Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-07-22
COOKIES FOR IDA
By MILDRED WHITE

Mrs. Calum was calt,.
young minister's gentle m0r.- ls
Callum, who was known To b. --'>
in. both church and village L..
as usual, upon an errand of w.-..
It's that poor Ida" She az.,'.-
to Mrs. Mather; 1--WE women bs-..
helping her for some time. III s.-
don't know what the poor q--.r '
would do if it We're NOT for tha 49,
OF course you are new in err .
or you would not need to be ra#5 -
Ida. She is unfortunate, uS-5 I.
a bright girl, too, year, ae.. ~
crippled like the mother b4rar. j.
who was SO long Ida's care i,
a problem how Ida was going +. .~
port herself until some one ta.,.- +,
cookies. ] guess they Aana4-.
think OF cookies because bafg ss..s
her mother used to be greet laas. i.
making them.
Mrs. Barnes Of the Ladies A.5 z..4.
why can't we solicit haeam.s,
cookies from certain church rens...
and give them to Ida to spu@ -.~
lar sale, at her little cottage yag r-.
derstand; and the idea was ra3
one. Ida has her regular customers
Mrs. Callum paused only for breath
you think, she went on. .ar qrp
one would be glad to donate to ,r@
a cause-now wouldn't you: Yetv.s
I asked that Gloria Vane, who's coma
to town, she laughed as Sd refused
I might have known, however Hr
there wasn't much hope, expecting q
giddy, selfish creature TO bother b..
fluffy head about others"
A young man, bending unseen h.
hind his high desk, raised Bis fy
listening. Then, slowly he came ao
the living room, where his mother "a.
tertained her caller, lie was pleas
ing young minister, vet with a deter
mined chin, beneath his engag1:
smile.
Il am going your way, Mrs GaI.un,'
he said "WiH you drive with mer
Left alone, the sweet face Of Robert
Mather's mother grew troubled
Thoughtfully, she folded her sewing
thoughtfully went to prepare her sons
evening meal. For many years ea4|
loving duty performed had been t,I
Roberts sake. Even during The HecgS
sary college days she had followed 0I
the college town, that she might HI
near to minister to his comfort and al
advise.
1t was a life Of harmony and hePI
fulness that she would have for Re|
ert; and Mrs. Callum but voiced -g|
eral opinion when she spoke Of Story
Vane. Glory who had come @ e1als
admirer Of the countryside, to sees
residence there. The tiny, SHABBY
house she found had beer margeaNl
transformed; and carefree. and ire
sponsibIe-so neighbors said-rla gil
passed her days.
Glory Vane bought her vegetables
from Tony, and the grim woman T.9
kept house for her cooked ttan
Jimmy, a neglected Irish TAIL tended
Glory Vanes flower garden, and II
two could be heard laughing 31i al
Ing together-qulte f0ousby Their
was no doubt of the young wnaa1
frivolity and wasteful uaaaaT-
When she came to church one ~
bath, clad in gay city mode 4.>
prevail sat on many faces-tor wa
good purpose could she be there. d
attract attention likely and ado
her vanity Vain Glory
Robert Mather, the young leader
men, was almost constantly to BE- ga
in Glory's company.
Recalling all this Mrs Aaa
sighed, as she placed the last dish
/ the white table Then she decided
/ carry her offering down To ida Ia4
would be time before Robert t7.
Ida. a wrinkled-faced creature
wheel chair, smiled CHEEKY "
ing. Rows of closed paper ais'
on the counter before her
1 ders ready to 60 out" She explain
These new currant cookies l'N
/ like-well. like the delicious aa
they are. Every one wants .As
rant cookies. I get three cents
a dozen for them. And Tn sr.e
/ into a real business woman
Mather. / have a delivers
soon III have to enlarge my S
Joy to be growing l0ar}sl
Glory-and that's a glory CIR
ever was one-says / viii 3e .a
ent. She stopped to buy
day. and then, would Eoa n-
she began making them for
home. from an old recipe q IS
( er's-who is gone; dear lite
quite alone. Next. as "-
fast. she got her houseae.
to make them, and they a'.
larly
ITS a secret that Glory
send me her woman. e
ing the cookies sort q
( And she sends Jimmy ~
bags. Shes paying hin
says with her pretty
does love TO earn an eztr-
be a pleasant secret
selves. she says 10 ua
been" Ida paused
and my Glory-girl va
the other evening S5e
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