Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-05-30
A SUBJECT FOR
LADIES' AIDERS
BY VIVIAN HAYES

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STYLES has heen saying that in her
onipIon ,twas nothIno moro,n oot,ng
ynnr our oooL,rr tha, hrou,,h+ a. ON
Soys ,hot newer 90 hor dr,nr dor ,,,,1I
sho sor@ot Tho nooI sha sov w"v A.
inc Gov TorrsoIt ono roont,ma hon che
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greasy fried potatoes and coffee that
had boiled at least an hour and was
black as night. Saws II made her heart
ache-humph Mayhe ,twouldn't have
ached quite as much IL she hadn't been
a widow and Won widower
81 said as much to the one who told
me. and, saws l. pa can come and live
with us any time he saws the word I
says AN he knows II, II beats all
the way he hanes onto living there
alone, when he might be where there
is folks'-and you'd better think II
over seriously. ma
when YOU had YOUR health twas
some different. hut Won can't denv that
YOU aren't pIckinp I'm snv III leave
the dishes for Won do do sba,n,t no
down again today
"yo,r ago-nooo for I,noh ia an .ho
cellar hottom ana tboro,s nIontv
nrunae cookad unord ,on oan A.
your no, mill and vour rIcs for sunner
IN he down frat thing to,norrow morn.
Ing" with n terk Of her shawl she
hurried away.
For a long fine her fotber sot mn
,ionIass HE broad sboulders saootro
desnondantlv as he leaned unseeinolv
over NJ. un,ostad hreaLSast win a
sigb his aves focused unon his food
and an axnression oImost NJ faroc,tv
anneored unon his Kindly featuras He
hastily clearad tho tahIe ana want ont
ia attepd 70 tho chora. A. noont,po
no assembled his epo.no00 and his
nrunas and than sat them away mn.
ios,ed IJa sonL I,stIooeIv ,nto HE
nr,nc, mir and cozed nut NJ tho w,ndoy
snne time ioter rho door fow oman
with . hong and a rad.cbaoked urcbin
Slammed napkin-coyered basket upon
tie kitchen table. gllbly repeating,
Mis- Styles sent this for the Ladies'
Md supper, ana tell Mis- Henderson
,he'll be down in time to make the
rOfee." With clatter he was Off and
away. Abner ran to the back door.
shouting, "Hey, this belongs at Lot
ilcnderson's, on the lower road" but
The small messenger was out of sight.
An aroma, elusive. provocative
memory.stirring. peryaded the vicinity
Of the basket Cautiously Abner fold.
ed back the enshrouding napkins and
stood gazing worshIpflAIy. There, as
hot as though lust ont of the oven. re-
posed an earthen baking dish OF fra
grant escalloped oysters. its opulent
mound of crustv brown surface hint
ing tantalizlngly OF the delIclousness
beneath, and deep, golden-hued pump
kin pie. Abner stared hungrlly his
wIstful eyes shining. Then with n
groan, he threw back the coverings
and walked resolutely away-but even
tually he came back
Some time later Abbie STYLES rapped
lightly at the Kitchen door "Haa INV
basket been left here by mistake :" she
began. then stopped as her glance fell
on the empty dishes
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