The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01

iriehu bravery trying 10 restore ofdo1
once again. her face and hands more
sooiy than Hetty's even. and her eyes
red with weeping and the escaping
smoke that had filled the room In the
first stage of the accident
you precious. dirty creature." ex-
claimed Blanche, warmly. as she gave
her astonished hostess a hearty hug and
kissed one sootless spot in the neighbor-
hood of the right ear.
What a lot of trouble we have un-
Intentionally caused you'll"
1T is MI Mr.. Petitioners forgetful-
ness. so do not %reproach yourself at all.
dear; but, oh. what a time | have had
for the last three hours!"
Indeed. il must have tried your
nerves sorely." replied Blanche. sootl-
ingly. But cheer up! We shall get ~
~famously, never fear. Perhaps you are
ignorant OF the fact that May, Ida and
| have become proficient members OF a
cooking club. and can get up a break
fast, dinner OF tea in capital style. and
on short notice. just furnish us a big
apron apiece, and we will prove our
capabilities In a yer- short WHILE
THAT would be a novel idea indeed"
responded Mrs. Pettibone. with a little
increduious laugh.
II am really in earnest" said Blanche.
only get us the aprons, and ! will prove
the truth of my words"
What. Have my visitors come TO the
kitchen and cook their own dinners?
Ncver." emphatically cried the hostess.
What. Have a party of healthy
young people come TO spend the day
with a friend and find her minus a cook
and literally with 500 to her eyes and
yet lend no helping hand? Never" re.
torted the guest, quite as emphatically.
$50 go at once and wash your face and
hands; they really need it, dear, while
| bring out Clarence Stewart to assist
your small maid in putting up the stove
pipe"
Don't look so shocked, Laura; he il
sufficiently able-bodied to undertake
the job. ! assure you; and, besides, ! am
a little curious to know how much abil-
ity of this kind he possesses" she added.
Then, bustling the hostess away to
remove the sooty insignia of her new
role, and also 10 hunt up enough large
aprons for the trio, and giving Hctty
some useful hints about taking up the
SCOT carefully, Blanche joined her
friends in the parlor and depicted the
situation in such a humorous way that
the company were almost CONFUSED
with laughter.
The quartette had come out for n holi-
day, were dressed in washable goods
mostly. and were eager for anything
savoring of novelty, so that when. a
little later, Mr.. Pettibone returned with
many misgivings and a very verdant
girl, but little older than Hetty, he was
considerably astonished at the sight of
four pretty cooks in long aprons and
as busy as bees in the kitchen, while
handsome Clarence Stewart sat at the
door in his shirt sleeves, Smelling peas
and casting especially admiring chances
at one of the aforementioned looks.
when troubles come, they come not
singly, but in battalions," quoted Stew.
art, after the host had given a pathetic
ally ludicrous account of his search
latter the unattainable," as he face
tiousIy expressed it. and an hour spent
the blacksmith shop while a wheel
was being mended."
In "A brief time both host and hostess
entered heartily into the humor of the
and a merrier set had never
before convened under the PettiboDS
roof.
There were no idle hands.
Vegetables were gathered and pre-
pared, strawberries picked, salad com.
pounded, a new sort of cake successful
ly baked. chicken temptingly fried, am
coffee made. fiaky biscuit fashioned,
delightful cream frozen until. from abb
solute misfortune, matters took a high.
" satisfactory turn.
Blanche directed and assisted her
corps of willing auxiliaries, as il she
had been to the kettles born" while
Clarence Stewart appeared to relish the
bondage under which h. served. though
IL was far from being an easy one. for
the freezer had TO be kept in constant
until the Precipitation believed
the flushed faces of both himself and
Mr.. Pettibone, as they took turns at the
congealing process.
verify. you two shall have your re.
ward" said Blanche. encouraginglv, "for
when the ices come TO be served / shall
TO the mind of our hostess the in
you have displayed, and yours
shall be the lions share"
Indeed. | was seriously thinking OF
not giving Mr.. Pettibone any dinner at
all as a punishment for not delivering
your note at the proper time" said his
wife, shaking her finger reproachfully
II him.
AS this is the first case on record OF
I man carrying around in his pockets
he should have delivered / think
ne ought to be pardoned," interposed
Stewart. gravely. and everyone laughed.
Finally dinner was announced. and.
faces a good deal roster and appe-
ties certainly heartier, the party sat
to table.
mot to the Mother of Invention which
necessity created. but to her charming
laughters." was the toast Stewart of.