Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-11-10
LOVE, COOKS, KISSES
BY GRACE p ABBOTT

~ tFAa bs Actture newspaper S}nulrate-4
I COLLEGE had not been open very
long, YET long enough for Ernest
/ Clarence Dudley 10 receive the name
by which he was to be known for the
rest of his four college years Prep"
school DAYS had left Ernests heart IN
/ Scathed as far as the fair sex was con-
/ cerned, and he had started in his col
lege career quite free from even
thoughts Of them when the strange
thing had happened
She sat beside him in French class
+ and she was what was known ms
shark She ate 1t up-those unde-
/ ciinable irregular verbs; she read IL
like an English primer, that iumhled
mess Of translation and ernest, TO
/ whom French was All so much
Greek" soon found II convenient to
sit next to Lee in class Lee was clev-
er and Lee knew what She was about.
To Lee, Ernest was everything. His
tall, angular frame spelled manhood.
and 20 her his bone-rimmed glasses
denoted deep thought ana heavy learn-
ing. His leaning nearer to her to
catch the correct answer TO the occa-
sional question thrown his way, was
the thrlu Of lifetime And So. all az
once Ernest found himself walking
with Lee, and when Lee produced 4
"chum. Ernest produced buddy"
and the four had great times
The chum. one Esther, was a math.
/ grind, and Ernest and his buddy, Isaac
H. Love also struggled through trigo-
nometry. Isaac aid not wear a troubled
and learned look for nothing He knew
Just enough to know that unless he
got immediate help he would never
pass the course. and he knew enough
TO remember the TRANSACTIONS and to
set down the problems TO tell all over
again TO Ernest later.
And SO the course of their early
loves ran smoothly. until one day two
new members were thrust into the
same divisions OF French and math.
that Isaac and Ernest had become
very nearly the stars or and by virtue
Of the Alphabetical arrangement of
classes they were put next 10 Esther
and Lee in each class Trouble be-
gan For, alas, the Cooks were all rs
dun MS Ernest and Isaac and MI as
eager for help, and there were Lee and
Esther well trained for the part
Honestly. Esther, | think they are
wonderful, don't you" Lee had cola,
iidcd amid bushes and giggcs
And so goodlooking" Esther had
breathed,
This, one night when Esther WIS
staying with Lee. who was a town
girl"
Let's make some candy want tot
i've been hungry for some MI day"
Lee suggested
I'D love to make f. / can't make
Il fit 10 eat. You make Il. ard IN do
the translation
Lee made molasses can1y ana they
had great fun WREN the lime came
10 pun H. They went on on the
buck porch and lnurhed and laughed.
Ernest wanted to come over 20
night and bring Mr. Love. but ! said
we were going TO be busy
4 know H. Isaac wrote me y note.
and they thought the Cooks were com
ing over"
Honest? Well, there are two cooks
here The girls laughed In high glee
Then the inspiration struck them and
they sent box Of candy to the fra
ternity house with the uote inside:
For you two Cooks from us two
cooks" and went 10 bed ia q happy
glow of excitement
Ernest had kept close watch Of the
comIngg and golngs Of the twins ever
since they had gained such a strong
footing IN French class. and II was not
10 be wondered 81 that the next after
noon found him I'm their room As Il
happened, the twins we're out. but on
their table was box Of gluey candy.
and the note For you tvo Cooks
from us two cooks
Err est knew The writing His wrath
rose Also on the desk were scattered
sheets ~ note paper and M envelope
addressed to Lee Cooper. u was rot
ten to do It, but "all Is fair in love and
war" and Ernest was al last, IN love.
30 he read the scattered shcetg ON
one was written
we were proud 70 receive.
You may we'll believe.
Such lov-er-ly kisses
From two such sweet misses"
And on another
"'TwaUld suit Klbby no better
IL Esther knit him a sweater
He says = the world holds worse
cook
lie never hiss met her"
II was plain TO see which was meant
to reach the ladies' IN question. and
plain to see which was the true sant-
menfs The envelope wars addressed
Ernes, wasted no time Tie ucosod
the last two scrawled scraps ana
mailed them aaa left note %
"Kibby' and Chief"
No little wonder nat Esther gaye
out no more kno' ledge % her once
adorable Cook n utde wonder that
Lee sat grjmly b. white Chief
funked his way n rough French
The Cooks disc vered sire mistaEe
done FOR them. ~ e tlr4a. au- being tar-