The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-15
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N ulBu BOClA ClICb6e TIC Fill WIZ
wants to cut out another girl orders
new dresses and more hats. Among
savages she sticks on . few more
beads and feathers But in some
middle western towns she rolls up her
sleeves. opens the flour bin and cooks
something calculated to knock the
spots OF anything culinary the other
girl ever dared dream Of.
That was why Mr.. Fruby said to
her daughter with . hint Of excite
ment in her voice. Try him on beaten
biscuits. Sadie! And your chocolate
marshmallow pudding!"
It had been hard enough all her
life for Mrs. Fruby to be outdone ~
Mary Sander without having to en-
dure seeing Mary Sanders daughter
get ahead Of her own Sadie. And OF
late Rosa Sander had asked Peter
Vernon to dinner entirely too often
to suit Mrs. Fruby's plans. SO had
half q dozen other girls. For Peter
Vernon was q matrimonial prize. the
like Of which q small town does not
see more than once in q generation.
He had an interest In the big engine
works, which made money 30 fast
that It gave the populace the hic-
coughs trying to count 1t.
Natural jealousy Of Mary Sander
made Mrs. Fruby consider Rosa .
deadly rival. Rosa was nearly az
pretty as Sadie and. moreover. she
was q good cook. SO were Margaret
and Agnes and Carrie, other aspirants.
Louise-Mrs. Fruby merely smiled at
the idea of Louise.
Being built on solid lines herself
Mrs. Fruby had an imagined contempt
for ethereal creatures like Louise
who looked az though q pun Of wind
might easily remove her from the
scene. Louise was Of the ethereal
useless kind and Mrs. Fruby knew
that no sensible man wanted a help
less wife. Men, she often told Sadie
liked energy and ability n a girl. Al
for cooking. 1t was doubtful II Louise
could even cook a par q fudge with
Peter Vernon was a tSii. thin younl
man with a we'll set head and kind
~, II shrewd. smile.
Hes not the sort to get taken in!'
Mrs. Fruby said thankfully as sh'
superintended Sadie's work makinl
the beaten biscuit for that night'i
supper, to which Peter Vernon VA
coming. Does your arm ache! LIE
me beat awhile!"
Peter Vernon liked the beaten BID
cuff immensely. He ate six. And b.
had two helpings Of the chocolate
marshmallow pudding.
"She nearly beat her arm Oh mall
ing those" Saddles mother confide'
to him. But. tell you. nothinl
daunts Sadie! when she does
thing she does I'll"
"They certainly were mighty good.
repeated Peter Vernon.
I'VE always have EN- Wednesds
evenings" said Sadis's mother with
sudden inspiration. And you dro
in that night without waiting to b
asked, since you're 90 FOND Of emf"
Eyes. dol" echoed Sadie.
: Beaten biscuits are hard to make
Many were the weary hours Sadi
Fruby put In over them. because the
had to be made regularly on Wednel
days. Sometimes Peter dropped II
and II he did not he was certain to b
met on the street the next day b
Sadie or her mother and pinned dow
to another date Mrs. Fruby took hi
fondness for the marshmellow put
! ding as an especially good sign.
!. you keep It up. Sadie" she toll
, her daughter the evening Peter ha
, stayed a half-hour beyond his usus
, time II can begin to see that your
winning Quit"
II don't know" Sadie said dubious
~. HE goes to isabel's and Marg'
rets, too-and Louise's!"
IT wouldn't worry" declared h<
mother. II guess Isabel cant mah
biscuit like yours and Marsaret's cab
\ 10 q Joke. And you know Louise
. Why, you've got EN- all on the rum
4 But he never says anything" Sad
Q protested. II mean anything that
+ could take as"
J, He amt that kind" declared Mr.
Q Fruby. HE amt going to make loV
i to q girl till he's engaged to hel
. You beat those biscuits longer mel
time!"
Shortly after that the local newsp
; per contained the unexpected .
nouncement Of the quiet marriage
Peter Vernon and Louise. the ethsrel
Mrs. Fruby. after Q hysteric
scream when she read the news, to
Sadie plainly what she thought
Peter. She talked 90 vehement
that she did not notice how pa
Saddles cheeks were. Sadie usual
was stolid and unmoved.
We'll" Mrs. Fruby said at lal
wiping her eyes. ut can't be helpe
You'd better stir up some beaten b
cult for supper tonight-it's Wednt
day." Habit was strong In her.
It was then that Sadie voiced
brand new theory Of fife. Beat