Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-07-15
POLLY AND THE PANS.
BY Catherine Cooper.
Copyright. 1918, by the Mcclure N,

Copyright. 1913, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The luxurious little club rooms were
ssz9dw with etna; e soft, ross light ns soi from n tn.
mcat0d the air.
Tho exclusive guests who had arrived
dcr .he dinner numbered but q baker,
Fowned; perhaps Paauin or Poiret q
Lucille had created the toillettes. The
Prue, and sho had not only designed hei
simple little frock. but her own slim
fingers had sewn It.
OF che men. Lord Henry vane was un.
was the guest OF honor. He had come
over from hia estate in England to stud,
and. perhaps. to find a mate among, tn.
Henry was neither enormously wealthy
nor was lie poor.
When the handsome sybil Carter hat
RRo ea@%sa She e'S had d'n nos e at the club aSs s IN ~!
visit Of her cousin. POLY Prue. She had
b hoMeve are n,dde" a her csa q n Nth vel vel
brought. an Unwilling guest. to the party
The girl from the country was not one
whit abashed at finding herself among
me there sa ar Wae aa a; Of II the sx social wSri ID III.
room, brought about by the acknowl-
edged perfection OF the chef. Rigaud.
It was then in the nature Of a tragedy
80 - 0IllCIc0 IIOIN
Rigaud and the other maid had taken
that especial to elope.
then the fate of those IL expectant guests.
:Sybil Carter turned positively CHASTITY
0e afn,no hsr dainty MY rouge; .na ,,.,.
high her srcck. stepped nto the deserted
The maid had spoken the truth. RI
disappeared.
He e.Msw ' !!Hs for for si,,'' axs laughed s;oe,s 1 z,.S
You have probably never asked me
But the dinner-tor your gucsts:" II
gested the practical turn. "Can we not
manage to cook Inc serve the dinner?"
SIX horrif1ed pairs Of feminine, eye
startled but interested men returned her
Are 2 mad-or merely tokins?"
Neither. Polly informed her. 1T is
simply pouring rain and We would al
have to go to some less artistic restau-
selves"
"Bull!y for you." put in one of the
A chorus of feminine voices protested.
A peculiar little smile lurxed in tho cor
ners Of her scarlet lips and something
" AA1 10 IL was VtblILty ENlS
dent that the set into which h had
been dragged considered i: degrading and
altogether beneath them to soil their
THE truth Of the matter is. Miss Prue.''
laughed Lord Henry. that not ono among
you can cook a good square meal"
as II she were more thar proud of her
lack.
H is entirely wrong" Polly retorted
with q smile into Lord Henry's eyes. II
N0N N1~A - AA~ ~SyA- nN ~t~v,A ~rNNNvH
demand SSiA a 50 second eoad e dose :" II Turned si' to
the interested men and highly ~displeased
women "If you win all stay out Of the
kitchen ! win have dinner on the table
"oh. say" protested the men, we
Polly smiled q smile that dulled the
bored sitting her trying to make small
talk In which 1 am not one whit Interest,"
ed. I viii be far happier trying to re;
eyes" She was in the Kitchen before an.
other word reached her ears.
And while Polly was tripping about
among the pots and pans incased in RI
hearts Of the women that not ono Of the
six men had remained true in his allest.
ance to n woman Each had swerved
suddenly toward Polly Prue.
From the kitchen there came from time
to time a little soft melody. It was Lord
Henry who listened most eagerly for the
sound and watched for q sight OF the
the white of Rigaud's apron. She fitted
about n the English peer found himself
speculating idly about his estate. should
some n with grey eyes and tawny hair
be fitting about eve az Polly True fitted
about these club rooms.
1t was he who was commanded to carry
in the great tray with its 0dorous roast OF
beef.
AS he lifted the silver tray from Polly's
hands he laughed frankly into her eyes.
strive in vain to rival the beauties In
you cheeks. Also. I am going to take
you to dinner and the theater for standing
In the hot Kitchen" He turned and went
tho dining room. Polly felt suddenly
give her trouble.
AZ for the young lord. he experienced
his nrst thrill since nrst love days when
he realized that he was carving the roast
Toward the end Of q most perfectly
served dinner It became more than evt-
dent that II Polly were to remain In the
aristocfatlc circle for moro than q rev
days. six masculine hearts would be hun{
proven herself WORTHY In q hundred little
ways vi homage of 3hc very finest was
L vas . scant three weeks before Lord
II could not have lived without you,
my own" he said to some n who stood
within the circle OF hi0 arm ~ the ship
paowed her way over Q mo0nlit se0.
.h = ,ts:~ns Snd he. sto5 pssseed I. esdin1 Hep n.s
brushed his iips across Polly's eyes.
Just Between Friends.
Douhtless your pay isn't highly luxurious.
surely your Job isn't easy or light,
youf life a Q tribe pOnuriou0,