The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-31
ADVERTISED FOR MAN
COOK, GETS A Wife
And She Was a Woman Who
Wouldn't Let Any Man
Boss Her.
BY TEMPLE BAILEY.


wanted here"
But you advertised" timidly, for
ascook."
! Il did," said the captain, but !
stated, specifically, man cook"
| But thought-maybe-"
| You thought wrong" said the cap
tain.
He shut the door, and the woman
with sigh sat down on the step,
Presently the captain opened the door.
He had on his hat and carried cane.
He stopped short at the sight Of the
dropping figure in front Of him.
= What's the matter?" he demanded.
We'll, I'm tired" the little
white face under the round brown hat
grew suddenly blank. The woman on
the step had tainted!
AS he picked her up, the captain
shouted for his next door neighbor,
Sarah Tucker, who came running.
She was a stout, good-natured crea-
ture, very much out Of breath as she
bent over the tiny bit of femininity
which>the captain had laid on the sofa
in his sitting room.
why, she don't seem nothing
but child" said Miss Tucker, pity
ingly; IF 1t wasn't for her gray hair
and few wrinkles you'd say she
wasn't more'n twenty"
What am l going to do with herr"
the captain demanded. Il can't have
her here"
Miss Tucker Strengthened up and
looked at him with whitening scorn.
you amt going to turn her out right
now, are you-a starvin' creature like
she is?'
The captain stared. "Starving?"
Sarah touched one of the thin
hands. ITS like a birds claw" she
said SOFTLY. People don't get hands
like that when they have enough to
eat"
She bent to her task of reviving
the sick woman, and the captain ran
to the kitchen. He came back with
an assortment of provisions. There
were lobster, two sea biscuits and a
bottle of milk
We'll, of all the combinations,
said Miss Tucker. What she needs
is something hot. You run right ovel
That Miss Dorcas ljams Snodgrass
some beef boilin' on the stove, ant
you get her a cup of BROTH"
The captain ran. When he came
back with the steaming cup in hi!
? | h. .pu Cd
Her soft curly gray hair was dowI
and her head was against Miss Tuck
er's broad shoulder. You're yer,
kind" she said as the captain hande'
her the cup.
mo, I'm not" the captain said has
lily. It's Miss Tucker. And /
you're well enough you'd better g
: right over and stay with her to
| night
A frightened look came into tn
faded blue eyes. 81 am all right" tn
pale lips faltered Il can go on-pre!
emily"
: Miss Tucker looked at the captai
e in scorn. "Of course you're comm
4 over to stay with me-" sch said. ''I'r
. going to put you to bed, and you sha
have a nice long rest I'll bet you'v
walked all the way from Salem"
YES" the wayfarer whispered. I'll
a LIN tired"
n Capt. cobb, watching, felt lum
: in his throat. He felt himself som
A thing of brute, too.
Gould you stay here tonigh
SARAH" he asked. obviously. "Pe
n haps she oughtn't to be moved"
g mo. l can't" said Sarah Tucke
y shortly. She's goin' home with me
l. As the captain watched the tv
women walk slowly across the Law
he was seized with sense Of de
operate loneliness. The wayfarer hi
= left him without a word of gratitut
TT Sarah had flounced out with h
r nose in the air.
le He cooked lonely supper, tho
4 went over to inquire about the
valid. He found her sitting on Sarah
porch. She looked even more FRI
a. then he had remembered, but the
was a pink flush in her cheeks al
a she had on one Of Sarah's pink wra
ed pers.
t. The captain asked bluffly after h
=, health. and made a sort of awkwa
- apology
he you see I'd advertised for a nj
cook. wanted some one to help I
re- with the boats, renting them to peor
i'd and all that, and a woman could
n do It,"
.v She nodded Isn't Miss Tucker 10,
:. ly?" she said.
~ The captains eyes rested on Sars
nu Her smooth brown hair was part
over serene forehead. her eyes we
~, sparkling She had on a white shi
white apron was tied about her /,
=. pansive waist.
why, yes" he said, as one who b
suddenly walked 81 guess she's n
pretty"
or She's asked me to stay here VI
pc her" said the invalid, "and help
W. Il can get something else to do"
1t came to be a common thing aft
ut that for Capt. Cobb to call on Sar,
TO and Violet Dean-for that was the
ny valid's name. For years he had liy
OF next door to Sarah, and while he b
at talked to her over the fence, he b
never called An early love aft
had left him a woman-hater, but n
he felt that there was safety in NJ
ii. bers.
a Violet grew prettier as she or