The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-07-17
BLESS THAT STOVE
By JUNE [. JOHNSON.
INSTRUMENTATION
Copyright. 1919. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)

AvVVt ANAA-SSJ5 NSAA " ~~' y - -
get along all right. Give my love to
Cousin Sue and tell her ! hope she'll
soon be better. And don't tire yourself
out caring for her. Yes, I'll remem-
Der to feed the cat, and that Bob Is
fond Of pudding, and that the iceman
comes on Thursday, and-mumsey, do
hurry or you'll miss your train !"
With a gay wave Of her hand, Mar
gerry s. watched her mother out OF
sight, and then went into the house.
A whole week OF housekeeping by
herself Margery actually Rugged
herself rs she thought. Wouldn't she
prepare the greatest feasts for IA
Their and Bob? She'd make their
mouths water
Lets see, what time II 1t now?"
unused Margery, slipping into cling
ham apron that enveloped her from
head to foot. "Quarter to five. Time
to get supper ready. guess I'll have
potatoes and salmon-and-oh! isn't 1t
glorious to be housekeeper !" And
Margery whirled around the room to
get rid of some of her bottled-up de-
light.
It was the second day OF Radford
H-'s furlough. AS he disconsolately
wandered about the town he wondered
gloomily what to do with the time on
his hands. Suddenly something hap
penedI
He was starting up new street,
when out of the corner house vision
in blue and white, with flying brown
curls came dashing into his arms, so
It seemed.
4 "Oh, Tom I" breathed the vision, who
BY this time had taken the shape of
very pretty, very excited young GIRL
do come in and see II you can fix our
kitchen range! The old thing won't
oh IL beg your pardonW And the girl
backed away in great confusion and
astonishment.
II say, what's the matter?" ex-
claimed Radford, regaining his breath
and finding out that he liked this
rather extraordinary proceeding than
otherwise.
ooh, please excuse me-" stammered
Margery; II thought you were Tom
R, one of our neighbors He's a
sailor, too, and you look exactly like
him."
I'm sorry disappointed you" re-
turned Radford with an amused smile.
you seem to be In trouble. Pardon
me, but can't / assist your"
III you don't mind" dlmpled Mar
gerry II would like you to see II you
could fix the old thing"
Ten minutes later q flushed RadfOrd
with a smudgy face Strengthened up
from over the stove and announced
chesrily to Margery: ''It's all right
now; 1t was only cl0gged up. You
can use It,"
With a relieved sigh Margery drop
ped into chair. "How can I ever
thank your" she said. II never could
have fixed it myself and l should
have had to wait until father came
home, or Bob. Oh, don't you want to
wash your face?"-jumping up-ft's
rather dirty"
II think you said when you came
In that you had no particular place
10 co." began Margery. "Would you"
uhe gasped at her own holiness, but
bravely finished-"care to stay-for
father, Bob and met"
Egg beaters, spoons, cake tins, sift-
prs and such were very much In evil
aspce during the next half-hour, while
1 very pink-cheeked Margery and Rad
lord, with an apron on, too, hurried
back and forth, both chatting merrily
~ they worked.
Imagine Mr.. SIS and Bob's sur
Prise when they came home that eve
ling to be met at the door by radi-
mt Margery fiourishing an egg beat
Il, while behind her doomed a tall,
fdod-looking sailor, with broad grin
~ his ruddy face.
sTolks," began Margery excltedly,
please meet"
But she never finished, for with one
ord, and ordinations such as these
aaped from the eager lips Of the two
'o3ng men:
Nreat Scott You here? Why,
hought I'd lost track Of you foreverl
low the world"
DWhy didn't you tell me you lived
D 4h!s. district? I'd been up here
'4eterday, first thing! Boy. but it's ,
,0od to see a familiar facet"
With eyes wide open, Margery stared
I the excited two, who were shaking I
lands vigorously, and pummeling each
ther on the back. Had they gone
razy? But Radford settled her doubts
y explaining to her with twinkling
yes: tits my turn to introduce, Miss
|. Your brother Bob and l are old
we roomed together In college, 8
nd we haven't seen each other since q
That night the little party gathered
round the supper table. :
After merry evening, Radford de-
arted, but not until he had left be-
ind him promises to return and talk
yer again the college days with
lob.
True to his promises, Radford did 8,
ONE often and was cordially greeted
y the S. family.
Maybe I'm little suspicious-but 1t q
eemed as If college was not the only ct
,pic of conversation and that Bob O,
as not the only one who conversed
18th Radford, most Of the time.
4 x,hop Dodfor1,C f,,~Io,,OH