Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-11-26

gathered about Jonas.
Saved, Savedr' cried the doctor
while Jonas gazed in simple amazement
ut the strange outburst
Why cried he, ''anybody'd think you
never tasted 4 turkey. What's the rum
| pus, anyway"
Our turkey has been stolen.'' ex-
planned Mrs. Melville, with handshake
wonderfully cordial The one YOU hav..
brought IS a perfect godsend'
Wall, now, did You ever?r asked
Jonas, turning beaming face to his as
tonished wife; You didn't want me to
bring that turk, hut you see q wise Provi-
dence guided the old man for once"
Poor Mrs. Graves blushed at the in
iimation that she had objected to her
Iofd suggestion but the blush only made
her faded cheeks look girlish again. and
50 the incident was not lost. The turkey
was quickly carried 10 the kitchen ana
taken from the bag. Then new trou-
DR. Melville rushed back to the draw
We've got the turkey" he cried 'but
what about cook? The maid avs She
never cooked turkey in her life. That's
me way girls are brought up these days
None OF them can make Cup of coffee
let alone stuffing and roasting a fowl
III bet dollar that there isn't n woman
IN TINS room who can properly cook that
| turkey, unless it is Mrs. Graves how
ing low TO the lady mentioned, who
pushed again, more fnriouSly than be-
fore. Poor woman, she was SO unused n
compliments. Y general laugh Went
around, and ont of the confusion Sue
Graves arose and spoke. \ little FIRE of
defiance burned in her brown eyes. and
ilame lit her smooth cheek
Bens my mothers daughter she
sald. IF You viii kindly allow me. | will
y fAl ~ hA frt-l
Good, goodr' shouted the who'll.
group, even the conventional rich ann.
joining in the enthusiasm
IL be most happy to assist at the
operation" said the doctor, CALAMITY, and
down the basement stairs went the new
cook, accompanying by the doctor, Agnes,
the younger OF Mrs. Melyilles own cou-
| sins and Mrs. Melville herself. Sue
tucked, up her sdlken sleeves and called
Tor bag kitchen apron and the various
ingredients for the turkey dressing. and
1t was not long before the huge fowl was
sputtcring in the oven Fortunately the
cook had left the jelly, the pies. etc. 81
it was now comparatively plain sailing.
Of course Sue had to stay in the kitch
en- to watch that turkey, and of course If
would not be polite TO leave her there
alone. The doctor was quite sure that
the company up stairs needed Agnes, and
thus it came about that two heads hpnf
n.
and hands touched hands sometimes when
the fowl was being turned and basted.
sue knew how to cook everything else
too. The coffee looked like amber, and
the potatoes and squash boiled and
mashed under her directions were fit for
the gods.
Much merriment was abroad through
out the house. and when the company sat
down to dinner, compliments flowed in
upon the now cook. The doctor forgot
that he had decided to marry for money.
and grew troubled because Sue was his
second cousin. He did not believe in
marriages between relatives, however dis
tant the relationship might be. and yet
how sweet and bright Sue had looked in
the big Bingham apron. What a charm
ing domestic scene he conjured up as he
helped her to some Jelly, while his life
long preJudiceS began to grow DINNER in
the light Of this new cOmpanionship. 1t
is so different when things come home to
oneself you know, and the doctor was
plainly smitted with his country cousin.
Being diplomatic, however, the doctor
managed TO turn the conversation upon
tho subject uppermost in his mind And
after he had tioundercd about until every
one present saw into his scheme. he sud
denly remembered that Sue was the
daughter OF Mrs; Graves by former
marriage, and although she had taken
the name of her stepfather, being but a
tiny child at the time of her mothers
second marriage, was no relation what
ever to the Melvilles Consequently no
relation to the DOCTOR
DR.. Dan Melville, in view of fair
promise of a good practice in his profess
sion and the ability to support a wife.
providing she knew how to cook, deter
mined then and there that a satisfactory
relationship should be established before
another Thanksgiving should arrive.
And DIR. Dan was in the habit OF having
his own way.-Pruella Janet Sherman in
Detroit News-Tribune.