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

Mrs. Callum was calfr,
young minister's gentle maf... la'
Callum, who was known Ia n. 1-i&
In. both church ant village H.. t'4s'
as usual, upon an errana If ~
It's that poor Ida" She -
to Mrs. Mather; 1--WE women F-t '..'--7a
helping her for some time NJ. '1ea
don't know what the Door ~ '.e
would do if it were NOT far fas .ts
OF course you are new in our ,a
or you would not need to be raIs 80
Ida. She is unfortunate, u~45 =
a bright girl, too, year. rg..
crippled like lhe mother b.f.-a
who was SO long Ida's care !. |
a problem how Ida was gong +. IT,.
port herself until some one taar-s.
cookies. / guess they harra-.f
think of cookies because bonn +. II,
her mother used to be greet hama.
making them.
Mrs. Barnes Of the Ladies Ala s..s
Why can't we solicit l.r..
cookies from certain churcl reab-..
and give them to Ida To SELF g-
lar sale, at her little cottage. yaa n
derstand; and the idea was ,..l
one. Ida has her regular cu~taa..-.
Mrs. Callum paused only for brga,a
you think" she went on. ~tls, IN,
one would be glad to donate d sg@
a cause-now wouldn't you: Yp- via,
/ asked that Gloria Vane. who. barn.
to town, she laughed as She refused
/ might have known, however fa
there wasn't much hope. expecting
giddy, selfish creature to bother h..
fluffy head about others
A young man, bendinS unseen h
hind his high desk, raised his flv
listening. Then, slowly he came u8
the living room. where his mother s,.
tertained her caller lie was pleas
ing young minister, yet with a deter
mined chin, beneath his eugasr.
smile.
Il am going your way Mrs Cd.ua, 4
he said. "Wnl you drive with m4a
Left alone, the sweet face Of Ea64t
Mather's mother grew troubled 4
Thoughtfully, she folded her SEWN.
thoughtfully went to prepare aer sons
evening meal. For many years ea&
loving duty performed had been tt &
Roberts sake. Even during the Hecez
sary college days She had followed to n
the college town, that She meh, De
near to minister to his comfort and 70
advise
II was a life Of harmony and ter
fulness that she would have fir Gb
ert; and Mrs Calium but voiced r 3
eral opinion when she spoke Of GQr b
Vane. Glory who had come q cban9
admirer of the countryside, to sex
residence there The tiny, sta5tf
house she found had been mareolsl
transformed; and carefree ami IRE
Eponsible--s0 neighbors said-tbe gil n
passed her days.
Glory Vane bought her vegetables
from Tony, and the grim woman Eo q
kept house for her cooked Diem b
Jimmy, a neglected irish lal 'ri n
Glory Vane's flower garden, aal Is
two could be heard laughing anil .aa
ing together-quite foousaly TIER
was no doubt of the Young wamaai
frivolity and wastefu u0eaa+l
When she came to church one >
bath, clad in gay city node af
t.T
good purpose could she be there: Z
attract attention. likely. and ail
her vanity. Vain Glory.
Robert Mather, the young leader w
men, was almost constantly to be sf'
in Glory's company.
Recalling all this, Mrs. Na1a
sighed, as She placed the ia~t d.sa
the white table. Then She decided
carry her offering down to lHa l'-
would be time before Rohef. F7.l'
Ida. a wrinkled-faced creature u =
wheel chair, smiled a CHEEKY -is
ing. Rows of closed paper tars
on the counter before her Wy
ders ready to go out" she eXp4l
These new currant cookes ->
like-well like the delicious 4'''
they are. Every one wants ,hr
rant cookies. / get three cents
a dozen for them And lm -9s-
into a real business womaA
Mather / have a delivers
soon I'll have to enlarge mE
a joy to be growing 'aaaft.
Glory-and that's a glory girl =
ever was 0ne-Says | VIII hs As
ent. She stopped 70 buy
day. and then, would yaa oe
she began making them tf
home, from an old recipe + 2.
er's-whn is gone dear Itt
quite alone. Next as t'E
fast. she got her honsehe.a
to make them and they aaa
larly
ITS a secret that GlorS
send me her woman. @
ing the cookies sort q
And she sends Jimmy 'F af
bags. She's paying him
says with her pretty ~a-
does love to earn an eVtr. I-
be pleasant secret
selves. she says 10 me-
been" lila paused = s* e
and my Glory-girl wis
the other evening she