The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-08-21
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LuciIe's Troubles
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| up my mind to reduce my weight at
once. determined to take my meals
! regularly and eat sparingly. This
plan would probably have been sue
! cessful had it not been for the fact
that / am very fond of Tilly's cook
| ing. | told mother that / thought it
was extravagant to have such guam
tity and variety of food as we did ev-
cry day and she simply laughed at
me.
This is extremely sudden. Lucille"
she said. 1--WE aren't having any
more than we always have. Just be-
cause you're banting you can't expect
the whole family to starye."
1t certainly was not very sympa-
thetic or helpful of mother to speak
! in that way and to persist in having
lot of deIcacies on the table that
were constant temptation to me.
After two days l was weighed again
and found that l Shad lost only half
pound.
l was discouraged. I asked father
to let me go to delightful sanatori-
UNI have heard of where no sick peo-
pie are taken, only those who wish
rest or change or diversion.
Nonsense, Lucille! Why should
YOU go to a sanatorium because you
are an inch or two bigger around the
waist than you used to be-" scoffed
father, who is so old-fashioned that he
I isn't even aware that it is correct to
have a large waist nowadays. IF you
wish to get thin, you stay right here
at home and keep house while your
mother and take little trip to New
York. / think short course of do
nestle exercises will be highly eff
cacious."
"Oh, daddy, if stay home and keep
house and take care Of grandmother,
viii you bring me one of those darling
little gold wrist watches like the one
that Mr.. Gray brought to Polly?"
asked.
"For a reward of merit?" he laugh
! ed. well, maybe; If you attend to
everything carefully and don't sum-
mon home your Cousin Fannie from
the farm"
'Tndeed won't send for Cousin
Fanniel 1t would be shame to short
en- her holidays. You can trust me to
manage very WELL" l said so conf
IDENTIFY that father looked very much
pleased. He urged mother ito throw
her buds into a suitcase" as he ex-
pressed it, and start that very after
noon for the East, where he had i'm
portant business.
''Now, I'll become sylph," said
to myself, as waved. them away
when they started for the train.
went into the house and told lilly not
/ to have potatoes or dessert for din
ner.
"But, Miss Lucille" she protested,
81 have them almost prepared. I've
got the potatoes all ready to cream
the way you like them and there's
cherry pie in the oven"
'1m sorry, lilly, but I've firmly de-
cided not to eat fattening foods, so /
guess you'll just have to eat what you
can yourself tonight"
won't your grandmother want
some?"
"She won't miss them if she doesn't
see them. And, besides, Pm of the
opinion that she eats entirely too
much rich food. What you can't eat
yourself, Tilly, just throw away"
Throw awayi Why, Miss Lucille, /
never heard such goings on"
"Tilly, you mustn't speak to me in
that way" said with great dignity.
"Sure, your mother would speak in
the same way if she knew what
wastefulness you're planning. Even
If 1 lose my place for it, I'll tell you
what I think!"
l left the kitchen, not wishing to
argue further with her, but her re-
marks gave me an idea which acted
upon after dinner. I went back to the
kitchen and told her kindly that had
been thinking over what she had said
and that l had come to the conclusion
that she had better go.
Il think perhaps you have been with
us too long for either your good or
ours" l explained gently. And rath-
err to my relief she said nothing. 1t
was little hard on me to have to tell
her to go, but it seemed necessary, as
it had come to me during the after
noon that if were deprived of Tilly's
remarkably delicious cooking would
have no trouble at all in reducing my
| weight.
l procured young, unframed girl
the next day. Grandmother was curl
Gus and a little sad about Tilly's sud-
| den departure, and / explained that
circumstances had arisen which had
made it impossible for her to remain.
Father and mother arrived home
this morning in time for breakfast,
and they were astonished when Sadie,
the new maid. brought in the toast
and coffee.
Il had to let Title go" murmured,
after she had left the room. "She be-
came"
Lucille" cried mother, you don't
] 4 Il.