Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-05
A REAL COOK
BY N. ALLtkE WEEKS.

that Of the other girls of her set
was q GALAXY Of h0wcsr. charmin
gir1s and beautiful gowns. Anne. her
self, was more radiant than ever. nj
though she seemed so very young q
be married. She was gay sort o
girl, with no thought of anything bu
q good time. People wondered VIII,
she was marrying Doctor Jim. wh'
was only beginning 10 have a career
and could not be expected to supper
her In the same style she had alwayl
lived IN. But Anne loved Doctor jim
In her ewn sweet way, and vowet
that III a person could not he ham
with Doctor Jim. then they cerralnl,
would never he 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 a 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
large town about thirty miles from
Anne's home and had built modern
bungalow for their new home. Anne
was perfectly happy when she
thought OF having a brand new house
to furnish and a the new friends she
would make.
Their wedding journey. by automo-
bile was very brief, owing TO Or. inns
practice, and II was not long before
they were settled in their new home.
DIR. Jim's mothers furniture Of fine
old mahogany, was moved into the
little house, and with the wedding
gifts and the contents OF Anne's hope
chest" In place, they could well be
proud TO receive their friends there.
~ they did
They installed what seemed 10 be a
capable maid. who stayed for some
time. But somehow things did not go
hight. Anne was incompetent TO care
fo< the dssGils OF the work and 10 look
Afser the maid and gave up trying
xhAs was certainly not the sort Of
home and NE that Anne and Or. Jim
seS 32ucSs,ed ed sserythns went
saGXxE4 .as.tH 49, 60 i2iSs'
AK soou found that her callers OF
the young married set held very differ
~ur views from her own. They talked
~ Ne latest new labor-ssving devices
10 the kitchen. or the proper method
- - th.ix Iot 10.
ran 10 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 II was not agree
able there That night. I'm he'd. 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 10 the conven-
tion next week ! think ! will 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
Or. 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 Bingham dresses
and smudges Of -four all the morning
BY the end of two weeks she could
make respectable loaf Of bread or
batch of doughnuts. of which Dr. jim
was very fond. She could roast and
fry. boil and stew and she really
found pleasure in doing II all. The
village seamstress was called in and
number OF pretty and serviceable
house dresses were made. Anne was
then ready IN go home armed with the
latest and oldest cook books and the
assurance that she could cook a meal
She arrived. tired hut happy, late
one night. and went directly 10 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 as
he sat up In he'd faint appetizing
odor came 10 him. He shifted once
then again. and then opened the hall
door and took great long snlff.
Aha, somebody's getting breakfast
today besides Lizzie. never snelled
anything like that in this house he
fore" he said. as he quickly slipped
into his clothes. He was tempted "a
investigate. hut the other empty bed
told the story.
II was n flushed hut happy young
woman who served breakfast that
morning: delicious coffee, eggs. crisp
bacon. and toast, all cooked fit for
king TO eat
DO you really think I'm good for
something after allf" said Anne. ana
his answer was true To the old adage
action speaks louder than words"
After that Anne found that there was
great deal more pleasure in running
her own home than in spending the