The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-30
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By R. RAY BAKER
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Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)

Dale Morgan had never-satiated
appetite for two things. One was Ihu-
;ic and the other was watfies. lie
never got enough of either.
He could have eaten watiles, with
butter and maple sirup, three times Il
dav; but he let his good sense guide
him sufficiently TO cut it down TO
one.
Usually it was in the evening that
he went to McSwensOn's cafe to in
dulge in the delicacy that he eraVed
constantly. They had to be GOOD
wafIles: they had to be made just
right. and McSWensOn'S was the only
place in town that could please him.
For a wear or more he had been
patron of the place. and for only two
weeks of that period was he dissatls-
fed with the waftles he obtained.
Dale knew something was wrong
the minute the hot, honeycombed cake
was set before him. 1t looked too pale
to suit him.
"a new cook making them" he told
himself, in tones akin to CONSERVATION.
I'll bet Jat's quit her job.
He sampled the waffle and then got
up and left it. 1t didn't taste right.
Got a new COOKE" he inquired OF the
waiter, and held his breath until the
latter answered:
"No: Jat's just gone on a two
weeks vacation. She's coming back
all right"
So Dale went without WatiieS for
two weeks, and was happy when Jat
returned to her post in the kitchen
No one else could satisfy the craving
Of his inner man.
After his evening meal Dale usually
went TO a musical show, whenever ne
could find one, which was not often
because the town was small and theat
rical attractions not up to a high stand
ard.
Finally he, bought monograph, ant
tnat helped some, although nothing
could take the place Of real live mu
stefan. He tried to be one himself, bu
his voice had no more music than
cowbell, and he simply couldn't max
his fingers behave on the strings of
: violin; much less could he master tn
: art Of reading notes.
Came the day when Jat did quit ne
: lob at McSwenson's, and that da
: found sorrow in Dale's heart. Lift
o would never be the same. He searche
y the town over and finally located
I place where he could get waffies tha
we're halfway good, but nowhere nea
e ly as satisfactory as those that is
had made.
II "Why didn't l get acquainted wit
I that girl and marry herr" he aske
himself many a time as he bit I'M
/ sirup-covered cake and shook h
It head dismally over the taste of
> "But it wouldn't have worked OF
! right" he would add, because ~
/ got to have music, too, and can "
3 picture a restaurant cook singing Il
'Miserere?"
Finally Dale outgrew the town al
:. went to the city to try his luck.
:. his birthplace he had made a ia
~ living as building contractor, but
- had worked hard. In the city he ha
pened to strike 1t just right and
- accumulated a great deal more mon
: with much less effort Less than ty
- years after his change he had a SIN;
' fortune in the bank and magnitice
- home on "a fashionable street; b
% there were two things lacking-a co
:, panion to share the home and an e
- cient "waffier." He advertised
80 and wide, and tried out at least twer
e e cooks, but none could he find to
the bill.
- Of music there was plenty. Ne
~ ly every night found Dale at theat
~ usually one where musical come
,,a or grand opera was the attraction.
- he was we'll satisfied on that score.
TO- The fact that his palatial home v
~ a rather desolate place, because tn
- was no one to share it, created
,or warming in his heart, and soon he
in gan looking about for 1some one
~, make him a suitable wife. He for
her in grand opera.
Jessie Fairburn was the prima d
no in the Acme Musical Concert CO
to pany, and she became the object
hv Dale's admiration-frst because of
or. voice, and second because of her pf
do. ical charms-from the time his e
mi. first rested upon her.
1gs Having friend who knew a 4
ms who was well acquainted with
pht manager of the theater, he contrivet
ble get an introduction, and during
mr. month that the company remained
in attraction there he wooed the n
yn found ideal. At the end of the me
ev- the company went on the road,
as with new prima donna. Jessie
nm. consented to occupy the big house
an Dale.
vm- Then how that house did reso
pie with music! Jessie also was m
enthusiast, and Dale bought her a