The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-01-23


Ike, my dear Felix; dirty incompe-
tent creatures, and as incapable OF
Sending up a dinner as you are. NO,
I must lust leave Susan, the kitchen
maid TO do her best; but l know /
shall be disgraced tomorrow and / |
do not mind so much, If my guests |
don't have the best of everything. |
And to make matters worse, that |
greedy old Sir Gregory is coming, and |
he always says he never dimes so we'll |
/ anywhere as here. You don't know of
a cook that you can recommend by
any chance, do YOU Felix?" she asked,
desperately.
This wistful appeal touched the
young mans heart. AS a rule, a sub
altern home on leave Is not the per-
son one would naturally apply to for a
cook, but Miss Drury was at her wits
end Felix knitted his brows and
thought hard for minute, at the end
of which time a brilliant inspiration
came to him.
Look here, Aunt Minnie" he ex-
claimed suddenly, don't you worry
any more. III go straight up to town
first thing tomorrow, and I'll find you
a cook somehow, and bring her back
with me in the afternoon.
Miss Drury looked at her nephew
with tears in her eyes. Felix" she
said solemnly, 'if you get me out of
, this difficulty you may ask me for any
= thing in the world"
3 Felix was as good as his word. He
departed for town directly after break
I fast next morning, smiling good-hu-
r moredly at the chaff of his fellow
f guests and reappeared triumphant in
r the afteroon proudly escorting the
g new cook.
S 'Tve brought her, Aunt Min" he
d announced, rushing excitedly into Miss
g Drury's boudoir "She was at the
D. Rawson's last summer, and an uncom'
If monty good cook she is. Blair is her
d name, it's a great piece of luck that
e she was disengaged, you know"
If Miss Drury went hurriedly down
ID stairs to inspect the new arrival ant
3e to explain to her the arrangements
s. for the evenings dinner.
is 81 was a little taken aback at first,
III she said latter on to her nephew
I'd blair looks so young and so pretty
Id and so-er-refned, but She SEEM
I'd very capable and fully qualified t
b. send up an excellent dinner"
ly EYES," replied Felix, eagerly, Ssh
has had a course of cooking lesson
ut at South Kensington. believe she
IN no end of a swell at it."
er Really, my dear boy" said Mis-
er Drury looking ahGSi onately at he
Ter nephew. 81 am most touched by til
ey interest you have shown in this dome
ng tic difficulty and the trWble you hay
ID, taken. If only Blair does not falsii
to our expectations I shall owe you
debt of gratitude"
,as The dinner proved an immense SUI
rho cess, and even Miss Drury had to co
all fess that Parkins could not have dol
nor better. AS for Sir Gregory,
led chuckled with delight and went stea
arv lily through the menu from beginnil
out to end.
5 Really, my dear Miss Drury,"
ex- said when at length he was obliged
ion desist, that cook Of yours has 81
liar passed herself I don't know when
in have eaten a better dinner; that so
cap fe was simply a work Of art.
and Only one contretemps marred
harmony of the evening, and fort'
the ately Miss Drury did not witness =
is little incident, as it occurred when
ladies had retired to the drawi
the room.
ONE Felix was doing the honors of
ave aunts table when the sound of a sc
the file arrested his attention, and will
MA, hasty excuse to his guests he left
,alu- room and rushed into the passa
p no where he found an ardent young fl
usly man trying vainly to embrace a v
angry but bewitchingly pretty yol
Par. woman in a white cap and apron.
.ood- you impudent wretch" she !
the saying, chow dare you try and
was me? Mr.. Livingstone, help"
! 10 Felix turned on the man in a
that feet fury and dragged him away.
the Johh' ne salu' loohI's as Il
could have killed him with pleas
! we leave that lady alone at once
rurv clear out. Here are your wages. c
and The man gazed at him, dumb !
,mor- surprise.
q beg your pardon, Mr. Felix,
i her stammered at length, Il meant
knew arm. l often used to kiss Mrs.
Derby kins. didn't know as 'Ow Miss
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