The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-21

the doors and disclosed lines of shelves
so arranged as to accommodate In the
most compact and orderly form imag'
Unable several dozens OF pies. These
pastries. in the pans as they had come
from the oven. peeped out invitngiy.
Miss Octavia explained their presence
in her usual impressive manner.
ut was one Of the conditions OF tho
sale Of this house to me by the ortgi-
nal owners executors that the pie
vault should be kept filled at all times.
whether am in residence here or not
he felt greatly indebted to pie for the
success Of the dyspepsia cure. 1t had
widened and steadily increased the
market for the cure. and pie was to
him consecrated and sacred food. 1t
was bis habit to eat pie every night
before retiring. and on the Nightmares
thus inspired be had planned the STRAIT
egg Of all bis campaigns against dys.
pepsia. The man had elements OF
greatness. and these shelves are .
monument to his genius. In order to
keep perfect my title to this property
It Is necessary for me to maintain .
pastry cook. and as I do not myself
care greatly for pie the total output
Is distributed among the people Of the
neighborhood every second day. The
station agent at Bedford is q heavy
consumer. and a retired physician at
Mount Kisco has a standing order tor
a dozen a week. My niece Hezekiah.
Of whom you have heard me speak. Is
partial to particular type OF pie. anu
one only. 1t is the gOoseberry that DC.
lights Hezekiah's palate. and under q
in Ole 3, in the corner behind you
there Is even now a gooseberry pc
that shall send to Hezekiah. who. Tor
reasons need not explain. does not
now visit here"
but the dyspepsia man-you speak
Of him as though be were dead"
"Your assumption Is correct. MI:
Amea. The builder Of Hope6eld died
only few weeks after be had estao'
lished himself In this house. Having
entered upon the enjoyment OF nls
we'll earned leisure and made It un::
necessary that he should ever 60 pie
less to bed. he gave himself np for q
fortnight to q mad indulgence 10 me-
ringues and died after great suffering.
steadllv refusing bis own medicine 70
the end" & r.
We still fingered IN the pie crypt
after this diverting recital. while MISS
Octavia entertained me with her views
on pies. ...... ...,..
1.-THE soul color Of pies varies great
", Mr.. Ames. 1t has always seemed
to me that apple pie stands for the
homelier virtues Of our civilization. 1t
IS substantial. nutritious and filing.
The custard and lemon varieties are
feminine and do not. perhaps for that
reason. appeal to me. Cherry pie at
its best Is the last and final expression
of the pie genus. and where cooks
have been careful In, eliminating the
seeds and the juice hasn't made sod.
den dough Of the crust q cherry pie
meets the souls highest demands. In
the gooseberry find a certain raci.
ness or. II l may use the expression.
zip, that is highly stimulating. Both
qualities you will observe In Hezekiah
II you come to know her we'll.
Il have already formed high opin-
ion Of Miss Hezekiah. and should
deal harshly with any one who ven
tured to criticise her In any particu'
lar" replied.
"Will you kindly inform me just
when you made the acquaintance OF
my younger niece? I should greatly
dislike to believe you guilty Of dis
stimulation. but when Hezekiah was
mentioned In the gun room last night
your silence led me to assume that
she was wholly unknown to- you"
"She was. l assure you. at the din.
ner hour last night. But l met her
quite by chance this afternoon in an
orchard at no great distance from
this house."
Kiss -SJtNvla paused In the hall and
bent her head In thought for a mo-
ment
"May I inquire whether she referred
in any way to Mr.. Virgins In this in
terview?'
"She did. Miss Holllster." replied.
And could not help smiling as l re-