Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-15

| IN ADVANCE. he let his wife in 90
welcomed her with n kiss. She lool,
ed about her curiousIy and with A.,
dent admiration. Her sister.fn.ia,.
had shown excellent taste in tho !.
rangements.
What coy little boxw
81 shall be very comfortable
The lady walked through the Bv,ru
room to the dining room and thence
into the kitchen.
why, this kitchen f. as attracts.
as the other rooms"
why shouldn't # be? It's the mo-,
important room in the house. Ifs
| where the food is prepared. and :,
there is cleanliness anywhere surely :,
| should be here. You see. I'm going -
| get my breakfast here. and occasIo,,
ally | may bring a friend home IN din
with me- I'll bring a steak and hsva
few French fried potatoes and n,
| tie lettuce. No trouble 20 get that vor
know
Who's going to cook the steaks,
III do that. I've learned IL ha4--a.-
the going of one servant and the cor,.
ing of another when you have bean
laid up. There's nothing nicer than
simple dinner lifted right off the fire
and served hot"
1T makes my mouth water"
I've got a colored woman engaged
to come In when I want her to wasb
the dishes and put everything in or.
der"
You won't be able to depend upon
her."
Yes, I will. I'll pay her double
wages. You see, I'll have from 500
to $50 a month servants hire saved.
You can get anything done if you pay
enough for it,
Lets go upstairs
She led the way to the second story
and entered the front bedroom.
How lovely"' she exclaimed. ITS
small but small rooms are more easily
taken care of than large ones. see
you have electricity in the house"
Yes. 1 have that not only for light,
but for power. 1 shall need it for va
rious purposes"
Il see Where is the bathroom?
Here"
isn't it lovely! How you viii enjoy
y
is just too coy for anything. Have
you a telephone?"
Yes; in this nook"
Handy, isn't itf" She took up the
receiver. Give me 1916. Is this
Perkman's restaurant? You needn't
send the dinner that was ordered By
Mr.. Starkweather. All right Goodby."
why, sweetheart, aren't we going 10
dine here?"
Yes; on steak and French fried po-
tatoes. Your talk about the dinners
you are going to cook spoiled my ap-
petite for restaurant cooking I'll take
care of the dinner"
I'm that case perhaps I'd better put
a bottle of wine on ice"
and L must make a beginning OF
the dinner
While 1 set the table,"
The dining room and kitchen being
adjoining apartments, Mr.. Starkweath-
er chatted with his wife while he set
the table, and when he had finished he
went into the kitchen and chatted with
her there.
at seems all right for you to be in
the kitchen here. In our other house
/ never dared go into it myself. l was
always afraid the cook would drive
me out with the range poker. What
heavenly smell there is TO that broil-
ing steak Let me hold it over the
fire for YOU
He took the broiler out of her hand,
giving her kiss at the same time. she
going about other business. When the
ri nd ca
at the table the husband remarked
that his wife looked as tidy as if she
had been working at embroidery i'll
stead of cooking Il dinner. Then, haE'
ing popped cork, he gave toast:
ITO my happy home!'
The toast was drunk in silence hT
the wife. who was evidently thinkL,
very hard.
"rIl invite You to dinner Ike th;'
once in awhile" said the husband.
HIN. Maybe III invite you 10 din
ner"
AT your boarding house? NO,
thanks. l shall decline"
I'm not going to Il boarding house.
Going TO hotel:'
"No."
What are you going 10 dog
''Stay here"
Starkweather rose from his chair'
went to his wife and put his arms
about her. Neither spoke, the TWO
words in which the announcement was
made being quite sufficient
This happened several years ago
The Starkweathers are still living u
the little house and without servant
The plan has its disadvantages; ouL'
though Stark weather's income is mucn
larger than it was and he can ahoru
to pay the highest prices for Servants
he and his wife have got used to nav
ing their house all to themselves aE'
revolt at having others about. Tue!
are always intending 70 get a servant
but never can make up their minus
have the house turned upside eo"N
and only half of II to themselves