The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-04-22
"A Recipe for
Happiness
b. ROSE

was seated at her own desk in a corner
of her fathers library and she rose tC
greet him with Outstretched hands and
an amazing color In her fair cheeks.
Are you very busy2' he asked with
mock anxiety.
Eyes, indeed, but not too busy to be
glad to see you. There's the telephone
Excuse me a moment, Bob"
She fitted across the room to the
telephone and Bob picked up the old
brown book and read the recipe: "Ye
Brides Cake" just as he finished and
laid the book gently down Nancy came
flying across the room, her cheeks scar
let and her gray eyes stormy.
"Why, you should not look at that -
she cried. 'Its-perSOnal." She caught
up the book and her copy of the recipe
and thrust them into a drawer. which
she closed and locked with a vigOr in
spired by anger.
IL didn't realize that you would care
and, oh Nancy, darling, you don't
mean TO say that you object to my do
ing it-why, | thought-this very day
/ came to ask YOU
Nancy was pale now. and mt could
see the hidden fear behind the stormy
eyes-that is, any n save one who
loved her. Bob Everett saw only that
he had MORALLY offended the girl he
loved above all others. What was the
harm in his finding her with the copy
&c -0as-n e.. I-;l,s. a. ,1-r
His face w%hitened, too, and he stepped
back.
"Of course | saw what recipe you
were copying he said stiffiy, land l
u from your d~ispleasure that 1
am not Interested" he %fioundered
helplessly.
"~Interested?" Nancy'S tone was
freezing. Il am not engaged to marry
you, Bob Everett"
THAT is not my fault" he declared
eagerly. 81 came today, Nancy dar-
ling"
"Who gave you permission to ad-
dress me in hat way?" asked Nancy
%haughtily.
mo one-I ask your forgiveness, and
I will take myself away at once. I
didn't know that there was any other
man--that is, l didn't know you were
going to be married.
Il am sorry" hesitated Nancy. with
dropping eyes.
Let me wish you happiness-all the
Joy in the world" muttered Bob and.
snatching up his hat, he dashed out of
the room, out of the house, out of the
city and he would have left the CONT
nent but his firm required his services
then for a hazardous trip into Mexico.
He started on this trip in a logged.
hopeless way, resolved to put all his
thoughts of Nancy Marsh away, to for
get all his dreams of marrying her, but
Nancy had encouraged him and his
hopes had become firmly rooted.
When Bob Everett had gone and the
front door had closed behind him with
a dull echoing, sound. Nancy stood pet
rified at the calamity she had wrought
in her w life. If Bob had not seen
that foolish recipe-if she had only
kept her head, controlled her nasty an
ger. she might have been engaged to
Bob this very moment instead of break
ing her heart about him.
But, she argued, how could she have
explained to him that Grandmother
Marsh, seeming an engagement In the
air, had sent her favorite granddaugh
ter her W precious recipe book with
injunctiOnS to copy the recipe for max
ing the famous Marsh bridal cake!
And Nancy, her heart and pretty
head full of nothing but Bob Everett
and the mutual love which had not yet
been confessed openly-though Bob
had tried to propose to her several
ttmes-Nancy, dreaming OF her mar
riage to Bob. had been caught copying
down the recipe and had denied all in
believe that she was going to marry
another man.! 1t was enough to make
any girl cry her heart out. Nancy grew |
pale and thin and declared hat she
wanted to pay Grandmother Marsh a
Compromised visit.
we'll NY dCdI, Sdlu OlO MIS-. u
as they sat before the fire that evening
of Nancy's arrival, how is my old ia
vOrite, Bobby Everett"
Il don't know" said Nancy in a qua
vering voice.
Tell me all about It," said the old
lady tenderly, as she saw hot tears
falling IN the ancient recipe book. SO
Nancy put the book in the wrinniad !
hands and her own bright head in
grandmOther's ample lap and sObbed
out the whole foolish story.
When she had finished Mrs. Marsh
the brown book and laid 1t
aside. Your grandfather used to call
that cake recipe our recipe for happi-
she said quantity. "He de-
clared that the flour and eggs and
butter wer~ the rich foundation Of hap
blended skillfully and combined
with sugar for Sweetening all the way
along ana through every crumb of
life, the raisins and currents and other