you are not say
ing much for your own sex when you
own that the one thing likely to in
terest them is the preparation OF
food!n
This was unkind. Cameron watched
the dishing of the salmon rather dis
consolately.
"For my part" Annie went on with
sigh, not perhaps without certain
unwillingness to hear further praise
of her accomplishments, II would
give up my knowledge OF roasting
and boiling. and frying, to be able to
play anything at sight like Miss
Frere."
Surely you don't mean thatT said
he in amazement. "Now be practical
OF what use is FTP"
at would be of great use to me. i
could play well and speak French OF
German, could be a governess.
(Which is quite the most awful
thing in the world for a girl. Heaps
of nice girls are spoiled by it.
don't like your modern, independent
highly-educated girl who corrects
ones Latin quotations.
Long pause, during which the fish
is sent upstairs, and the roast fillet
of beef taken from before the fire and
glazed.
you wouldn't really like to be {
governess, would you?"
"No How fond he is Of Spanish
onionsl This is the third time he'
had them this week. So difficult a
they are to get now, too!''
ooh, we don't want TO talk abou
onions!"
al do. / can't talk about anything
but cookery. you know. Now II
were Miss Frere-"
Bother Miss Frere! Ifyou wouldn
like to be a governess, why is it
pity you can't talk FrenchP"
because I've got to eern my owl
living, and teaching is the conven
tional way"
"Why must you choose the con
ventional wayP"
81 don't choose 1t. I'm not goinl
to be O governess. I'm going to be-
Miserable potatoes! I'm ashamed 1
send them up"
what are you going to beP Wha
are you going to beP At least
know-But tell me-"
He was getting very incoherent
He hung over those potatoes tenderly
wishing to please her by an appear
ance of interest, but quite blind {
their good or bad points. At las
Lizer came heavily down stairs. wit
the peculiar aop-aop of the genera