Gunnison news-champion., 1920-05-14
A REAL COOK
D. N. AlLINE WEEKS.

self vas more radiant than ever. al
though she seemed 50 very young 10
be married. She was q gay SORT OF
girl. with no thought OF anything but
good time. People wondered why
she vas marrying Doctor lin, who
was only beginning TO have a career.
ana could not be expected 20 support
her IN the same style she had always
Iiyef IN. But Anne loved Doctor Jim
In her own sweet way. and vowed
tha, II 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 n household
and how hard IL was 10 keep Q 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
q large town about thirty miles from
Anne's home and had built a modern
bungalow for their new home. Anne
was perfectly happy when she
! thought Of having a brand new house
I TO furnish and OF the new friends she
I would make.
Their wedding journey. by autono-
bile ans very brief. owing TO DR.. inns
[ prnrtlc., and 1, was not long before
they were settled in their new home.
7 DR.. Jim's mothers furniture. Of hne
old mahogany. was moved into the
! liftle house. and with the wedding
| gift and the contents OF Anne's hope
/ ch.s," In place. they could well be
proud TO receive their friends there.
as they did.
| They Installed what seemed 10 he a
cnpable maid. who stayed for some
time But somehow things did not go
/ right Anne was Incompetent TO care
for the details OF the work and TO look
after the maid and gave mp trying.
This was certainly not the sort OF
home and life that Anne and DR.. Jim
had anticipated, and everything went
wrong.
| Anne soon found that her callers Of
the Young married set held very differ
en-, views from her own. They talked
Of the lates, new labor-saving devices
In the kitchen. or the proper method
OF bringing up their latest. Anne be-
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
She must not lose Dr. Jim. for she had
heard so many stories OF how men had
left home because It was not agree
able there. That night, In bed, she
made up her mind what she would
do. and the next morning. instead OF
living In bed she arose and ate break
fast with Dr. Jim.
Jimmy. when you go to the conven-
ton next week ! think 7 win visit
Aunt Sarah for short time
Sure; stay as long as you ike dear.
but be sure and come back" he said.
as he smiled when he saw how pretty
she looked.
\ DIR. Jim boarded at the hotel while
Anne was away and spent his leisure
hours in his lonely den, after the con-
NfuttuIl WIS uNef.
Anne's visit was certainly not for
pleasure. She was up at six every
morning. and wore gingham dresses
and smudges Of flour all the morning.
BY the end OF two weeks she could
make a respectable loaf Of bread or q
batch Of doughnuts, of which DR.. Jim
was very fond. She could roast and
J fry, boil and stew, and she really
found pleasure In doing II all. The
village seamstress was called In and
a 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 a 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. Dr. Jim was
still asleep. He awoke shortly. and a.
he sat up in bed faint appetizing
odor came to him. He shifted once.
then again. and then opened the hall
door and took a great long sniY.
AHA, somebody's getting breakfast
today besides Lizzie. I never smelied
anything like that In this house be
fore" he said, as he quickly slipped
into his clothes. He was tempted to
Investigate. but the other empty bed
told the story.
1t was flushed but happy young
woman who served breakfast that
morning: delicious coffee. eggs. crisp
bacon. and toast, all cooked fit for a
king to eat.
do you really think I'm good for
something after all?" said Anne. and
his answer was true to the old adage,
Action speaks louder than words"
After that Anne found that there was
great dea! more pleasure In running
her own home than In spending the
afternoon or morning at the club.