Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-12-05
SEASONED

BY LYDIA L. ROBERTS.

business. It's 4 dreadful mixture or
high prices. strikes and uncertainties,
Il seems to me. Things are getting
worse | am afraid. Chester used to
talk go Cheerfully at the supper table
but now he just mods an answer to
me and thinks and eats, only he doesn't
eat enough. There. forgot to tell
him that Dudley broke the cellar win
dow today"
The telephone rang and Cora an
swered "ThiS Is Mary" said her
cousin. "Wrl you come over this eve.
ming for a little while? Fred has gone
out and I'm lonesome. I want TO show
you my new dress, too"
Eyes, I'll run over before wash my
dishes" replied Cora. Chester brought
work home so he won't miss me, and
the children are In bed. I'll be right
over"
1t was only a short walk to her
cousins home, and soon the two women
were discussing new styles and com
pairing prices. 81 must go now" said
Cora after an hour had passed there
are still my dishes to be washed and
Chester gets lonesome if I'm out long"
Let's have a cup of tea and some
/ of my fresh cake urged Mary. at
is a new recipe and you might like IT,"
II didn't eat much supper" sighed
Mary. 81 had a good supper ready and
! Fred ate a lot, bur he told me of an
accident he saw on the way home. 1t
seems impossible to save much now
! adays on Fred's salary, and | get so
worried when | think of the expenses
! coming. Somehow the supper didn't
taste as good as I thought it was 60
Ing to-"
Il should say So" said Cora indig-
| nant THE idea Of Fred telling You
all those dreadful things at supper
| time. That's a nice kind of a way to
! season your meal"
ooh. he didn't mean any harm"
eagerly said Mary. "He knows | am
interested in anything he sees. I al
ways tell him all the little household
happenings, too, either troubles or joys,
| and it doesn't affect his appetite"
Eyes | tell Chester everything that
! has happened through the day" agreed
| Cora ut keeps a man in touch with
the home, and l think they should
know all we have to put up with, but
his appetite-oh :" she stopped sud
denly and sat thinking.
"Well, let us have our tea now" said
Mary
The next night when Chester Brown
! came home Cora hurried to the door
to meet him.
Hello, honey, how's the day?". he
asked in his usual CHEEKY way
1--WE had fine day" answered
Cora brightly, as they sat down to the
! goodsmelling meal THE work has
gone smoothly. I got nice long let
ter from Edith that I'll read you pres
emily and baby cut his last tooth"
Good work :" smiled Mr.. Brown.
"How much IS butter now2" he asked
few minutes later.
at is FIVE cents pound cheaper
this week, and 1t is good butter, too"
replied Cora. Eggs are lower, also,
| and I'm so glad we all like both those
things, because they are so healthful
for us she continued cheerily. 81
used to pity Aunt Nora when she was
trying every way TO coax her thin lit
tie boy to eat nourishng things"
"Well, we certainly don't have to
coax our boys to eat" ruefulIy smiled
Chester.
'No, bless EN-" laughed Cora, land
| the grocer to pay keeps the doctor
away. I asked Dudley today If he
| ever, ever, got full, and he said: oh,
yes, mamma, Pm full twice year, any
way on Thanksgiving and Christ
mas"
"Ha Hal" laughed Chester Brown,
che is a witty little rascal"
Eyes" said Cora, watching him as
she talked and much pleased to see
the way the vegetables We're disappear
| ing. Il took Arnold over to Mrs.
Denton's today"
Have the boys been good today?"
asked Chester as Cora brought in the
! dessert.
eyes, indeed" she answered quick
! ~ and remOrsefully watched his face
brighten. arnold wiped the dishes
and Dudley swept the piazza for me.
I thought I would teach them to help.
now they are old enough They like
the responsibility and | praised them
and told them I would tell you all
about IT,"
"Why, that's fine" said Chester.
looking proud and pleased. There
need be no spankings tonight then"
ooh, no, they are too big for that
find they listen to my explanations and
I really seem to understand why they
must not do things now"
Thank goodness" sighed Chester.
"They got into so much trouble last
week l felt as If | had ceased to be
their father and was simply the chief
spanker of the family"
81 will read you this letter now" said
Cora. ut is very interesting because
1t tells about the ranch life"
children are great laugh-makers,"
| chuckled Mr. Brown