The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-26
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savages she sticks On . few more
beads and feathers- But In some
middle western towns she rolls up her
sleeves. opens the -four bin and cooks
something calculated 10 knock the
spots on anything culinary the other
girl ever dared dream OF.
That was why Mrs Fruby said 10
her daughter with q hint OF excite
ment In her voice. Try him On beaten
biscuits. Sadiei And your Chocolate
marshmallow pudding.-
II had been hard enough all her
life for Mrs. Fruby to be >outdone by
Mary Sander without having to en-
dure seeing Mary Sanders daughter
get ahead OF her own Sadie And Of
late Rosa SRndler-had asked Peter
Vernon to dinner entirely too often
to suit Mrs. Fruhy's plans So had
half dozen other girls For Peter
/ Vernon was a matrimonial prize. the
like Of which q small town does not
see more than once In q generation.
He had an interest In the big engine
works. which made money so fast
that 1t gave the populace the hic-
coughs trying to count it
Natural jealousy Of Mary Sander
made Mrs. Fruby consider Rosa 3
| deadly rival. Rosa was nearly a.
| pretty as Sadie and, moreover. she
was a good cook. So were Margaret
and Agnes and Carrie, other aspirants.
Louise-Mrs. Fruby merely smiled at
| the idea OF Louise.
Being built on solid lines herself.
Mrs. Fruby had an imagined contempt
for ethereal creatures like Louise.
who looked as though a puff OF wind
might easily remove her rrom the
scene Louise was OF the ethereal,
useless kind and Mrs. Fruby knew
that no sensible man wanted q help
less wife. Men, she often told Sadie,
liked energy and ability in girl AS
for cooking. it was doubtful IL Louise
could even cook q pan OF fudge with
out burning It.
i Peter Vernon was q tall, thin young
man with a well set head and kind
u, II shrewd, smile.
He's not the sort to get taken inl'
Mrs. Fruby said thankfully as she
superintended Sadie's work making
the beaten biscuit for that nighti
supper, to which Peter Vernon wal
coming. Does your arm ache? lie
me beat awhilei"
Peter Vernon liked the beaten bis
cult immensely He ate six. And h
had two helpings of the chocolate
marshmallow pudding.
she nearly beat her arm on mai
ing those" Saddles mother confde'
| to him. But, / tell you. nothinl
daunts Sadie! when she does
thing she does it,"
: They certainly were mighty good,
repeated Peter Vernon.
We always have EN- Wednesda
D evenings" said Sadie's mother with
sudden inspiration And you dro
: In that night without waiting to
: asked. since you're so fond of 'em!"
Yes, dol" echoed Sadie,
Beaten biscuits are hard to max
Many were the weary hours Sad
Fruhy put In over them, because the
had to be made regularly on Wedne
DAYS. Sometimes Peter dropped 1
5 and II he did not he was certain to
Q met on the street the next day
Sadie or her mother and pinned dow
IS to another date. Mrs. Fruby took
IS fondness for the marshmellow pu
n ding as an especially good sign
D. You keep it up, Sadie" she to
4 her daughter the evening Peter hI
d STAYED a half-hour beyond his usu
lie time. 81 can begin to see that you
q winning out,"
IS 81 don't know" Sadie said dubior
5 ". He goes to Isabels and Mars
B, ret's, too-and Louise'si"
er 81 wouldn't worry" declared h
mother. Il guess Isabel can't ma
biscuit like yours and Margaret's ca
Is is q Joke And you know Louis
I'd Why. you've got EN- all on the run.
It. But he never says anything" Sad
Is protested. y mean anything that
Us could take as"
III He amt that kind" declared NJ
es Fruby. He amt going to make 10
az to q girl till he's engaged to he
IS You beat those biscuits longer ne
!" time."
at Shortly after that the local news
er per contained the unexpected
ch nouncement OF the quiet marriage
, Peter Vernon and Louise. the ethere
or- Mrs. Fruby, after a hysteri'
nd scream when she read the news, Il
re Sadie plainly what she thought
IS? Peter. She talked so vehemen
d? that she did not notice how p
en- Sadie's cheeks were. Sadie usua
en- was stolid and unmoved.
N? Well" Mrs. Fruby said at Ia
en- wiping her eyes. 1T can't be help
es, You'd better stir up some beaten
of cult for supper tonight-it's Wedn
lid day." Habit was strong in her.
ION It was then that Sadie voiced
cut brand new theory OF life. "Bea
biscuit" she echoed grimly. q ne
red want to see one again! l guess "
Inc you eat doesn't count for much, al
I've ALL"