The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-02-20

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"Therr. you \, ggy thing. Just knew
you wculd cnuc out horrld." said
Marie NJ she closed the oven door
and placed the cake on the Kitchen
table.
81 have always hod bad tuck when
: vCbj things to bc especially good.
but rs all the fault Of that -four
substitute and mother did want me
10 uso IL. such day for her 10 choose
10 go to town just when Mark and
rhll Gordon IRE coming from camp"
Marie bad never met the Phil Cor
don ~ whom shs spoke. but she had
seen him several times. and rs he was
her brothers chum ut camp, she was
anxious that everything, herself In
cluded. should look attractive when he
made his first visit: therefore her fret
ful remarks about perfectly good
war cake.
with resolution to make the best
Of what she had, Marie whipped up a
frostng for the cake. observed that II
didn't look SO bad nfter all. and set II
on chair outside the kitchen door 50,
that the icing would be hard and cool
IN time for luncheon,
Then she busled about and set the
table for three rs her mother would
not be home until late \ hurried
glance Mt the clock showed her that
she had Just 90 minutes In which 10
dress before her brother and his chum
were due. so with last look around ~
the snowy linen. cleaning silver and
the glowing chrysanthemumS In M"
center ~ the tuhle. she gave salts
nrd sigh. md went 90 her room 20
make good enough better, rs Mark
used 10 tell her.
Twenty minutes passed and Marie
returned and stepped outside the door
20 get her cake. What sight met
her eyes The cake was there. GER
tainly, but perchcd on top II II, con
tcntedly tapping the froStlug. vas
Spug, neighbor's cat
Marie cried ont and made dash for
II but the culprit cludcd her grasp and
spraug on the steps running for Us
life. And Marie thoroughly angry.
snntched up the cake and hurled II aft
or the animal. which was nearing the
corner OF the house.
"You horrid beast"' she cried and
stopped short In amazement for around
the corner came young man In khaki
lust In time 10 get the cake squarely
In the face
II win" cried voice from the other
side. and turning quickly Marie saw
Mark. who had come from the opposite
direction, stop In establishment.
Good heavens Sis" he said. "What-
ever have you been doing to Philf'
| Then he burst out laughing and Phil.
mess from his face. soon joined him,
but Marie. now that her first burst OF
anger was over stood dumb with en-
barra ssment. Seeing this. Mark took a
hand In the situation and introduced
his chum. explaining that they had
the nearest way.
BY the time the tale was finished
Marie had recovered her poise and
amid much laughter told them the
story OF her war cake.
But" she ended. blushingly, throw
Ing glance nj Gordon. Il don't al
ways greet our callers that way, and
II you will come In think we Will
have our luncheon without the Inflated
| cake"
Private Phil Gordon. catching n
glimpse Of curly, brown hair. bright
eyes and elusive dlmples. vowed that
no matter how she greeted others he
would do his best To make her greet.
ing for him always cordial. and some
time later. ms he found many occa-
sIons to call. IT proved eveD>more than
cordial.