The Pensacola journal., 1906-04-06

seeing about supper, in reality to get
Betsy AIMS opinion Of these queer act
ing city folks.
Betsy Ann admitted that in her day
young people didn't go careering round
the country like wild. But she guessed
there wasn't any harm in 'em. She'd
go bond for Master Jack, and the gal
was a cousin Of his.
After supper Terry was summoned
to a consultation in the kitchen from
which Jack was vigorously excluded.
She came back after awhile laughing.
'T'm fairly worn out" she told Jack,
with trying to conceal my ignorance
in matters culinary"
Thanksgiving morning Terry awoke
to find the world white with snow, her
window panes frosted, the water in
her picture a solid cake of ice. She
nestled down in the unaccustomed
feather bed trying to screw her cour-
age up to make the plunge and longing
sadly for Marie and all the pleasant
familiar comforts of her ordinary life.
There was a knock at the door, a fine,
resounding knock, and Betsy Ann en-
tered. 1--WE brought you some hot
water" she said, feeling herself IN
commonly thoughtful. Its most half
after z, and the .sassiges waitin' ter be
fried.r
Terry found Jack walking aimlessly
about the sitting room.
"Good morning" she said. ''You
don't look. quite happy somehow"
''Jove, it's coId!' he said after re-
turning her greeting.
Arcadia has its limitations" Terry
laughed.
But they both brought wonderful
new appetites to that country break
fast Of sausages and buckwheat cakes
with homemade girup.
Cousin Martha did not appear. Her
cold was worse. Perhaps she'd get up
later and perhaps she wouldn't.
Betsy Ann reported her to be only
'middliu' bad. Marthy Glow aPays did
give up powerful easy. No need to
worry Nbout her"
With Cousin Martha out of the run
ming, Terry found her services in de-
mand. Even Jack was allowed to
crack nuts and polish apples.
The big kitchen was a busy spot that
morning, Terry, enveloped in a big
blue checked apron, developed a real
knack at things, according to Betsy
Ann.
+If I'd only known" Betsy Ann
m0urned. ''But 1 never dreamed o
folks comm. Me and Jim wouldn't we
wanted big set-out. Turkey and pie
would We done for US. But a puddin'
o. some sort you shall have, Master
Jack. And we'll scare a fair dinner
even If tits on short notice"
Terry laid the table, going into rap
lures over Aunt Hannah's dinner set
of old blue canton. There were no
flowers for the centerpiece, but she
piled high the rosy apples with the
oranges Jack sent to the village for.
Cousin Martha says she'll try to
get up to dinner" Terry told Jack
about noon.
Jack glanced at the table, cozily laid
for two. "She must do nothing of the
sort" he said. ''Tell her 1 forbid her
taking such a risk"
Jacks diCtum carried weight, the
more as 1t conceded with Cousin Mar /
tha's own views.
Dinner was at 2. Just before, Terry /
came into the sitting room. Quaint and /
charming as she had been in the plum |
eolored cashmere, she was a still dain- !
tier figure now in stately black brocade |
and soft old lace.
Jack could not keep his eyes of her
as he offered bis arm to take her out |
to dinner.
The creamed oysters came first, |
served in a tureen so capacious that /
Terry was quite hidden behind it, much /
to Jacks disgust.
His turn Of eclipse came with the en-
trance Of the turkey. a fine brown I
coated fellow with generous spray of /
green parsley on his breast
Jacks face as he surveyed the crea-
ture and realized he was expected to /
carve it was too much for Terry's /
gravity.
The storm had Increased since morn J.