The Winslow mail., 1919-07-04
"PIES"
BY S. RROMBERo.
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Mother, how you make such won
1erful pies is beyond me-" said Tom.
Mrs. W smiled pleasingly at her
>nly son. This wasn't the first time
his little mother had been compii-
nented by her son for her pies.
II solemnly state ON this apple pie
N the presence Of you and dad that
shall never marry a girl who can't
come up to your pie baking standard"
Mr.. W laughed loudly, and said,
TON, you keep quiet" Mrs. W
Just said, "Go ahead, Tommy, get your
mate, and leave it to me to teach her
how to bake"
Taking piece of pie, he kissed his
mother and went off to the club.
"Oh, 1 hate it'll Detest It'll 1 never
will know how to cook" With her
hair all mussed up, tears streaming
loWn her face and her hands sticky
With dough- Mary A sat down dis
gusted with cooking and baking pies.
Her mother came in, and upon see
ing her, cried out, "Mary A, get up
this instant. A young girl of eighteen
should know better than cry over such
a trif1e. Patience, my dear, you will
know how to bake soon enough
"But I dent want to know how" re-
piled Mary. II wasn't born to be q
cook, anyway"
If there was any day Mary really
detested 1t was Saturday, when her
mother let her do all the cooking and
baking for the entire day. It's true
Mary made a pretty bad mess of
things, but then If she really put her
mind to it she could have been a little
expert at 1t.
Mrs. A saw that she couldn't do
much of anything with Mary this af-
ternoOn, anyway, so she let her off
"Just wait, Mary dear, when Mr.. Right
comes along, and he's the kind who
will be mighty sorry that you didn't
take my advice more like a dessert
than a medicine"
Mary was hurrying home with eggs,
and was just turning the corner
when she collided with Thomas W.
Down went the dozen of eggs, making
a yellow stream on the young mans
shoes and on her suit. When she
came to, for she thought she had
tainted, she was as red as a beet. and
stood there begging his pardon and all
that ceremony.
Tom meanwhile assured her that all
was well, and wiped the egg off. All
this happened to the amusement of
the numerous passersby.
Everything appeared so funny for
the moment that this youthful pair
just couldn't keep back the peals OF
laughter and off they went after Tom
secured Mary's permission to accom-
ipany her home. Mrs. A saw them
coming and walked over to the gate.
Mary for the first time realized that
they did not even know each other.
She explained everything to her
mother, and good-natured Mrs. A
laughed heartily, and after names
were exchanged, etc., she invited Tom
to come down to dinner next Satur-
day. He thanked her for her kind in
vitatfpn and promised to come.
Saturday was an ideal day for
stroll. Mary thought, but since "the
egg hero" was coming down, she de-
cided that she must help her mother
with the cooking, much as she disliked
1T.
At $50 all was ready. Mary had
telephoned for a few more friends to
come also, so her mind being full Of
the coming dinner the day passed
much faster than she thought Satur-
day ever could. Wonder of wonders!
To celebrate the event, the four apple
pies she made were a success! In
fact, the best she could ever wish for.
When they were all seated at the
table Mrs. A. told about the eggs,
and this caused the young people to
ripple with laughter. Finally the pies
came around. Tom took one bite, and
decided then and there that he liked
1t. "Well, at last, Mrs. A." he.
said, II have found pie equal to my
mothers. / must congratulate you"
She was about to say who deserved
the honor, but noticing the grimaces
on Mary's face decided to keep quiet.
Tom was telling them about the pie
pledge, to the immense enjoyment Of
those present. Mary turned a deep
red, and Mrs. A smiled again.
This friendship between the two de-
veloped in time into love, and one eve-
ming while walking through the woods
Tom suddenly halted and looking
squarely at Mary he said hesitatingly:
! "Mary. dear, surely you must real
ize how much I love YOU"
"Oh, but Tom, can't cook, and you
remember what you said about your
pie pledge"
"You little dear. why that was only
q joke. Do you think it would ever
matter to me-" Tom said enthusiastic
ally.
Tommy. dear, really you didn't