Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-08-20


/ Then the wife insisted on seeing, tlsa-z,
her husband wanted p6thfng ,&g kssssAs
him comfbrtabe ] AJnr,fried .;ssssrs
had attended to all arrangements. bGz1y
Mrs. .Starkweathef would trust no Ozzs
but Herself to make the final aisSse5s-,,
tionsJ iiD} ~ III
Mr.. Starkweather suggested t1acg
they go there together Saturday after
noon and remain till Monday m0Tn-
| ing. Then the lady could 90 to her
quarters and he. would go TO busiResst
| He offered to have a dinner sent Tns1
from restaurant. 1t was in the mid
die of the afternoon. thar the couple
met at the husbands domieile to pasa@
the last period they expected to psszz
together, the husband arriving a listlef
In advance. He let his wife in andS
welcomed her with a kiss. She leok~
ed about her curiously and with eFs
| dent admiration Her sister-in-law
had. shown excellent taste in the az>-
rangements.
What cozy little box!'
II shall be very comfortable"
The lady walked through the liyfng--.
L
into the kitchen
why, this Kitchen is as attractive
as the other rooms
| why shouldn't it be? It's the mosE
important room in the house. IT'S
where the food is prepared, and E
there is cleanliness anywhere surely IT,
should be here, You see, I'm going %
get my breakfast here, and OCCASION
ally may bring friend home to dine
with me. I'll bring steak and havaE
a few French fried potatoes and ifs1
tie lettuce. No trouble to get that, yoaS
know"
! Who's going to cook the steak?r a,
! I'll do that I've learned it betweezss
the going of one servant and the cous-
Ing of another when, you have bee1s
laid up. There's nothing nicer than a..
1 simple dinner lifted right off the flret
and served hot" go 80 -. ~,
1T makes my mouth water" an
| rye got colored woman engagaEs
to come in when, want her to. wasA
| the dishes and put everything In era
der"
I you won't be able to depend upon
/ her." = ftF ~
/ Yes 1 viii. I'll pay her double
wages. You see, I'll have from $40
to $50 month servants hire saved
You can get anything done if you pay
enough for it's = u
"Eets go upstairs" -
4 She led the way to the second story
and entered the front bedroom
! #How'lovely?' she exclaimed. TITS
small but small rooms are more easily
taken care of than large ones. 1 see
you have electricity in the house,
+ Yes. I have that not only for light,
but for power. l shall need it for yEii-
rious purposes" 9 x
" see. Where is the bathroom r.
I"Hefe"
" JIsn't it lovely! How you will enjot
bathing here. Everything in the house.
is just too cozy for anything. Have.
you a telephone?"
lAf'Fes; in this nook" aEtF s.eG
Handy. isnt'it?" She took up the
receiver. "Give me 1476 Is thfs
a Perkman's restaurant? You needn't
send the dinner that, was ordered By
Mr.. Starkweather. All right. Goodbye
Il why, sweetheart. aren't we going tb,
dine hereY
"Yes; on steak and French fried pe%
tatoes. Your talk about the dinnezs
* yon are going to cook spoiled my ar
petite for restaurant cooking. III take
care of the dinner"
I'm that case perhaps I'd bette1 puf;
bottle of wine on ice"
"And must make a beginning: GfG
the dinner" t5yfa4sz ,t5
IL while set the table, na ys9E
The dining room and kitchen being
adjoining apartments, Mr.. Starkweatfs-
er. chatted with his wife while he sef
the table, and when he had finished hs
went into the kitchen and chatted with
her there.
ut seems all right for you to be in
the kitchen here. In our other house
] never dared go into it myself I was
J |. always afraid the cook would drive
+ me out with the range poker. Whae
a heavenly smell there is to that broEE-
ing steak! Let me hold it over tha.
\ fire for you"
I'll He took the broiler out Of her hard
! giving her kiss at the same time, s1se|
p going. about other business. When the|
dinner was served and they sat down.
:, at the table the husband remarkeSIl
that his wife looked as tidy as If sfs
had been working at embroidery I'M
stead of cooking a dinner. Then hay-
}, / ing popped cork, he gave toast:
ITO my happy homer \
j The, toast was drunk in silence cyl
|, the wife, who was evidently thinking
8 l. very hard.
Id "Ill invite you to a dinner like this
! once in awhile" said the husband.
y ""H'm! Maybe I'll invite you to diz-
ner."
II "At your boarding house? NR
thanks. ! shall decline"