The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-15

special pantry built to whith Tic
might adjourn at his pleasure without
any fear of finding the cupboard bare"
She led the way through the buffers
pantry and into small cupboarded
room adjoining the table linen closet
At her command the butler threw open
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 rs they had come
from the oven, peeped out invitingly.
Miss Octavia explained their presence
In her usual impressive manner.
ut was one Of the conditions OF the
sale of this house to me by the origi-
nal owners executors that the pie
vault should be kept filed at all times.
whether I 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. II
was his habit to eat pie every night
before retiring. and on the Nightmares
thus inspired he had planned the STRAIT
egg Of all his campaigns against dys.
pepsia. The man had elements Of
greatness, and these shelves are a
monument to his genius In order to
keep perfect my title to this property
It Is necessary for me to maintain a
pastry cook. and as I do not myself
care greatly for pie the total output
IL distributed among the people OF the
neighborhood every second day. The
station agent at Bedford IL a heavy
consumer. and retired physician at
Mount Kisco has standing order for
a dozen a week. My niece Hezekiah.
of whom you have heard me speak. Is
partial to a particular type Of pie, and
one only. II is the goOseberry that de-
lights Hezekiah's palate, and under q
In hle 3, in the corner behind you,
there Is even now gooseberry pie
that shall send to Hezekiah, who, for |
reasons ! need not explain, does not |
now visit here"
But the dyspepsia man-you speak
of him as though he were dead"
your assumption Is correct, Mr.. |
Ames. The builder Of Hopefed died
only few weeks after he had estab-
lished himself In this house. Having
entered upon the enjoyment of his
we'll earned leisure and made II IN.
necessary that he should ever go pie
less to bed, he gave himself up for n
fortnight to a mad indulgence in me.
ringues and died after great suffering,
steadily refusing his own medicine to
the end"
We still fingered In the pie crypt
after this diverting recital, while Miss
Octnvia entertained me with her views
on pies.
THE soul color of pies varies great.
~. Mr.. Ames II has always seemed
to me that apple pie stands for the
homelier virtues of our civilization II
Is substantial nutritious and filling
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 cherry pie
meets the souls highest demands In
the gooseberry ! find certain raci-
ness or. If ] may Use the expression,
Zip, that is highly stimulating. Beth
qualities you will observe in Hc2ekiah
Z you come to know her we'll"
81 have already formed high opin.
on of Miss Hezekiah. and | should
leal harshly with any one who ven.
tured to criticise her In any particu-
ar" replied.
xviii you kindly inform me just
when you made the acquaintance of
my younger niece? / should greatly
dislike to believe you guilty OF dis
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. assure you, at the din.
ner hour last night. But met her
quite by chance this afternoon In an
orchard ut no great distance from
this house."
Miss Octavia paused in the hall and
bent her head In thought for a mo.
ment.
MAY / inquire whether she referred
In amy way to Mr.. Virgins In this In
"she did, Miss HOLSTER" replied.
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