The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-04-22
SEASONED By LYDIA L. ROBERTS.
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he had the big appetite he used to have. l suppose he is worried over business. It's a dreadful mixture of high prices. strikes and uncertainties, 1t seems to me. Things are getting worse. I am afraid. Chester used to talk so cheerfully at the supper table, but now he just mods an answer to me and thinks and eats, only he doesn't eat enough. There. I forgot to tell him that Dudley broke the cellar win dow today"
 The telephone rang and Cora an- swered. "This is Mary" said her cousin. "Will you come over this eve ming for little while? Fred has gone out and Pm lonesome. I want to show You my new dress, too."
 "Yes, I'll run over before I wash my dishes," replied Cora. Chester brought work home so he won't miss me- and the children are in bed. I'll be right over."
 It was only short walk to her cousins home. and soon the two women were discussing new styles and com pairing prices. "I must go now," said Cora after an hour had passed, there are still my dishes to be washed and Chester gets lonesome if Pm out long,"
 Lets have cup of tea and some of my fresh cake," urged Mary "1t Is new recipe and you might like It."
 "I didn't eat much supper" sighed Mary. 'I had good supper ready and Fred ate lot, but he told me of an accident he saw on the way home. It seems impossible to save much now adays on Fred's salary and I get so worried when I think of the expenses coming. Somehow the supper didn't taste as good as I thought it was go- ing to-"
 q should say so," said Cora indig- nant. "The idea of Fred telling you all those dreadful things at supper time. That's a nice kind of way to season your meal"
 "Oh, he didn't mean any harm," eagerly said Mary. "He knows I am interested in anything he sees. I al- ways tell him all the little household happenings, too, either troubles or joys, and it doesn't affect his appetite"
 "Yes. I tell Chester everything that has happened through the day" agreed Cora. Tt keeps a man in touch with the home, and I think they should know all we have to put up with, but his appetite-oh she stopped sud denly and sat thinking.
 "Well, let us have our tea now" said Mary.
 The next night when Chester Brown came home Cora hurried to the door to meet him.
 "Hello, honey, how's the day?" he asked in his usual cheery way.
 "I've had a fine day." answered Cora brightly, as they sat down to the good-smelling meal. "The work has gone smoothly. I got nice long let ter from Edith that I'll read you pres ently and baby cut his last tooth."
 Good work !" smiled Mr. Brown.
 "How much is butter now?" he asked few minutes later.
 "It is five cents pound cheaper this week, and 1t is good butter, too," replied Cora. Eggs are lower, also, and I'm so glad we all like both those things, because they are so healthful for us," she continued cheerily. "I used to pity Aunt Nora when she was trying every way to coax her thin lit tie boy to eat nourishing things"
 "Well, we certainly don't have to coax our boys to eat," ruefully smiled Chester.
 "No, bless 'em," laughed Cora ,"and the grocer to pay keeps the doctor away. I asked Dudley today if he ever, ever, got full and he said: oh, yes, mamma, I'm full twice year, any way, on Thanksgiving and Christ mas.'"
 "Ha! Ha !" laughed Chester Brown, "he is witty little rascal"
 "Yes," said Cora, watching him as she talked and much pleased to see the way the vegetables were disappear ing. q took Arnold over to Mrs. Denton's today"
 Have the boys been good today" asked Chester as Cora brought in the dessert.
 "Yes, indeed" she answered quick ly and remorsefully watched his face brighten. "Arnold wiped the dishes and Dudley swept the piazza for me. I thought I would teach them to help, now they are old enough. They like the responsibility and I praised them and told them I would tell you all about it."
 "Why, that's fine," said Chester, looking proud and pleased "There. need be no spankings tonight, then"
 "Oh, no, they are too big for that. I find they listen to my explanations and really seem to understand why they must not do things now"
 "Thank goodness" sighed Chester. '"They got into so much trouble last week I felt as If I had ceased to be their father and was simply the chief spanker of the family"
 "T will read you this letter now," said Cora. "It is very interesting because