Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-11-16
THE DAWSONS'
HONEYMOON COOK,
Conditions Changed SO Much
That She Concluded to Remain.
BY HARRIET c. cANFlELD.

ed. TO dispense with all honeymoon
demonstrativeness."
Tom Dawson put down his evening
paper and stared at the pretty little
partner Of his joys and sorrows. "Pm
afraid 1 don't understand, dear" he
said.
why, it's very simple. If you know
that ! care for you-and l am certain
that you care for me-all signs Of af-
fection are quite superhuous They
may be dropped"
"Oh" Tom said obviously. well,
wh1t shall 1 drop iirstF" There was a
twinkle in his eyes. and Prue saw it,
TO be serious" she pleaded. ito be-
gin with, you must not kiss me when
you cone home to dinner and-and-
other times You must drop
Drop you courtesy instead" he
Interrupted her laughingly.
Don't be ridiculous. Tom, You
know very well that there are many
useless customs that should be aban-
doned. many things that should be
dropped"
Yes" he said smiling whimsically.
"llannah thinks so, know She drop
ped my mcerschaum this morning. We
must take lessons Of that girl Prue, or
drop her. On the whole, ] think we'd
better drop her"
at will not be necessary" she said
with dignity. Hannah gave notice
this morning | shall have to find
some one else within week"
I'm sorry-sorry, l mean. for the
family she'll drop down on next Han
nahs no featherweight you know.
Speaking of dropping
Il am not speaking Of it now. 1t is
quite useless while you are in such a
mood" she said Indignantly, rising
from her chair
Before she could leave the room Tom
was at her side Forgive me, dear"
he said u didn't know you were in
such sober earnest" He stopped to
kiss the pink cheek next to him, but
Prue lifted protesting hand. Don't,
Tom" she said You forget 1t isn't
necessary
"No, it isn't necessary the words
came sobprly enough now--"oniy sweet
End natural
Ard the next day, When the time
came to Sa" goodby. Prue had no Oc-
casion to complain OF his honeymoon
Observation-Disclosures.
Tom is very sensible this morning"
she said 10 herself. hut She sighed as
she said it and went about all day
with . wiS;ful look in her blue eyes.
Tenn was sensible" in the evening
also and the next morning he was so
very sensible thar Prue cried n little.
but perhaps It was for Joy Even
'seuSible" people do that
That afternoon Matilda made her
appearance. Hannah came into the
sitting room 10 announce her arrival
Matilda Stcbbins is here. Mrs. Daw-
son." she said, "after my place. VIII
I show her i'm, ma'am? she and me
uSrd 10 work together once. and she's
a dreadful good cook"
Yes. win see her" Prue said. And
in a moment tall lank. freckle. faced
girl was standing in the doorway.
smiling at her, "Will you be seaiedT"
Prue asked pleasantly. and the girl
slid into chair still smiling.
81 hope you'l give me try" she
said I'D like first rate to cook for
you and him"
1t was Prue's turn to smile. Have
you had much experience she asked
Heaps of it, ma'am, but never long
to ole place"
"That seems stranger Prue ex-
claimed.
We'll, you see, ma'am, the honey
moons don't usually stretch out over
and above six months"
The honeymoons 90
Eyes. ma'am. l 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 as how she knew you was
just marricd"t
prue blushed. GLOW did Hannah
know itE' she asked.
Easy enough, maam. It's like
measles ana Whcopin' cough She
could tell by the symptoms. Ia rather
live whore there's lovemakin' goin' on
continual than read the best novel ever
made up"
This was interesting but very en-
barrassng to Mrs Thomas Dawson. .
Two days ago she would have laughed
heartily at MaUlda's sayings and have
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