Middletown transcript., 1920-03-27
A REAL COOK
BY N. AlLlNE WEEKS.

(@. 1920. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
Anne's wedding was not unlike
that of the other girls Of her set-it
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 gay sort OF
girl, with no thought Of anything but
q good time. People wondered why
she was marrying Doctor Jim. who
was only beginning to have a 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 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 Of the new friends she
would make.
Their wedding journey, by automo-
bile, was very brief, owing to DR.. Jim's
practice, and It was not long before
they were settled in their new home.
DR.. 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.
as they did.
They installed what seemed to be a
capable maid, who stayed for some
time. But somehow things did not 60
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 DR.. 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-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
lying in bed, she arose and ate break
fast with DR.. Jim.
Jimmy, when you go to the conven-
tiOn next week I think will visit
Aunt Sarah for 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 flour 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 it all. The
village seamstress was called in and
number of pretty and serviceable
house dresses were made. Anne was
then ready to 60 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. DR.. Jim was
still asleep. He awoke shortly, and as
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 sniff.
AHA, somebody's getting breakfast
today besides Lizzie. never smelled
anything like that in this house be-
FORE" he said, as hes 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, crisT
bacon, and toast, all cooked fit for 9
king to eat.
"DO you really think I'm good fOl
something after all?" said Anne, an(
his answer was true to the old adage
"Action speaks louder than words
After that Anne found that there wa:
a great deal more pleasure in running
her own home than in spending thu
afternoon or morning at the club.
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