The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-07-23
Wedding Cake
By RALPH HAMILTON

80 Hu"throiNriy hoDoTt fhBe NJ
sixty hld bowed his sIIyered head TO
the decree OF adverse fortune. II
helped the bearing OF his burdens TO
lave wife who contributed some
Thing 70 the sparse family income by
baking cakes for special occasions. re-
ceptfons. christenings. weddhEs. for
she was perfect cock and Alice.
aged eighteen. was q dainty. artistic
assistant
Robert Page had lost business and
fortune overnight in great coahagra-
lion. After he had Hquldated his
debts there wAs left few hundred
aoilhrs and the house where Alice
had been bsrA.
"Beginhihg all over again" encoar.
aged Mrs. Page. 1T will keep ~
from being dull"
And idle" smiled Alice. i've
thought II AZ out. father. dear For
q year af least We won't try atiy am-
bilious aIgiits. The doctor says yos
need and must have absolute resi-" +
Put how VIII We liver"
"oh have arranged for that" de-
clared Alice suoyantly. IN you Will
help me with the sweet peas. the
roses and the asiers. Will guarantee
10 sell every one Of them - y profit.
Mr Randolph. who owns the news
stand next TO the pospOftice. agrees 10
give me- window 10 display the flow
srs in their season. and his hoy will
attend 10 customers for n small com
mission"
We'll IL won't hurt my pride TO
carry the baskets down 30 the store. ;"
spoke Mr. Page eourhgeOusly.
Il have planned also TO turn m,.
culinary skill 10 some real advantage. ;"
spoke his whe The Ladies' Ex
change can get me orders
| Thus lightly and pleasantly mother
and daughter heartened the husband
and father
Two miles down the river were some
large mills, and somehow In the work
ing community the perfection OF Mrs.
Pages famous cakes gained several
customers. and the humble folk from
overseas became q settled element In
the baking proposition. There was
a wedding nearly every Saturday night
among the mill workers, and II GOT
10 be 20 that n nupiial feast without
fancy wedding cake was a rarity
Alice had made an arrangement Will
confectloner's supply house in th'
city which sent her cake ornaments
on order. Thus. some romantic swair
from fair Italian shores could nay'
his wedding cake surmounted by
frosting piece showing sugared castle
mrrets. or shepherdesses, or danein;
fairies, but the most popular ornamen
was q royal caf6py over an altar. q
which In satin sheen knelt the whit
yelled bride, her affianced beside he
IN immaculate dress suit
There was one Of the mill workers
dark eyed. swarthy man Of abou
thirty. who acted as translator an
agent for his fellow countrymen. snl
several times he had come 10 tn
Page home bringing the order 70
some special occasion. Alice distriisi
ID and dlsliked the fellow. who Of
tempted no familiarity because h
dared not. but whose piercing glane
viewed her with an admiration b
could not repress.
Dallas Blake. who was the ohl
young man Alice allowed 30 eaIl NOR
than once a week, was present on on
| II these occasions. and he openly r.
senisli che presence OF a man he in
tuifIye ely dIseerned was greatly Al
tracied by AIice's beauty.
The man. Raphael. appeared lat
one afternoon in great fluster. Tn
hour Of q wedding for which III
cake had been ordered. he claimed
was 70 be two hours earlier than Al
ranged. He had a taxi at the dooI
Would Miss Page bring the cake ar
the ornaments and. as usual with hel
attach the same on the table wher
no Jar would disturb or injure them
Unsuspectingiy Alice agreed Dus
came on while they were going in IN
!. direction OF the mills. II was full
dark when the machine turned int
an obscure lane. circled into an oil
barn and. throwing a scarf over III
: face Of Alice, her companion. Raphas
II. tore her from the machine an
> carried her into a house beyond
/ hideous old bag greeted him SIS h
brought the affrighted Alice into he
Il presence.
/. The cake shall celebrate our wed
ding. yours and mine declared Rs
phaeli. -Ah, I have loved you loni
a l 20 for friends and 8 priest Marta
A II she resists--the drug. She sha
4 be mine this day,-
He Mastered from the place As h
came out at the barn exit he was SUI
, prise,i TO view there a strange autom'
h bile. From il sprang Dallas Blake
-You scoundrell' he shouted.
got just a glimpse of you and Mis-
Page as you flashed along the stree
What have yon done with herg'
Il The swift CLEAN of stiletto Al
swered. but before the murderou
blow could be dealt the chauffeu
sprang bodily upon the assailan
bearing him bleeding and senseless
,ha s-rnund