The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-03-20


+, 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 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 a consecrated and sacred food. 1t
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
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 | 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 heavy
consumer. and a retired physician at
Mount Kisco has standing order Tor
a dozen a week. My niece Hezekiah,
of whom you have heard me speak, Is
partial to particular type OF PIE, ana
one only. 1t is the gooseberry that de-
lights Hezekiah's palate, and under "
i'm file 3, in the corner behind you
there is even now a gooseberry pie
that I 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, Mt.
Ames. The builder of HOpefield died
only few weeks after he had estab-
Iished himself in this house. Having
entered upon the enjoyment of his
we'll earned leisure and made it I'M
necessary that he should ever go pie
less to bed. he gave himself up for
fortnight to 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
Octavia entertained me with her views
on pies.
"The soul color of pies varies great
ly, Mr.. Ames. 1t has always seemed
to me that apple pie stands for the
homeIier 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
it's 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. Both |
qualities you will observe in Hezekiah
if you come to know her WE'LL
II 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" l 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
stimulation. but when Hezekiah was
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 | met hes
quite by chance this afternoon in
orchard at no great distance from
this house"
Miss Octavia paused in the hall and
bent her head in thought for mo-
ment.
MAY inquire whether she referred
in any way to Mr.. Virgins in this in
terviewT"
"She did, Miss HOLSTER" I replied
And 1 could not help smiling as l re-