Gilpin observer., 1919-04-03
A WAR CAKE
BY MARION WoRTHLEY.
Observation-Disclosures
(Cop, right, 1919 by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)

paper Syndicate.)
yea would come out hOrrid." said
harie as she closed the oven door
and placed the cake on the kitchen
table.
II have always had bad luck when
want things to be especially good.
but it's all the fault of that -four
substitute. and mother did want me
to use 1t. Such day for her to choose
to go to town just when Mark and
Phil Gordon are coming from camp!"
Mari> had never met the Phil Cor
don Of whom shs spoke. but she had
seen him several times, and as he was
her brothers chum at camp, she was
anxious that everything, herself in
cluded. should look attractive when he
made his first visit: therefore her fret
full remarks about perfectly good
war cake.
With a resolution to make the best
Of what she had. Marie whipped up
frOsting for the cake. observed that II
didn't look SO bad after all. and set II
on chair outside the kitchen door so.
that the icing would be hard and cool
in time for luncheon.
Then she busted about and set the
table for three, as her mother would
not be home until late. A hurried
glance at the clock showed her that
she had Just 20 minutes in which to
dress before her brother and his chum
we're due, so with a last look around Mt
the snowy linen. cleaning silver and
the glowing chrysanthemums in the
center Of the table. she gave a salts
fed sigh, and went to her room to
make good enough better. as Mark
used to tell her.
Twenty minutes passed and Marie
returned and stepped outside the door
to get her cake. What sight met
her eyes The cake was there. GER
tainly, but perched OH top Of 1t, con-
tentedly tapping the frosting, was
Spug, neighbor's cat!
Marie cried out and made dash for
1t but the culprit eluded her grasp and
sprang Off the steps. running for Its
life. And Marie. thoroughly angry.
snatched up the cake and hurled 1t aft.
er the animal, which was nearing the
corner Of the house.
"You horrid BEAST! she cried and
stopped short in amnzement for around
the corner came young man in khaki
Just in time to get the cake squarely
in the face.
~ win," cried a voice from the other
side, and turning quickly Marie saw
Mark. who had come from the opposite
direction. stop in astonishment.
"Good heavens sis." he said. "What-
ever have you been doing to Phil?"
Then he burst out laughing and Phil.
who had by now disengaged the sticky
mess from his face, soon Joined him,
but Marie, now that her first burst Of
anger was over. stood dumb with en-
barrassment. Seeing this. Mark took
hand in the situation and introduced
raced to the door to see which was
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 var cake.
"But." she ended. blushingly, throw
ing glance Mt Gordon. ~ don't al
ways greet our callers that wny, and
II you will come in I think we will
have our luncheon without the Inflated
cake"
Private Phil Gordon. catching
glimpse OF curly. brown hair, bright
eyes and elusive dimples, 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 Inter, MS he found many occa-
siOns to call. II proved even more than
cordial.