The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-05-21

ton explored the panIry Miss M
gent returned to the living room
There isn't bit Of cooked food In
the place-not even bread" she an
nounced. There are -four and sugar
and eggs and potatoes and sonic
canned things can We do? Do
any OF You girls know how to cook
eggs ?"
Miss Taylor cor fessed that She had
made creamed eggs In a chatting dish
at home-but-she shrugged her
shoulders
The other women we're silent. Beth
Newton stood IN the kitchen door
way. her face pink with shyness: she
looked distractngly pretty at that mo-
ment.
II you don't mind waiting a half
hour l believe could prepare some
thing tit TO eat. she announced tim
idly.
They applauded her Enthusiastically
and offered TO help She accepted
Miss Taylor for an assistant I'm the
kitchen, and Lillian Nugent opened
the tiny cupboard and prepared to
set the table for "A dozen people from
the hermit's scanty store OF crockery.
Beth lighted fire in the cracked
old cookstove, Carl Bellew and Andy
Smith carried firewood. and opened
the cans OF yegetab
/ nnnhv n ncad In anr1
ing progress. "Baked potatoes, Hot
blscuits-um! Bacon-mother. they're
cooking bacon and eggs out there,'
They we're doing all those things.
while outside Of the frai shelter a
summer rain dru mined on the shin
giles and made the fire and the cozi-
ness more desira BILE
At last they sat down at two tables.
They gave Beth a seat of honor, and
no one told her of the dab of -four
on her hair or the smudge of SCOT
that became a beauty spot near her
lively eye With her flushed cheeks
her RULED brown hair. her pale blue
sleeves pushed up abov q her rounded
elbows, Beth Newton was radiant
They we're all so good to her. too,
She smiled happily. too tired TO eat.
Her eyes met Carl Bellows and some
thing in the mans gaze brought a
| hot flush 10 her cheek After that
her eyes did not wander far from her
| plate
As delightful surprise Beth pro-
duced steamng apple pudding with
maple strip, and in token of their
gratitude Andy Smith hastily plucked
bunch of herb from the rafters
and solemnly crowned her with a
wreath OF catnip. the queen OF cooks.
BY the time the dishes we're washed
and put away the sun was shining
outside. The i'm vaders had restored
the house to order and Carl Bellew
had pinned note on the table cover.
Inside of that envelope we're folded
cracking banknOtes OF such large de-
nomination that old Ned Blake would
never cease to marvel over the aces
sion of riches that made his declin-
ing days more comfortable.
They returned to the scene OF the
campfire. and all too soon the three
motor cars arrived Somehow Mrs.
Bliss managed 20 muggle Beth and
Bobby into the same car with her
self and Carl Bellew. and that night
when she went to bed the girl assured
herself that she had rounded out her
perfect day.
A few days later the party had
broken UP and the picnic was for
gotten by all save Beth Newton and
Bobby-and, perhaps, Carl Below.
His place was not very far away and
he found many excuses for calling on
the Blisses. When kindly Mrs Bliss
realized that 1t was her little nursery
governess whom Carl Below wanted
TO see, she rene INBRED her own days
OF wooing. and entered hearted
ly into m atchmaking.
Dear said Carl Bellew one Octo-
Der day when he had received Beths
answer. I've loved you from the be
ginning. but when / tasted your
cooking
Beths hand pressed his lips in ST
lence She look ed up at her splendid
gallant lover.
"Ah, Carl" she murmured. Il am
such humble little thing-so un-
worthy of you, You might marry a
princess-or a queen'"
Carl threw back his head and
laughed. Then he gathered her closer
in his arms
Il am going 10 marry queen" he
protested, the queen OF cooks,"