The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-25
Their Married Life
ey MABEL HERBERT uRNER

| the front like this. And back here are
the desert knives and folks. the soup,
boullion and coffee spoons and other
pieces.
Now about the china" going back
into the kitchen. This is the good
china and must be kept in the china
closet Don't leave it in the kitchen
and don't ever put it in the ice box.
This blue is the kitchenware, so IL
you must break anything" Helen
smiled, II hope it will be the blue
No, no, miss. I afways tries to be
very careful, and / hope I'll not break
nothing"
Well. now that's all. isn't it? You
know how to clean up the kitchen,
don't You? I want to go in and write
some notes and phone to the grocer"
"Oh. sure, miss; it won't take me
long to wash up this handful of dishes
and clean up here
When Helen sat down at her desk
she could not resist calling up War
rem.
Hello; did she turn up?, was the
curt greeting.
"Oh, yes. dear, she came a few min
utes after you left. And really think
she's going to be wonderful She's so
fast-why she has the front room, bed
room and library all done, and now
she's washing the dishes. I'm sure
we're going to like her better than
we ever did Maggie. for she doesn't
look sullen, and
We'll, thatll KEEP till get home A
mans waiting for me now" and he
rang off abruptly.
j THE things have come from the
grocery, MISS" announced Nora, half
an hour later. do you want to see
| EN- fore l put 'em away"
| Helen went out to the kitchen and
looked into the various paper bags the
delivery man had Just left.
Here's the salad taking out
head Of escarole and one of romaine.
We're very particular about having
the salad kept crisp. AS soon as it
| comes. wash it thoroughly and wrap it
! cheesecloth from a line back of the
range. Then put it right on the ice.
/. You must wash the cloth every few
days and use it for nothing else
Now the potatoes go down here
They didn't send very nice ones, did
they? They're too small to bake: you
had better mash them for dinner
/ These tomatoes well keep until to-
morrow and I'll show you how we
like them stuffed. What's this?" feel
ing hard small package. ooh. the
/ Roquefort cheese. You can put that
+. in the ice box just as it is"
! Wont it smell up everything,
| miss?" shifting at the package.
/ 'No not if it is well wrapped. There
is the bread box up there" unwrap-
ping and handing her two loaves of
bread. The rye bread Mr.. Curtis lieks
IN the morning.
why, I thought I ordered string
beans. Oh, yes, here they are. Well
have these for dinner. You know how
to make a little cream sauce with
butter and flour, don't you? And here
are the soup vegetables; the butcher
said he would send a bone with the
meat / ordered steak-I thought that
would be easy for you the first night"
/ You just want plain vegetable
soup, ma'am?"
| Eyes; and put in two of these to-
matoes. And oh, while think of it,
taking a tiny drawe from the spice
box on the wall. "These are celery
seeds. Always put a few Of these into
the soup: they flavor 1t so nicely.
That must be the meat now" and
Helen opened the dumbwaiter and
took off the brown paper parcel
| Nora got through the homework
with ease. Plainly she knew how to
clean. By 3 o'clock she had the whole
department shining and had even wash
ed out the ice box. But when she be-
gan to get dinner she was a little
nervous.
Although Helen set the table and
fixed the salad, still the dinner was
late, and Warren was irritated by the
ten minutes wait
He had not seen Nora until she had
brought in the soup, and then he gave
her quick, appraising lance.
Don't you think she's nice looking
clean and wholesome looking -
whispered Helen as Nora went back to
the kitchen.
Her looks are all right but is this
soup sample of her cooking? Tastes
Iscorched-and too much pepper
Dear. don't say anything" pleaded
Helen. This is her first dinner and
I know she's nervous"
But, unfortunately. the steak was
loverdone, the mashed potatoes a lit
tie soggy and the cream sauce in the
beans lumpy with flour.
$50 she's the one you were spout
ing about and calling such a won
lder?' sneered Warren. why in the
devil didn't you show her a few