The Detroit times., 1915-10-13
Three French Cooks n
Happiness In Kitchen
After "Bit" III 1Ye,lf

II " -
they had stayed q th6t Nl
another minute ! wou1
scregmsd."
The three cooks had 49,
the same town of noftheen ~
One was Q pastry cook a.
meat cook and the nttle yo1r
had . marvellous way VIM -
II was but natural that ~
Of the Same comon1
the mobilization order ca1n&
fortunately they wsrs NJ 66ol
to the kitchen. ThA9 han11p
and spade. Just - less taIqe1
diers do. For one entire 49,
had done their fun shnre G
fighting. No doubt they ~ =
many Germans. bat thsv r.
spoke of such things. Medom4
them 70 music halls ana tlHG
and rode them about pas1D>
enjoyed Il al immensely. t4t
wsrs painfully unvocal. IhG3 4
good children-big, silent, ~
childrsn-but they were fsieh
hard TO entertain.
And the food In he tren6f
Madame asked one day. mo e.
II II disgusting?- l,35]
Their eyes mapped. They W.
70 speak al Ct onoe. eacA eDo1
ing 10 the other for coal1Uu
speak but nevertheless ocatlj
to speak It appeared ths& -
was very good indeed genno
monotonous. one cUnGNoG W
what would you IN time %
But u an sxcSllsacs beyon1 ~
There ~eAs one dish sspec1aIl
dame aid not recognise e OK
technical description. bat ~
lisvss e was stew. Il lac&o4 4
very httlU- that touch Of ~ o
Ito become Z creation.
"Perhaps." said Madame " 01,1
spiration. you would iiks q -
kitchenf" /!
Il was only thsn that 49,
noted that Whenever they ~
they sat facins the door wxieA{
into the kitchen IN Madamee1 M
est nat. Sometimes that door q
ed. Then one secured sntxu
glimpses Of polished copperS
ing on the wall. and adorablo
sils Of clay, and the Wide To-
tiled stove On which pots sin1nn1
The three faces Frightened. n
had been immobile. these fncoa
perhaps rather sad. % becom19
faces Of three children wbo "
consciously upon their good -
Tor. Immediately th6y tee
broad rather than long. CxIG
appeared at the corners Of ~ 81
They seemed to b setting &1
caps straight upon their hsad1S
III Madame pleases?" th6y11
sponded instinctiveiy. as Il
There were but four days unoG(
that delightful leave. but Tor \
four days three cooks were ~
They begged permission 10 -
little dishes. The pampefed q
DANES husband until that I'm
man still pants unpleasantly q q
top Of the second flight OF ~
They flattered Madame With q
ties. They 30 praised Anla1|
cook-and 30 opened her eyeq g
culinary possibilities inhere)'
meat and -four and vegetahlo4
the good woman glowed upoa q
She had not glowed before jls'
danes recollection. Madame n
to watch her. That glowing vi
would 60 from cook 20 cook. \
ting them unconsciously On ~
shoulder. a. one does very loSI
little children.
And the petite saucepan?''
the fat cook. tires joli!s
Perhaps Il isn't saucepan.
dame doesn't know it, name.
only knows, that II 10 q quaint II
trinket Of copper which she foun'
an old shop one day. and which
been hanging on her kitchen
ever since because of It's decora'
effect. The fat cook fell In
with the petit saucepan. He q
ed delights In II that would To
en- anchorite away from his n
ing. They still went to the MI
halls at night, but in the pan
Madame could hear them talkinl
"A pinch more of the mouta1
comprenez vous?"
Until the day came when a
leave was over. and these "a
cooks must go back to the trsncl
They babe farwell to the cook 1
to Madame's husband and to
dame with much decorum. a
shook hands again at the door
again when Madame announced 4
she would go with them to the 1
way station. They gaxed q
door Of the little apartment hc
mournfully. as though they ne
again expected TO see this pl
where they had found content.
the gates OF the trainshed the q
dle-aged cook kisseu Madame's n
with much or the grand mani
and the little young cook said,
Is for France" Then came the
prise. Madame's cook appeo'
from where she had been HIN
with the petite saucepan -
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