Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
O&GRRANDOIPH CHESTER

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Chicken. yrisd Country style. $3.50"
That's II" he agreed, looking a.
much puzzled % she did. He saw no
French % confuse the intellect
''Oh." returned the GIRL "Well, Mr.
Daw. IN have TO tell You something.
We a1nst got any milk ted, chickens
Wsro-weire out"
Tell you the truth. don't believe
there are any in the world" replied
Blackje cheerfully, -and, az a matter Of
fact, prefer regular chicken anyhow"
"Oh,' commented the girl still more
family. would you rather have spring
chickenf'
Black1e began to lose faith. ~ have
IN immoderate fondness for spring
chicken" he confessed.
"Well. We got some." she hesitated,
.but it's awful late In the fall now.
and they're tough. We got some that
was patched late In the summer that's
Just right Tor fryin'."
lyon have my permission to fry the
late summer CROP" granted Blackie
heartily. by the way, what's your
naDe2''
Pete" she told him briskly. and
left the room.
Wallingford was lying with bis eyes
closed when dinner time came. but
when bis puree st Germaine was
brought into the room In a deep yellow
bowl with nick In the rim he sat
straight up.
Blackie. taking bis dinner at tho bed,
side, slipped Of the soup from his own
blue bowl and hitched his chair closer.
Mnshy did not appear during the meal.
which was served with expedition and
dispatch by Pete. short for Patricia.
and when Blackte had eaten his oil Ut
the late summer chicken, fried country
style. he turned upward to that young
lady eyes that were almost fearful
With happiness
"It's lie," be conflded to Walling.
furd when Pete had departed With the
platter Of chicken bones and all the
other debris.
II know IT," agreed Wallingford with
an oily sigh. Nothing like this ever
happened in the country. I'm going to
6nd out which one Of those girls fried
that chicken and insinuate her name
into my WILL"
'Hushr' admonished Blackis. 'There
ID moro to follow" aI7
The more was decorative low bowl
Of dried grasses In various red and
brown colors, which was deposited
hastily In the center Of the white cloth
BY the promptly vanishing Pete, whose
next appearance was with two plat
tern OF salad and two clean forks.
The salad was Of celery chopped With
apples and nuts. covered With cream
mayonnaiss and garnished With strips
Of red peppers, and at last Blache
knew the answer.
1.-THE LADIES' Constant Adviser" be
guessed. tasting the salad with ap-
prevail.
Yes, we get everything from tina"
stated Pete fashions and cooking
recipes and etiquette and art but we
don't get to practice much. We hob
S;ed ocz dresses les: spring. hnt now
the hobbies gone out. and the Adviser
hasn't published any article on how to
unhobble them. Say, We haven't any
demitasse cups. Do you care IL we Oil
a regular cup half full?''
"You may do anything you please
and 60 as far as you like" granted
Blackie. "1'm going to subscribe to
the Ladies' Constant Adviser
Filled and comforted and soothing
himself with cigarette, Blackie sat
watching Wallingford drop into salts.
fed slumber, when Jeff Purity plodded
in and sat on the edge Of q chair.
Flows the invalid" he was kind
enough to inquire.
STUFFED and happy" replied Blacka
lazily Offering his host cigarette.
JET Purity struggled with weighty
problem. "Your dinner up to the
markr' be finally ventured.
II don't like to talk about1t; it's sac
r1legious." said Blackie.
Again q painful silence.
ibid you notice the pricesr
mot particularly. except that they
seemed familiar
"Then its 30. guess" decided Jeff.
With sigh. "Your dinner was 1855. :"
Blackie considered that with the
complacency Of perfectly pacined
male animal. well. considering the
grub, wouldn't kick at Forty-second
street, and don't see why should
here" he fairly decided
Again q silence. Je6 Purity cleared
his throat
Il reckon when you pay this kind OF
prices you pay AZ you 60" he finally
suggested
"Now l get you." declared Blackis
forgivtngly. I'VE have no luggage"
and reluctantly. only because b bad
to move. he produced a ten dollar bill
Jen Purity took that government Ger
tificate with curious hesitation. '.By
jinks, Try to be an honest mani" be
finally blurted. ri dassene charge 700
that much It's pc: Up :os. Resn-
lar meals b Is cents, but this Il some
thin special, and al four Of the wom-
en- folks has worked Ike thrashin'
time, % reckon III have to chareo
you 80 cehts apiece"
Blaclis Strengthened up with . 10.