The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-12-30
"a LOVING

BY L HAMILTON
Copyright. 1920. Western Newspaper Uni

Copyright. 1920. Western Newspaper Union,
A tramp passed by the little cottage
on the hill, hurrying to shelter from
the peltfng snow, shifted the air redo
lent and appetite-inviting with. a savOry
flavor, and grew hungrier than ever.
The general store delivery boy. tossing
his package on the rear porch, peered
GENEROUSLY In at a window, slightly
lowered to let out the steam Of cook
cry, and saw on a table great bowls
Of freshly cooked doughnuts, noted Al
ice Ford, aproned, fio~ur-covered and
lovely, dipping and lifting out the tam
talizingly crisp and Drowned. product
OF her task. Then, fitting about bust
", this queen Of the kitchen nodded and
smiled as her neighbor friend, Maud
Trevor, came bustling into the house.
Thought I'd run over before the
drifts got too Deep" she, announced.
For fnercy's sake! What are you
up to2 Starting a ,bakeryf"
Pretty nearly" smiled back Alice.
''There! that makes twenty dozen, two
hundred and forty, and the flour Is all
used up" and Alice sat down In q
chair, her dimpled elbows barred, with
a sigh that was restful and satisfied.
Maud's big eyes took in the bowls
and the pans piled high with dough
nuts, seeming a mystery. She knew
OF no local function where food do
nations had been asked for. ssWhat
have you cooked all those. for7'' she
asked bluntly. 81,
T promised to have them ready Ter
Roscoe at noon"
Maud Trevor flushed at the mentton
of Alice's brother, but exclaimed: us
he TO eat all Of thosey"
"Oh, no; he is coming here in his
flying machine from the forest pre-
serve signal station. Qf course you
have heard about the ship caught In
the ice eight miles out. 10 the lake7"
And then, as Maud nodded Affirmative
~: tits held fast among the Hoes
and can't bulge, and between It and
the shore. It's a foaming field Of loose
cakes. They couldn't reach It by tug
or patrol boat, and the crew wigwag-
ged the water tower yesterday for
help. There's a friend of Roscoe's
named Ralph Wharton aboard. and for
that reason and because the crew may
be suffering from want Of food. Roscoe
telephoned that he was coming to tho
rescue. The town has got ready a
lot Of fresh and salt meat, -four, sugar.
milk and butter and Roscoe suggested
that I contribute a bag of my famous
doughnuts, as he calls them"
II guess I'll stay and, help you pack
them" suggested Maud, her mind on
Roscoe. isn't 1t a risk trying to get
the airplane aboard of that ship3"
"Oh, Roscoe won't do that replied
Alice. HE couldn't make a landing.
His idea is to- circle above the ship
and drop the packages on Its deck"
Maud had been titivating herself at
Alice's mirror, and was 1uttering
with eagerness as the young aeronaut
appeared shortly after noon. He
had a kiss for his sister and a sugges-
tive hand clasp for Maud Eve load
ed the supplies down where I landed"
he explained. "You've got a lot OF
them. haven't your as he noted the
two pillow cases filed and tied, and
helped himself to some samples from
a plate.
It was nearly evening when Roscoe
returned from his aerial trip, watched
into the vague distance and the way
back by half the population Of the
town. The details Of his venture were
soon popularity known. He had ar
ranged to remain at home for a spell.
his mechanic taking the airplane back
to Its starting -point, much to the de-
light Of Maud.
''The meats donated landed albright
on the deck of the ship" reported Ros-
coe, 'but a crate of eggs fell into the
water and was crushed by the ice.
"And my doughnutsf' inquired Alice
anxiously.
'They fell right among the passen.
gers and crew. and there was a great
scramble. The crowd stood munching
at the delicious dainties suntii | left.
The ship Is caught between two Inn
pense foes and can't bulge until the
wind changes"
It was the next afternoon when Ros-
coe came home from down town. The
Ship got to port here" he announced,
..and the passengers and crew are eel
ebrating their rescue. They've got
horns and a drum, and they are
serenading the butcher, the baker and
the candlestick maker, who treated
them SO generously. and those dough.
nuts, Alice! sTheyllbe here soon.'
s"'Here they come |" cried the excited
Maud, as blares and boorns rent the
air, and aafew minutes later, In pro
cession, there came marching down the
street a merry, mixed group
Ralph wharton was profuse IN his
praise anent the delicious d~oughnutA
and persisted IN wearing his souvenirs.
The double pair passed = delightful
evening. and young Wharton was IN
svited to remain q . a guest until the
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