The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-15
WHEN THE COOK. LEFT
MRS. NoouwEDDE HAD A HEART
6REtklNG EXPERIENCE.

Like Goot Housewife, She Prepared
Luncheon, ,ut It Put n bad Taste In
georges nbuth-Whilo He Was Como to
the Drug Sore Old Friends Called.
Sho was in tears, and her dearest
friend sough; to comfort her.
What is t?" she asked. "Has some
body given areception and sighted you
just when you have new gown? Or
have you the invitation and not the
gown?"
"N-neithr. Oh, it is something per-
fectly awful
H'ml suppose, then, your husband
has been trcsting you badly. Well, as
long MS he has you might relieve your
mind by telling me all about it."
He hasn't either-I'd just like to SEQ
him try it! No; the-tho c-cook is
gonci'
"Pshaw! Is that all? Well, don't cry.
I'll stay and help you. Let me see, 1
used to max, lovely omelet at school.
1t was cooked i'll dustpan. Oh, do let
us give dinner party! Hasn't George
some nice trends whom he might ask?"
"Ye-es, he-he has wish 1 had never
seen any of iheml wish had put off
the wedding Il ycarl wish had let
Georges oil maid aunt como to 1.-Two
with usr'
The visit,r looked alarmed "You
haven't anyfevor, have you, dear? And
does your head feel quite right?'
No, it doesn't. Get mo another
hand-handlarchief, and I'll tell you all
about it. Just look at me, will you, and
tell me whit look like
I'd rath,r not, dear You might not
like It, Il suppose you have been try
ing to clean tho SCOT out of tho kitchen
chimney, Invent you?'
No, but I've been trying to cook
luncheon. George said he didn't feel
quito we'll after it was over, and he
went over u tho-the drug store to get
something 20 take queer taste out of
his mouth. don't sec why he need act
that way Wien had the lovelicst roses
on the tableand other things tool
We'll, dm't be low spirited. We'll
manage dinner, and there arc lots of in
telligencc Offices i'll town. We-can buy
things ready cooked too
IL don't care. just don't caro- for
anything. lean never hold up my head
again as long as live"
You dol't mean to say that George
took too mu,h of something to take tho
queer tasto sut of his mOuth?''
OF courc l don't mean anything of
the kind, aid you arc not true friend
or you'd ne'er suggest such thing.
cried littl, after he went out, and
must have got some SCOT Oh my face and
rubbed it il. Just then tho doorbcll
rang, and, thinking the cook had per-
haps relened and returned, ran to an
swcr it, Il was not the cook, and, oh,
Laura, who do you think it wasp
II don'5 know. Your mother-in-law
perhaps.
II wish it had been my mother in
law. She can cook. No; it was that hor-
rid girl George used to be engaged to
befon he ever knew me. I never met
her, but recognized her from her photo
graphs.
III you never met her. how do you
know she is horridg'
Humphl Any girl who could not
get along with George must be horrid.
Besides he has no tasto at ALL can
never see u trace Of beauty in tho wom-
Ell he calls pretty"
But tell me about opening the door. +"
"Oh, when came face to face with
her thought should die! Her husband
was with her. Neither of them of course
knew mo, and"-
Il should think not, if you looked rs
you do now. How did you manage to
tear your gown sop
Caught it on nail. They both
smiled when they saw me and asked if
Mrs Nooliwedde was at home. I saw
they thought was tho maid, and, as
Stunning brogue-you know was al
ways good Mt amateur thcatricals-I
said: Faith, and that she is not Who
shall L say was afthcr askin for her?' {"
"Oh, you clever grill Why. should
never have thought of such thing-not
i'll thousand years"
Yes, wasn't it clever? But while
she was taking out cards and expressing
regrets l heard George come in the back
way. In my agony lest he come out and
bctray me, I ran back to tho dining
room door, but before l could stop him
he cred ont, What is it, darling?'"
You don't say so! Did they hear
him, and WHAT
"Icaught u look of frozen horror on
their faces us they turned and fled down
the steps. Oh, thought L should just
die, and II wish | had
But perhaps, after all, they really
thought you were the housemaid. -
George says hc-hc hopes not, for
i'll that case what would they think of
him for c-calling me darling?'"
And there was u sound of weeping in