The Lamar register., 1920-03-03
A REAL COOK
BY M. ALLiNE WEEKS.


was galaxy Of flowers, charming
girls and beautiful gowns. Anne. her
self was more radiant than ever. al
though she seemed so very young to
be married. She was a gay sort of
girl, with no thought of anything but
a good time. People wondered why
she was marrying Doctor Jim. who
was only beginning to have career.
and could not be expected to support
her in the same style she had always
lived in. But Anne loved Doctor Jim
in her own sweet way, and vowed
that ''if a person could not be happy
with Doctor Jim, then they certainly
would never be happy anywhere"
The young married set with whom
Anne frequently came In contact,
talked of the cares of household
and how hard It was to keep maid,
and all the other bothersome details.
Anne had really no idea In her little
head what trials she would have, and
often spoke OF the lovely home she
and Doctor Jim would have
Doctor Jim had recently located In
a large town about thirty miles from
bungalow for their new home. Anne
was perfectly happy when she
thought Of having brand new house
to furnish and of the new friends she
would make.
Their wedding journey. by automo-
bile. was very brief, owing 10 Or. Jim's
practice, and 1t was not long before
they were settled In their new home.
DR.. Jlm's mothers furniture. Of fine
old mahogany. was moved into She
little house. and with the weddng
gifts and the contents of Anne's hope
chest" In place. they could well be-
proud to receive their friends there.
as they did.
They Installed what seemed to be
capable maid. who stayed for some
time. But somehow things did not 90
right. Anne was incompetent to care
for the details of the work and to look
after the maid and gave up trying.
This was certainly not the sort of
home and life that Anne and DIR. Jim
had anticipated. and everything went
wrong.
Anne soon found that her callers OF
the young married set held very differ
ent views from her own. They talked
Of the latest new labor
IN the kitchen, or the I III sIsuIp1 +
of bringing up their lai -,rxyrrc-----
gan to feel ashamed OF herself, to
think that she could not cook. or make
even the simplest of garments. She
decided that something must be done.
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heard SO many stories OF how men had
left home because 1t was not agree
able there. That night. In bed. she
made up her mind what she would
do. and the next morning. instead of
lying In bed. she arose and ate break
fast with DR.. Jim.
"Jimmy. when you go to the conven-
ton next week ! think I win visit
Aunt Sarah for a short time"
Sure; stay as long as you like dear.
but be sure and come back" he said.
as he smiled when he saw how pretty
she looked.
DR.. Jim boarded at the hotel while
Anne was away and spent his leisure
hours in his lonely den. after the con-
vention was over.
Anne's visit was certainly not for
pleasure. She was up at six every
morning. and wore gingham dresses
and smudges of -four all the morning.
By the end Of two weeks she could
make a respectable loaf of bread or a
batch OF doughnuts. of which pr Jim
was very fond. She could roast and
fry, boil and stew. and she really
found pleasure in doing It all. The
village seamstress was called in and
number of pretty and serviceable
house dresses were made. Anne was
then ready to go home armed with the
latest and oldest cook books. and the
assurance that she could cook meal.
She arrived, tired but happy. late
one night. and went directly to bed.
The next morning she arose early. and
slipped into one of her new dresses
and started breakfast. DIR. Jim was
still asleep. He awoke shortly. and as
he sat up in bed a faint appetizing
odor came to him. He shifted once.
then again. and then opened the hall
door and took a great long sniff.
AHA, somebody's getting breakfast
today besides Lizzie. / never smelled
anything like that in this house be-
fore" he said, as he quickly slipped
into his clothes. He was tempted to