The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-10-01
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ly "a surely did pat DE akids in
der that Hfluz fellow last sunday
night laughed the girl Hith iha exag
gera'ed psyche knot aHs WOnt come
incoming around my sister Bertha any
more Sls gigglee as she tucked 10
lew stray hairs that bad euTled over
her collar and surveyed her pleasing
reflection ID the mirror aboye the lava
tory
How dld she squeich him. Annie7
asked the sleepy looking blonde
stretching her vet handkerchief across
the mirror to dry f.
Well, Bertha'B had an awful case
on Heinzy for quite 4 while. He's
Widower, with boy about Ave years
Old. but Bertha gaid she didn't care
fOr shc liked him anyway. She used
% rave about aim until she made
ma and me tired. I could see from
the start that ma didn't have much
Use for hin, and she warned Bertha
that all he Was looking for was some
body 10 keep hoase and cook his meals
for him and take care Of that Kid oi
bis.
Bertha said ma was wrong, that
he was head over ears 10 love with
her, and ghe wouldn't hear a word
against him Ma used to call him
Bertha'a freslde companion, because
he never took her anywhere. but just
eat around and acted as though ha
vas afraid 70 spend a nickel
Last Sunday morning Bertha went
out 10 the kitchen and asked ma II she
would let her have the Heinz fellow to
supper that evening. She coaxed
around until ma finally said she could
ask him II Vie wanted to, but you
could zee that ma wasn't at all crazy
about having him come.
after Bertha had gone out ana ma
and | we're doing up the work. all oi
q sudden / saw that ma had an idea
She chuckled 10 herself the rest Of
tile morning, but she wouldn't let me
in On the joke When I asked her
about It she just told me would have
TO walt and keep nay eyes open and !
would gee something funny.
THAT evening Bertha said she want
cd to get supper all by herself and
show Heinzy what a grand cook she
was. Ma says AN right. II you want
to get Job as Aousekeeper. Of course
you must give your future boss sam.
pie Of your cooking With that she
went upstairs.
AFTER while ma came down again
and asked Bertha how she was get,
ting along. Bertha said that everything
was on the stove ready to dish up, and
would ma watch things while she hus.
tied upstairs IN order to primp up a
bit?
ma said she w0uld, 80 Bertha beat
It upstairs to doll up for Helnzy.
When we all filed up to the dining
room and mt down things looked good
to me. While ma was bringing in the
dishes she says to Heinzy. I want
you to know, Mr. Heinz, that Bertha
cooked every bit Of tho supper tonight,
SO II you like It youll have to give
her all the credit for It.
Heinzy looked over at Bertha with
o fat, contented smile and tucked a
napkin under his double chin. Then
he took bite Of biscuit and next l
saw him look all around to see If any.
body was watching him as he rolled it
out OF his mouth into his hand and
laid II carefully on his plate. began
to get suspicious. 30 / took bite Of
biscuit just to see. Say, 1t was about
the awfulcst tasting thing ! ever ate!
"lt was positively green insidel
Bertha had used soda instead Of bak.
ing powder, and plenty Of It, too, and
the biscuits We're Himply terriblel
Il copied Heinzy and got rid of my
bite quick as | could and took swal.
low OF coffee to get the taste out Of
my mouth. Sayl The coffee was SO
weak II was just like wateri I look.
ed over al ma and her face was as red
aa q beet, she was trying 80 hard to
keep from laughing.
Il knew pretty we'll then who had
queered the supper. Ma must have
put soda in the baking powder can so
Bertha would be sure to get It and
probably she pu. plenty Of hot water
in the coffee pot after Bertha had
gone upstairs.
I was curious to know what else
ma had done, SO helped myself 70 q
chop. Salty Il was worse than a
mackercl that hadn't been soaked
overnight Why, | felt picked in
brine otter ! swallowed TT Iglanced
over at Helnzy He was the glummest
looking somebody you over sawl
Every now and then he looka 1t Ber.
tha with frown blankcr than a
thunder cloud.
When we came 10 pie found that
ma had even switched pies en- moor
Bertha. Tho Under crust was 1ust Ike
soft rubberl iieinzy ate the flllng out
and left lho under crust staring Bertha
IN the face. Then we an got up and
went into the parlor, but Heinay never
said a wort about Berthas fne cook.
ing, Bertha didn't say anything, eth
or She had caught on right away
what mo had done. but she never
ohlrped.
lieinzy didn't stay very late that
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