The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-01-06
CHAPTER v.
Psals Makes Progress.

and began finging things out
of drawers and chiffoniers. What
trunk should he take-that new one
he had made in Paris last summer
before the WARP No. he could send
for that later, and besides, he didn't
want to stay away from Mary any
longer than he could help. He wouldn't
take all his things Just now; he would
leave good many behind. so that his
father would be sorry If he ever came
into his room again after his baby boy
was gone. He would not take trunk
at oil now-just his kit bag. Where
was that kit bag? johnson would
know.
He started to ring for johnson and
then checked himself. He would not
say anything to the servants yet. He
didn't want them to be a party to this
painful scene. He would leave them
misinformed and keep his father guess
ing a little while. He would go and
get that kit bag himself 1t was in the
garnet most likely.
He had sneaked up the narrow gar
ret staircase. the boards creaking now
and then beneath his tread. Just as
they used to do when he was child
Under the caves he spied his kit bag.
covered with dust. He dragged at 1t,
and pile of magazines and odds and
ends Of books fell forward across his
arms. One Of them was battered
cash book. or old diary, bound with a
black and white back, and with many
recipes written In a refined feminine
hand on its blank pages.
Rodney remembered this well. 1t
was a real heirloom from the Earles,
his mothers people. who had prlded
themselves on setting good table"
Rodney sat down on his dusty kit
pages idly. Some of the recipes were
in an even older hand than his moth
er's-his grandmother or his maiden
aunts' probably-and now and then. in
his mothers hand again. there would
be a comment written In the margin.
Every choice" or Extra good" or
"Well worth trying" The recipes for
these tasty old dishes looked good.
Rodney decided to tuck the book in
with his own things. a venial theft.
and put It by some day for himself and
Mary.
They certainly did sound good. "Old
Harrington meat pie." Hannah Earle's
gold and silver cake" Susan Pitchers
everlasting fruit cake" Yes. he would
for soap. and in his mothers hand or
his grandmother's. he could not be
sure which, was the quaint marginal
note: ''The cheapest soap in the world
Cnlucky for dirt" And so ne had
pitched the old book into the bag.
stolen down the attic stairs again and
bounded, dusty KIT bag and all. into
the little waiting room where Mary
sat
Dear Maryi
And she had let him hug berthe
nrst taste Of the bliss to come. How
sweet and wonderful she was!
When he woke In the morning he
rubbed his eyes moment In bewilder-
ment at bis unaccustomed surround
ings. And Immediately the memory
of Mary Grayson swept over him
again, fresh and undimmed. He would
call up Mary on the telephone before
she got away to the office. And. by
the way. he had an idea to tell her too.
He was going to make soap, like his
father. The old cook book had given
him the idea. He left his coffee scarce
~ tasted and few to booth at the
club.
"Weil, Mary" he shouted through
the receiver, which smelt Of cigarettes.
did you know I'd lost my job?'
Eyes," said Mary's voice at a dis
lance. 81 suppose l shall lose mine,
too, II / don't give you up"
I'VE should be friends in need, them"
bawled Rodney at his end.
"Oh, Rodney. I'm SO sorry" said
Mary.
Nonsense. you've made my future.
Without you I'd never have got the
idea-the big idea."
idea for whatY'
"The idea to make money out Of
that's all you need-and, Just think.
found 1t In an old book
"What idea-what bookT
Its q cook book"
"What on earth
"Well, you see, when I was packing
I stumbled across an old family cook
book. 1t fell open at a certain page
fate was on the Job-it was bunch
"But what Is itr'
"It's an old family recipe for max
ing cheap soap. 1t says it's the cheap
est soap In the world, cheaper even
then the manufacturers make It I'm
going into the soap business"
"Whatf"
"Sure-father did-look at the money
he made. Why shouldn't II"
you're Joking"
I'm In dead earnest I'm going to
buck the trust. You see. I'll have all
the popular sympathy - independent
young son Of soap king fights father
don't buy from the trust"
But is that very nice to your ia
Their"
HAS he been very nice to me? It's
great Down with monopoly! Hur-
rah for the people! I've heard political
speeches like that! Hurrah for the