The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-09-30
ness, the tired yet happy girl hung

up her ginghnn apron and rolled down
her sleeves with a sigh Of relief. The
chicken was in the cool cellar al ready
Tor the frying I an. the potato salad
/ r,rst nc prepared later or. 10; il could
lot stand too icng. while j. Nor.d only
take q .c,s r:.nutcs 10 crc.r: Sic pota-
toes ...ls the chicken iriel.
,Ea,:cy ;Esg,:,t Of all this while set
ting III, -. IL. The wide kitchen was
also the s;...1ii.ng-room. but it was built
lseto.u rec Is began cutting. their
house, u? irto 50 many rooms. The
cast end With It's mating covered
floor. y r.icS,s full OF swee: smelling
plants. at, daintily set table with its
SNOW : ne ard shining glass, formed
80 pref: ;i't inviting picture, roonc
uecd loo .:,iiher.
The girl gave sigh o; satisfaction as
she surveyed her finished task. then
covered al It'll q length q retting.
An ii.ai-'s rest. 3 lunch for :, licll She
brought e good appetite, and hen She
set out On her arch for October treas
ures.
She = as ack long before the hour OF
her p; cnt < return. and when they ar
rived she Stood at the gate to receive
:hcr:. :.;:l Dinsley was with them.
- s;,c :.:Mi expected, and he thought he
;;ui .:c,cr ac. II so fair n picture as she
resi-, ri IN her soft brown Gicss, 81
:: ~. .. Lsl:ttcd go.dcnrod at her throat
..i:si :;:,.,i.ier al her l.air.
i ;;vse vas happy look in her dark
eyes. :..,l IL deep flush stained her cheek
as liz ..rid her hand IN greeting. But
..;.c."y hS did not like the Cousin
al 20 freely bestowed. A nearer
lid G.a.rr tile would have been far
ii.o:-c ~ '!i!:, king.
They ;, c,c /. little late, so made haste
10 pre-, are for the meal which Nancy
30 ii Y rs ting Oh them.
los c,,rNboG. I'D enjoy that tea.
!. va, .:ut .oEsi,. ed iii-mannered in
ia: = az, if az. hing las larticu
IL: - q. 20 say .. and .Hai-cy found
;.:is,!i La; led with compl .mcnts.
"..ov. ;e:e's a pic a man can eat
t:.out q :.anntiEg fear of Indigestion
:; nightmare" said Mr.. Moore, as he
,:eixoa.~ i a. generous triangle of the
n:oc:, i:..nce upon his plate. "You have
excclled yourself. dear, they arc splcn-
cd" ! aus it was with everything UNI
I'll ..ie II ,cs were passed.
AaLcy <at with aowncast eyes, blush
ing under I.al's at.n,iring chances, when
:. .sut:ti-,. and complete silence on the
Part OF AL caused her to look up. Mr..
Moore las evidently on the verge of =
tit, or 20: NJ a heroic attempt to sup
:rcsS :: ;.;.;"i. She glanced ct Hal. He,
toe, Il. III; ng, despite all efforts TO
the %. :. MY DEAR" said her
n:ot:,er ), Il queer voice, where did
you &c IL: su:::,r for your cake?''
:.:a' " 30 Cd urprised. why, after
used :;t %-as; in the bucket, l opened
trat II. or papa brought yesterday"
''Ch. ! i George, l thought So" and
II. .'c".e hurst into a ringing peal of
lau~.i;...
Mi*. ..ioore could not speak, but mo-
tened fer Nancy to taste her piece o:
C;:.2.
she o'5eycd, but the expression of dis
ts.;s"->s l. .iZclIlSlit O1 uSI l0t,c WHICH,
followed was too much for Hal, and he
jo;Ec,' thc chorus. Nancy sat mo-
inert the picture of modification. Her
beautiful cake, which rivaled the snow
in where's, and her cream layer of
viic', she had been SO proud, were both
luaflc of salt!
Tut really. it was too comical, and n
moment later she was laughing as
heartily as any of them.
Well. the supper was great success.
notwithstanding her awful blunder:
ard ere she laid her head upon her
pillow that night, Cousin Hal, who
really was no cousin after all, had asked
her to sv eetcn his cakes for all his life
AID She bad prom ;scd TODD so, provided
he furn shed nothing but salt.
Nancy IS now mistress of home of
her own. and has become n notable
housewife. Put she never uses the con-
tents OF n package without being sure
whether it il sugar or salt.-Good
Housekeeping.