The Detroit times., 1915-10-13

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The three cooks had W
he same town os aoe$heep
One was = pastry cook ~
meat cook and the Dftle y0l11
had marvellous way wikn II
Il was but natural that ~
members OF the same eompa01
the mobilization order can4
fortunately they were not ~
to the kitchen. They hau6lo
and spade. Just ~ less taIeatu
diers do. For one entjra yooR
had done their fun shaee t.
lighting. No doubt they ha6 y
many Germans, but they
spoke Of such things. Mader
them to music halls and tAG
and rode them about Park.
enjoyed II all immensely, bWts
were painfully unvocal. Thay %
good children-big. silent. H.
children-but they were frdeAt
hard to entertain.
"And the food In the tren6n
Madame asked one day. mo e.
1t Is disgusting?" q
Their eyes snapped. They ~
to speak all at once. each apo1
ing to the other for contiuut
speak but nevertheless eonfi
to speak. II appeared thst tne
was very good indeed. &c.,
monotonous. one ConpT&|1
What would you In time u
But OF an excellence beyoa4
There was one dish especia1l
dame did not recognise Il Il
technical description. but A11
licves II was stew. II lacked
very littls-that touch Of thO31
Ito become Z creation. a
Perhaps" said Madame w ~
spiration. you would like q se
kitchen?" y II
II was only then that ~
noted that whenever they at
they sat facing the door whle
into the kitchen In Madamete N
est nat. Sometimes that do69
ed. Then one secured entY&
glimpses Of polished coppere
Ing on the wall, and ad0rah
sils Of clay. and the wide w
tiled stovp on which pots 1tu11
The three faces frightened.
had been immobile. these fac6
perhaps rather sad. AZ beco1n9
faces OF three children Wh6
consciously upon their gn0d H.
Tor. Immediately they tG1
broad rather than long. CHI
appeared at the corners Of the
They seemed to be setting Z
caps straigtt upon their head
III Madame pleases?" TIL n
sponded instinctively. I'm
There were but four days rn6iS
that delightful leave, but foe
four days three cooks were ~
They begged permission 10 e.
little dishes. The pampered u
danes husband until that ~
man still pants unpleasantIy a&:
top Of the second flight OF oo0
They hattered Madame with
ties. They so praised MaoG
cook--and so opened her eyeq}
culinary possibilities inhor6
meat and -four and vegetables
the good woman glowed upon
She had not glowed before "a
DANES recollection. MadauAo a
to watch her. That glowing ~
would 60 from cook to cook
ting them unconsciously on ari
shoulder. az one does very lon
little children.
And the petite saucepan?v
the fat cook. tires JOLT"
Perhaps 1t isn't a saucepan.
dame doesn't know It's name.
only knows that It Is q quaint n
trinket Of copper which she foam
an old shop one day, and which
been hanging on her kitchen
ever since because OF its decora'
effect. The fat cook fell In
with the petit saucepan. He a
ed delights In II that would To
an anchorite away from his h
ing. They still went to the N,
halls at night. but In the PAL
Madame could hear them talkinI
"A pinch more OF the mounts
comprenez vous?"
Until the day came when 4
leave was over. and these q
cooks must go back TO the trend
They babe farwell to the cook
to Madame's husband and To
dame with much decorum. d
shook hands again at the door
again when Madame announced
she would go with them to tho
way station. They gaxed ~
door Of the little apartment Al
mournfully, az though they u
again expected to see this =
where they had found contend.
the gates OF the trainshed the
dle-aged cook kissed Madame's 4
with much OF the grand sHas|
and the little young cook said,
Is for France" Then came the
prise. Madame's cook appe(
from where she had bcep ia
with the petite saucepan n
hand. II was tied Up IN paper
no one could mistake that sauoe|
So she gave II to the fat cool !.
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