The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-19
an EXPERIMENT
BY FANNY GRAY.

Carr firmly believed that all newspa
per jokes about newlyweds, including
wife's biscuits, cranky cook stoves
burned steak and the like, were JUS,
newspaper jokes and nothing more.
Of course, there was a maid In the
kitchen, but Harry never doubted fol
q moment that 1t was his bride, Molly,
who really made it possible for these
wonders to be evolved.
Now, Molly had about as much con-
fdence in her own ability in the kitch-
en- as Harry had, although she had
never been put severely to the test,
where everything depended upon her
alone. So, when Bridget's first day out
arrived, she and Harry both looked for
ward to It as a sort of lark. As they
were drinking their coffee that MORN
ing, the following conversation took
place:
snow don't go and try to get up a
regular dinner tonight, honey. I'm eat
ing too much, anyway. And I won't
have you getting all hot and tired
working over a stove"
"That's very sweet of you, Harry,
but don't imagine that we can't have
dinner just because Bridget is out. I
shall enjoy getting it. And I don't
think much Of wives who set out cold
bites because they're lazy. You'll see"
"All right, pet, suit yourself, but be
ready on time, and if the dinner is very
good, I might have something in my
pocket. It might be tickets for the
Hippodrome"
"Oh, how lovely! OF course I'll be
on time. Don't miss the early train"
In the middle of the afternoon, Mol
ly descended to the kitchen, clad In q
neat blue linen dress, and tackled the
dinner.
About half-past five, Mrs. Webster,
a near neighbor, who had made friends
at once with Molly, rang the bell Of
the Cars house. Molly answered, sat
down with her caller, and %apologized
for her dress, But she was so evident
~ nervous and left the Dom so many
times on one excuse or another that
her experienced friend began to realize
that something must be wrong with the
kitchen arrangements.
At last the truth came out and Mol |
ly explained her predicament, between
tears and laughter.
"Why, Mrs. Webster" she cried, ut
never occurred to me l couldn't get a
whole dinner alone! I've done lots
of cooking"
"Come on out and let's see how bad
1t is" suggested Mrs. Webster.
It did seem rather hopeless. On the
lay a 6erce-looking collection Of
cooking utensils and dishes, all solled.
Mrs. Webster peered into everything, i
while Molly explained. Mock bisque
soup being Harry's favorite, she had
decided upon that, and had made it
early to have it out of the way. There
1t stood on the back Of the stove, q
fine curdled mess, keeping hot"
The roast beef she had put on good J
and early in the new 2puble rooster,
laboring under the delusion that the
Invention absolved n from giving any
further attention TO the meat. A glance
it, just before her neighbor's 'arrt1:
al, had revealed a little, dried-up, hard
piece of beef, utterly unfit to serve.
Molly and Mrs. Webster looked at
each other a moment and then cleared
atmosphere by laughing lmmod.
When Molly could get her
she said:
"What shall I do? OF course, my
pride Is hurt, and I hate to tell Harry,
but I suppose I must"
"Why tell him that you tried to get
a dinner at all? He has suggested the
you say. It would be most
for you to have a light supper
o save trouble. as you may be going
.
"But I told him this morning
lidn't mind the trouble, and that
was going to get dinner"
"Never mind. People sometimes
their minds. I don't want to
your morals, but I advise you
o do as I say. If you will, I can help
'Ou out"
Molly nodded assent.
"Good! Now, what salad have you ]
,ot?" q
Lettuce and tomato" |,
Couldn't be better. Any canned
cup in the house?" =
"Only ready-made tomato" '
"The very thing! Haven't you I
earned the secret Of putting hot milk &
nd n bit Of butter to that just before 7
CRYING? Very likely It will be mis-. 9
aken for your own brand of blsque." :
"Great! You're a wonder, Mrs. Web. '
j
mo, just an old housekeeper. Now, I
We got cold ham and q cream cheese =
a spare, and I'm going to send c
hem over. If by any chance you have
our dessert, don't you e that with
pot Of coffee you'll have a delicious
nd hearty supper, after all2"
At $3.50 Harry was met at the door
Y a smiling bride. He held up an en-. I.
teaslngly, high above her head. q
"Do ! get some food, or do we stay Il
t home tonight? No nice dinner, no +
[ippodrome, you know" Il
II guess I can get dressed In time" I,
aid Molly demurely, and, hand In =
and, like two children, they went into y
dining room. n
As Harry took the last swallow Of n
lie delicious, ~plping-hot coffee, he re. n
P
Bully supper, Molly. Took my ad. ~
Ice, after all, didn't you? I'm glad :,
ou didn't spend the afternoon fussipg
yer a hot dinner" \
Molly smiled nt him aOrOsR thA table NJ