The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1921-04-29
Recipe for
Happiness
~ RosE MEREDITH.

Everett seand Nancy evpssng a
! resssrs srrsri sn essf rrgsrn hSss.k. ssss
was stated ss hes asn ixsk In q cOTaer
~ hvF fathers library and sEle s0ee 20
greet hia with outsiFvtchesi haEsls aud
al a0qazing calat la lar fEir cheeks
Are you very tg1i b. aAAes wtsb
mock Anxiety.
-fes. indeed, but nos too busy 10 b.
CAD t. see you itere's the ssIspAous.
Excuse ESe a asoriSni. Boo"
She hliseS across the foo,n 10 the
trlephone and Bob Piek~d AZ the oad
brosn book ard read the recipe Ne
Brssi@s Ga+. jest ~ he isaisisssi Ansi
laid the hopk gehtiy iawn Macy sarise
ayiag acroSs the ROOM, her cheeks scar
!, 'ss sssf ssy sxss esss s4sssss,r.
"Nkf, sd should h6ce it.R' II tfstt-
she cried It's personal" She esugft
up the book ard her eopy II the recipe
and tfYrust rtssa tarJ b drawer. whtrh
she ciaspd ana lasss1 s!sh yigag In.
splred BY anger
Il Didn't Fealsts that yoa woaid care
!. and. ah Macy. darling, yGg hon
naeHn TO say that ygu ncicet 70 my do
lng it--why, | th0usht~-thls very day
! came 10 ash y0a-
Macy VAS pale now, and enc ecilSl
sse the hidden rens behind the stormy
eyes~-shat h, any ons save enc who
lexsd her bot Everett s&w et.ly, !ha,
he had mortally offended the girl be
loved above all others What was the
harm in his d,isiiGig her ~4tir tho sA,es
Of rselps for brides eakT-~atiIezs--.
His face shitened. ,oo. aud he stepped
back.
~ course | saw whar recipe You
.wer. copying" he sall aI''', "ah1
ASSUME from your displcasurs thar
am not Interested" he fsounderes.
heiplcssly
"lntcrested7" Nancys tome was
freezing II am not engaged 10 marry
you Bob Everett '''
That To- hsst .u,r .sa9ll, he l~-'.ayssi
eagerly II came toslay. Nancy lar,
linz
"Wbn gave ynu IFrfiSstoIi TO nj.
dreS, nie In that way1 aske,i Nancy
hansHuB.
~ Jdt | asA' yi'tr forgiveness aur
will take myself away ri oaer
didn't know tia, there Was any other
man that is, didn't kaoW you Werp
goIrg % he married,
Il am sorry. hrsltatrd Nancy with
dropping eyes
LET me With you happiness--l,ll the
Joy In the world. muttered Eoh and
sna,ehing ap his hat, he dashed out OF
the room, uut Of ~, house, ont OF the
city and he would have loft the cont
nsnt but his nrm required his services
then for a hazardous trip into Msxtcp
He started on this trip in doxIeA.
hopeless way. resolved 10 pu, all his
thoughts N Nancy Marsh away. TO for.
get oil his dreams Of marry iug her. bu,
Nancy had encouraged him asd his
hopes had become firmly roArt
When Dob Everett had gore and the
front door had closed behind him with
dun rcholng, sound Nancy stood pei
riacl a; Tbs calamity she had wrought
IN hst aaa lits, u isasA SAd nas seer
that foolish recipe N she bad only
kept her head, controlled her nasty an
ger. she might have been engaged 90
Bob tbs yery maueAt instead 81 break
ING her ueart about him.
Bu,, she argBrd, how could she have
/ r.strtaiAe'I So hir' thai .yarytpars~f
marsh s.VGrTng an engagement 10 Tho
air. tA,l srNt her ravrrttA sFas.,i,iys ag b
ter her oNn precious recipe book eith
!njunvtnus 10 cupy the recipe fur max
lng The famous Marsh bridal cake
And Nancy. her heart ard pr,tty
I frsati fGii NJ agsfERg fsSs issst E~rr~s:
and the mutual love which had nos yet
heen confessed openly--though Hoh
had tried 10 propose 10 her several
tiuses--Nancy. dreaming - her mar
riaSe 10 Boh. had hevn caught copying
iowa the rvs.lpe and had dsnsei all In.
isrvsi In Bob bad even allowed hin, 10
believe tina, she WIS going 10 marry
another man. II was enough 10 make
any girl cry her heart cut Nancy grew
pale and thin ard declared that she
wsnted 10 pay Grandmother Marsh 4
berry prT~7tsset VISIT a-s,.-. 4.-.,.s
Well my Tear saii old Mrs. Marsh
~ they sst before the fire that evening
~ Nsncys arrival how Is my cid IA
vorsse Hobby E,srcttv'
4 dam KNOW. said Nancy in Gus.
vsripx vulrv.
Toll ere ali ahoa, IT" @ii the oil
lady tenbesly. as ale saw hot tears
sAilias % tay .-ciaat r.Nrtyse book -
Nancy put the S,NoA in the wr1nsss4
hands ara her awn bright head in
g-Sntmatter's ample lap srst srA,s,esi
eat the whole tecliSh story
Whe0 she had eris,sed Mrs Marsh
pa,ta,, the hrowE book aud lAaj I;
aside Year grandfather nss-t 10 rail-
thu; c1sc r~c}p@ our recipe Ter hspgl.
Ress. sRe said aaaintiy tie de-
cisr~i that the ecar ard egxS and
batter ~er~ tire rica fcanas ttrn II hap.
rsness. Mendrys sSillfG!ly sad cornsiasS.
with sugar Ter sNesteai@x MI fre was