The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-11-11
Ge HONEYMOON
COOK
BY HARRIET G. CANFifLD
Copyright, pus, hg I. {. McClmt

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
They had been married two years.
long enough" Prue suddenly declared,
ito dispense with all honeymoon de
monstratiNenesS.
Tom Dawson put down his evening
paper and stared ut the pretty little
partner of his joys and sorrows. I'm
afraid | don't understand. dear" he
said
why. it's very simple. II you know
that care for YOU =and am certain
that you care for me=all signs of af
lection are quite supcrtluous; they may
be dropped"
oh" Tom said obviously We'll,
what shall drop lirstF' There was
twinkle in his eyes, and prue saw ii.
TO he serious" she pleaded to be.
sin with, you must not kiss me when
you come home to dinner and and
other times You must drop
'Drop You Il courtesy instead he in.
terrupted her laughingly
"Don't be ridiculous. Tom, You know
very we'll that there IRE many useless
customs that should be abandoned.
many things TINT should be dropped
Yes" he said smiling whimslcnlly:
Hannah thinks So. | know. She drop
ped my meerschaum this morning We
must take lessons of that girl, rrue, or
drop her. ON the whole. | think we'd
better drop her"
"It will not be necessary" she said,
with dignity. Hannah gave notice
this morning shall have to find
some one else within week"
lin sorry sorry. | mean. for the
family she'll drop down on next. Han.
nah's no feather weight you know.
Speaking al dropping"
q am not speaking of 1t now. 1t IL
quite useless while you are in such n
mood" she said Indignantly rising
from her chair.
Before she could leave the room Tom
was AT her side. Forgive me dear"
lie said. I didn't know you were in
such sober earnest" lie stopped to
kiss the pink check next to him. bnt
Prue lifted protesting hand Don't
Tom" She said You forget; it isn't
n.vassary'
No, it isn't necessary the words
came soherly enough now only sweet
and natural"
And the next day, when the time
came To say goodby, Pruc had no oc-
casion to complain of his honeymoon
dcmonstrativcncss."
Tom Is very sensible this morning"
she said To herself, but she sighed as
she said it aud went about all day with
Il wiStful look in her blue eyes Tom
WAS sensible in the evening also and
the next morning hc was SO very sensi
Bile that rrue cried n little. but per
haps II was for JOY Even sensible"
people do that.
That afternoon Matilda made her
appearance. Hannah came into the
sitting room to announce her arrival
Matilda StehbinS Is here, Mrs DhW-
SON" she said, after my place. VIII
| show her In, ma am She and mo
used 10 work together once, and she's
a dreadful good cook"
"Yes, viii see her" prue said. And
in n moment tall. lunk. frccklc faced
girl was standing In the doorway,
smiling Mt her. viii YOU be seated"
Prue asked pleasantly. aud the girl slid
into n chair. still smiling
Il hope You'll give me try" she
said. "l'd like first rate to cook for
you and him"
1t was Pm, turn to smile. Have
you had much experience" she asked.
Heaps of II, ma'am. but never long
TO one place"
THAT seems strange" Prue ex-
claimed.
well you see, ma'am, the honey
moons don't usually stretch out over
and above six months
The honeymoonsI"
yes. ma'am. don't cook and do
for none but new married folks. Han
nah told me about you and him when
she first came here two months ago.
She said rs how she knew you was
just married"
Prue blushed How did Hannah
know III" she asked
Easy enough. maam It's like
measles and whoopin' cough She
could tell by the symptoms. I'd rather
live where there's lovcmakin' goin' on
continual than read the best novel ever
made up"
This was interesting, but very en-
barrassing TO Mrs Thomas Dawson
Two days ago she would have laughed
heartily at Matilda's sayings and have
found much enjoyment in repeating
them TO Tom. But present conditions
made the girls remarks seem almost
personal. yet she felt tempted TO en-
gage her.
Matilda" said she. did Hannah tell
you the wages she received and the
work she WAS expected TO dof''
"Yes'm. she did, and don't think
she'll better herself none goin to work
in factory"
Every well. will give you "A trial
When can you Gomez
Il can stay now. ma am, and get din
ner If you'll let me go home for my
clothes when the works rid up. Han
anyways
And 50 it happened that the honey
moon cook held sway In the Dawson
kitchen when the owner Of the house
came home that evening.
You Will be glad to hear that Eve
engaged new girl" Prue said to him
in the distantly polite tone that she
had recently adopted In speaking to her
husband.
VERY glad" he answered. III she is
an Improvement on Hannah"
The dinner was excellent. and Ma
iida was very attentive In her service
at table bcaiGins on them as though
she would say, Bless you, my chill
,lrcn." Late In the evening, when they
were apparently much absorbed In
reading. they heard strange sound.
half cough, half sneeze, in the hall.
Prue looked up from the book. What
was that" she said. Tom was Oh his
way to the door when Matilda entered
the room. at was me, ma'am," she
said. Il never walk In on new married