The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-01-02
"PIES"
BY s, sRoMsERG.
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Copyright, 1918, by Mcclure Ne"SP"'
Syndicate

Mrs. W smiled pleasingly at DER |
only son. This wasn't the hrst t''ne
this little mother had been con'pi'-
mented by her son for her pies.
II solemnly state on this apple PIE
in the presence OF you ani dad that !
shall never marry a girl VINO can
come up to your pie baking standard
Mr.. v laughed loudly, ana sa'u'
atom, you keep quiet" Mrs. W"
Just said, go ahead, Tommy, get your
mate, and leave it to me to teach her
how to bake"
Taking a piece of pie, he kissed MS
mother and went off TO the club.
"Oh, / hate It'll Detest it! never
will know how to cook" With her
hair all unused up, tears streamanS
down her face and her hands sucky
with dough, Mary A sat down d's-
gusted with cooking and baking pies
Her mother came In and upon see
ing her, cried out, MARY A., ger up
this instant. A young girl Of eighteen
should know better than cry over such
a trifie. Patience, my dear, you VIII
know how to bake soon enough"
"But don't want to know how" re-
piled Mary. II wasn't born to be
cook, anyway"
If there was any day Mary really
detested 1t was Saturday, when her
mother let her do all the cooking ana
baking for the entire day. It's true
Mary made q pretty bad mess OF
things, but then If she really put her
mind to 1t she could have been q little
expert at it.
Mrs. A. saw that she couldn't DO
I much Of anything with Mary this al
ternoon, anyway, so she let her OH
"Just wait, Mary dear, when Mr.. Right
comes along, and he's the kind VINO
can be reached by the stomach, you
will be mighty sorry that you didn't
take my advice more like a dessert
than a medicine"
Mary was hurrying home with eggs,
and was just turning the corner
when she collided with Thomas W.
| Down went the dozen of eggs, making
a yellow stream on the young mans
shoes and on her suit. When she
came to, for she. thought she had
tainted, she was as red as beet, and
stood there begging his pardon and all
that ceremony.
Tom. meanwhile assured her that all
was well, and wiped the egg off. All
this happened to the amusement OF
the numerous passersby.
Everything appeared so funny fol-
the moment that this. youthful pail
Just couldn't keep back the peals Of
laughter and off they went after Ton
secured Marys permission to accom-
pany her home. Mrs. A. saw then
. coming and walked over to the gate
Mary for the first time realized tina
they did not even know each other.
She explained everything TO he
mother, and goOtl-natured Mrs. A
laughed heartily, and after name
were exchanged, ETC., she invited Ton
TO come down to dinner next Satur
day. He thanked her for her kind In
vitation and promised to come.
Saturday was an ideal day for
. stroll, Mary thought, but since 9TH
egg hero" was coming down, she d.
cided that she must help her mothe
with the cooking, much as she dislike
1t.
At $3.50 all was ready. Mary ha
telephmed for a few more friends
come also, so her mind being full {
the coming dinner the day passe
much faster than she thought a Satu
day ever could. Wonder of wonders
To celebrate the event, the four app
pies she made were success!
fact, the best she could ever wish 70
When they were all seated at IL
table Mrs. A told about the egg
and this caused the young people
ripple with laughter. Finally the pi
came around. Tom took Que bite, NJ
decided then and there tliat he like
it. "Well, at last. Mrs. A."
said, II have found a pie equal to n
mothers. I must congratulate you
She was about to say who deserve
the honor, but noticing the grimac,
81 on Mary's face decided to keep Qui'
Tom was telling them about the p
pledge, to the immense enjoyment
those present. Mary turned de-
red, and Mrs. A smiled again.
This friendship between the two
veloped In time into love, and one ev
ming while walking through the WOO
Tom suddenly halted and lookiI
squarely at Mary he said hesitatingl
MARY. dear, surely you must re;
lie how much love you"