The Bolivar County Democrat., 1922-09-23
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5 A LEMON a
! .5.I1t 3, Louise n. .s,.,|

struck a rea, ae !. suddenly
misfortune enouss sA Would b
.4's .lles happiness r hu''l, Sat to ID
s,luhy sa,lIn. mess IS of lemon n,,s' m. =
:. The skipper, I,lons, ,su''y' !.
IT. nnoS' 30 did his little may s'iaas
pnsT, preSIc,%s.. +os, after a 1'a's TaIi, 9,
onu. on a well-meanlnsrg ~ h', result 4
prsSfnger pre' apS .,, where passens,,,' NJ, '',
~ The ena n.sas always will Be, It, t,,s, =
iacs n ps possible 20 for his dss, s,p., ,i'I
"'[ss csnts,I to put him up for s'a ! ,''a' ~
such Gap'1,n a nronn.I.,n and mate were ,s. ~.
had had canss nevss m met Uncle Ed, 'ls,', sss
[pe dine mouse n1s. they lived in Va, y ~ !.
riare r.''s g,d', wd1,, without which II ", y
thStd' thgt rnr1 The response va, g'',',,'. I
staamen sta' Uncle s Ed arrived d. :, y y
steamer he could get.
enjoyed him lmmensslVn't,ss. a'e uncle Y
.na he was was finIcky in the natt,, NJ !.
ana after a few session, ,s' v'a =
an the kitchen, Grace was ,s,a, 1sa
nounce n,"n to the world that 's'ty y,
en,r,t1n e,or uncle was not such a,sus /,
aulsltlon ,nn n as one might childish,
n,e; Inc; Dora's culinary efforts ,s',,'' n.y.
hitherto et1, been more than 'n'. ma
failed to please. NA
"A After a couple Of weeks g..
gan hoisting distress slgpsl,
IL The Eel climax came when er,.
ing ing that Uncle Ed was parj,,,
fond of lemon pie, innocent, stla'
teered to make one, thereb, 4,
on the great disaster. Grace i,
lemon pie for a week before, sits
and trembling, she undertook a. 4.
tion Of one.
Lemon pies danced before he, 3
less eyes at night, or filled hp, "
when her overwrought ners
cumbed to slumber. She spent !,
tire morning mastering It's Iptdr.'
Nevertheless, the result, she tst p
ned her efforts. It was vulsls
pie, all golden-brown and snow N
Exhausted but triumphant, she n
to the table, cut it, and servedh
Uncle Ed tasted his portion.
taste seemed a spark to hs M
tongue. He made a few pithy ren,,l
ON cooks in general and one cck !
particular.
"Whoever made that pie" h +
lshed, SHOULD have been sent 70 I
for it."
Grace rose, her eyes glittehng. II
-you-nasty-old-slu slutton~! she d
distinctly, and left the room.
Lionel followed, after q suitable
terval. He found her packing |
trunk.
whats that for, Gracer he ssi|
with husbandly authority.
I'm leaving you, so you can a
Uncle Eds society,"" she retOrA I
too choice to divide with anybod!,'
"Grace, that's ridiculous !
Lionel. sternly. "Tm surprised at y
To make such a fuss over q critic
on your cooking!"
ITS ridiculous to make a fuss =
such a disgusting uncle A perfect
of an uncle, whose chief worry y
to put in his stomach"
"He's been awfully good to u
given us the house we live IN
"With him inside Of ii, I'm am
can't summon up any feeling Of !
tude," she flung back.
"Well, you'll have to apology
him."
"Lionel Strange" said Grace
ewes flashing, don't you talk U
like that. He'll apologize to ne
Won. too. or else you'll stay hsl
gether. precious pair Of relations
YOU are, and keep house BY youls
III go to some place where 1ns Z.
doesn't center about a lemon p''
Slowly but surely the ship Oss
rattle into its sticky CULINARY
The captain tore his hair II !, ", W.
well to assert husbandly autnon'
if Grace paid no attention 70
One couldn't see ones life wls, y,
this foolish manner. Abstrac.e' y
heard n train whistle in the ul'
Grace threw a few more 'alns NM
her trunk. Lionel caush' n''
and drew her to him. :.
"Grace, darling, I'll see wlas !.
done about Uncle Ed. I'll spsA'
today. I'll" ,..,,
Grace, with outward reluc'an y,
inward delight, forgave nel = y,
and the two went downs'aii'
Uncle Ed. ,hore
But Uncle Ed was n0wnsas s'',
found. Instead, a note was was d's' t0'
on the library table wip'h n.a
that III. the departing train nsu q.
Uncle Ed along with it, on ID. ~s hs
Africa. He apologized u, s.yi Vi
temnered and ill,mannered, Say, =
life in the wilds MADE - v.t ,bev
civilized society. Woulu .l .sal,
tornive toraiTeN a grumpy old Oaensl aa,
wished them nothing Du' A'ps arj
Lionel looked at Grace, ,',s.od al
looked at Lionel, VINO Ai''
turously. "a crac,
"Poor Uncle Ed'' sala 0
sorry!" Ito now {
And the little ship p, nes ts,r
trouble. sailed on, win
and a smooth sea.
and of stone Tree" I,
.,'nrassiolis of PAIN