South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-01

into the kitchen. This is the good
china and must be kept i'm the china
closet. Don't leave it in the kitchen
and don't ever put it in the ice box
This blue is the kitcbenware. so 81
you must break anything" Helen
smiled. "let 1t be the blue"
ooh. no. miss. always tries to
be very careful I hope I'll not break
nothin'."
We'll, now that's all. isn't it2 You
know how TO clean up the kitchen
don't you? l want TO 90 in and write
some notes and phone 10 the grocer"
"Oh. sure, miss; it won't take me
long 10 wash this handful OF dishes
and clean up here"
When Helen sat dcwn at her desk
she could not resist calling up War
rem.
Hello: did she turn up?" was the
curt greeting.
"Oh, yes dear. she came a few min
utes after you left. And L really think
she's going to be wonderful She's
So fast-why she has the front room,
bedroom and library all done. and
now she's washing the dishes. I'm
sure we're going to like her better
than we ever did Maggie. for she
We'll, thatn keep till I get home.
A mans waiting for me now" and
he rang off abruptly.
The things've come from the gro
Gerry, miss" announced Nora, half an
hour later do you want to see EN-
fore 1 put 'em away?"
Helen went out TO the kitchen and
looked into the various paper bags
the delivery man had just left.
Here's the salad" taking out
head Of escarOle and one Of romaine
Were very particular about having
the salad kept crisp. As soon as il
comes wash it thoroughly and wrap
it in this" taking a piece of hemmed
cheeseclOth from a line back of the
range. "Then put it right on the ice.
You must wash out this cloth every
few days and use it for nothing else.
Now the potatoes go down here.
They didn't send very nice ones, did
they? They're too small to bake;
you'd better mash them for dinner.
These tomatoes Wen keep until to-
morrow, and III snow you how we
like them stuffed. What's this?" feel
ing hard small package. "Oh the
RoquefOrt cheese. You can put that
in the Ice box just as it is"
Wont it smell up everything,
miss?" shifting at the package.
mo, not il it is we'll wrapped.
wrapping and handing her two lOaves
OF bread. The rye bread Mr.. Curtis
likes for dinner. and this we use for
toast in the mOrnig.
why, I thought I ordered string
beans. Oh yes; here they are Wen
have these for dinner You know how
TO make a little cream sauce with but
ter and flour, don't you? And here
are the soup vegetables; the butcher
will SEND a bone with the meat. /
ordered steak-I thought that would
be easy for you the first night"
you just want plain vegetable
soup. miss?"
Eyes, and put in two of these to-
matoes. And oh. while I think OF it.,
box on the wall. These are celery
seeds. Always put a few of these into
the soup; they flavor it so nicely.
That must be the meat now" and
Helen opened the dumbwaiter and
took off the brown paper parcel
Nora got through the homework
with ease. Plainly she knew how TO
clean. BY o'clock she had the whole
apartment shining and had even
washed out the ice box. But when
she began to get dinner she was a lit
tie nervous.
Although Helen set the table and
fixed the salad, still dinner was late
and Warren was irritated by the ten
minutes wait.
He had not seen Nora until she had
brought in the soup. and then he
gave her a quick. appraising glance
Don't you think she's nice look
ing--clean ad wholesome loOking?"
whispered Helen as Nora went back
to the kitchen.
"Her looks are all right but is this
soup sample of her cooking? Tastes
scorched-and too much pepper"
Dear, don't say anything" pleaded
Helen. This is her first dinner and
know she's nervous"
But, unfortunately. the steak was
overdOne, the mashed potatoes a little
sOggy and the cream sauce in the
beans lumpy with flour.
so she's the one you were spout
ing about and calling such a wonGer?"
sneered Warren. why in the devil
didn't you show her a few things2
Turn a green girl loose in the kitchen.
do you, and let her get dinner?"
SHOW herr" Indignantly. eve
Gone nothing but show her all day.
I've talked till I'm hoarse. / know
she's inexperienced about the cooking
nut she's willing and quick to learn.
It's just a question of breaking her
in"
well. I'll not have my digestion
ruined by any such meals as this. If
she don't do better mighty quick
she'll not stay here. You're so in
formally anxious to get a girl that
looks clean and neat-but it's a
darned sight more important 10 get
one that can cook