Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-04-03

element, and also bearing a parcel, this one III
the husbands sinewy and always competent hands.
'Wonder if they're bringing eats" big Bill Smith
muttered, under his breath He had been as
sured that the Briggs parcel was not good for the
digestion.
II don't want anybody to look while I get it
ready. No fair peeping,' Ada johnson warned, as
she bent over chair in the remote corner OF the
ROOM In an amazingly long minute she relieved
the anxiety of the crowd by setting in the center
of the table mound of Easter eggs. colored in
the most ingenious fashion and bearing the names
of all the club members. They're warranted hard
boiled, will not shrink warp rub Off and they're
to be carried home in the tail pocket Of every
fellows dress suit" Johnson explained
"Humph, know a better place to carry eggs
than that" was Bills suppressed comment.
"Shall l open mine before or after dinner"
Mrs. Briggs asked, the shine having been rather
rudey brushed from her surprise by the hasty
appearance of the eggs.
81 should say you'd have to open 1t before you
eat it," Jones gibed.
81 didn't mean the egg. l talking about
that" and she indicated the carefully wrapped
box on the serving table, just as the waiter ar
rived with the anchovy paste. So it not until
the interval between soup and roast that she got
Iaround to the openings of the Easter surprise.
How perfectly beautiful How Interestingly
How unique!" came In chorus from the ladies, as
she passed out the gfts-made of Easter cards
of by-gone years, cut out and mounted to form
mat for an unusually pleasing kodak picture of
the Briggs. The edge of mat and glass had been
cleyerly bound In soft gray green.
81 hate you, Vera Briggs Mrs. Jones calculated.
II couldn't passe-partout picture neatly as
this is done if worked week at it. And for
combining these Easter lilies and angels and 9TH
er ct ceteras-well, suppose it's gift look at
hats in the windows on peoples heads and
think I'll go right straight home and get out my
old velvet and ostrich feathers and make swell
hat for myself instead of blowing S15 for 1t. And
do you know, the most graceful plume in the
world would get rigid poker the minute
get my fingers 1t? 1t makes me sick to
the things other women can do"
I'D trade my skill at making pictures and trim
ming hats for the ability to concoct salad the
way you do it." Mrs. Briggs retorted Every
thing | know about cooking I've had to grub for.
have to have n cook book glued to the end of my
nose and all my wits about me- And could die
of envy when you flip things together with
out even looking to how much you're taking,
and have the dish turn out simply delicious"
There love you again." May Jones dubbed.
"Im going to hang this Easter picture In my bed
ROOM and every time look at it III reflect that
my one poor talent isn't stupid after all. And,
say Vera, any time you want to get out of cooking
a NEAL there's loads of old feathers and hat
shapes and velvet In the old trunk, up In the at
TIC"
Say girls, If you'll cut 1t out. I'll tell you a
story" Mrs. Zones husband broke In. Its right
in season too 1 got the last chapter of 1t while
l was out on the road this past week. and the
arst installment carve my way when was a