San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-25
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rary with the package. "Why, I
thought he was In Europe?"
Got in this morning-on the Ma
icstic," Warren glanced up from the
market closings.
"Then it's something he brought
MS. oh, so heavy! Dear, what can
it be-"
might open It and find out"
But Helen, always circuitous, pro-
longed the suspense.
Its round and hard and heavy!
Where did he go in Europe? What
would he be likely to bring"
"Goin' to open it or not? Here,
give it to met" Warren took out his
knife.
"No. I want to save this nice
string" untying the purple cord.
The outer paper off. disclosed an
inner wrapping on which was pen
ciled:
'To be put on ice at once"
"On ie? oh, then it's Just some
thing to eat!' disappointedly.
"Somethin' to eat:" instantly IN
terested, Warren laid down his pa
per.
Tearing off the last wrapping. she
held up a large foreign-labeled can.
pate DE FOIE GRAS
STRASBOURG"
Pate dc foie gras" gloated Warrens
"The real thing. Get can-opener!"
ooh dear. not now? We don't want
to open it tonight"
"Why not?"
We've just had dinner. It's so
rich. and you can't"
Il can eat this any time I can
get it! Let's have that opener.
Hold on" discovering a protrudinz
strip of tin. Must be a key here
"No," shaking the wrappings, "but
1 think we have one"
Darling out to the kitchen, where
Anna was finishing the dinner
dishes. Helen returned with a KEY,
a bowl and a silver fork.
The tin strip slipped through the
key. Warren proceeded TO turn II.
BE careful" she cautioned.
Keep it straight. Now look! oh,
was afraid you'd do that" as
the narrowing strip peeled off TO a
twisted shred.
Those darn things always Do
that. Get can-opener! Smells
great shifting at the slit.
When Helen rushed back with
canopener and hammer, he was pok-
ing in the fork.
"Oh, that's one Of the good forks
you'll bend it! Here" giving
him the opener. "No, that fables
too frail, No, no. not the desk.
Come over here" spreading a news
paper on the window scat. "Look,
dear. she smells it,"
well, she's not in on this"
discouraging Pussy Purr-Mew's sniff
ing interest. "The Doctor didn't
bring this all the way from Stras-
bourg for her"
HE nustve had It kept OF ice
all the way over. You remember
the time we brought back that Still
ton cheese? Oh, have you hurt
yourself?"
BLAMED thing slipped!" sucking
his knuckle.
Keep along the edge. dear. We
want to get it out whole" MS he
drover the opener in vicious bites.
"Oh. we'll never get it out that
way Let me try"
Huh, you couldn't bulge it. This
tins an inch thick-wasn't intend
cd to be opened from the top"
The small jagged disk, turned
back, exposed the pate's rich brown
crust.
1T won't come out that way"
dismayed Helen. you'll break it all
up"
take out what We want tonight,
and tomorrow have the house man
cut off the top"
"But now it's opened-we can't
let it stand all night in the tin"
well. give me n long sharp
knifc-l1l quarter it. Get it out
that way"
'Then bring it out to the kitchen.
dear. We can't do that here"
The dishes finished and Anna off
TO the movies, they had the kitchen
to themselves.
With long steel blade he fried
to carve the pate. Then turning up
the can, he shook out n luscious
lump Of goose livers, truffles, and
rich pastry crust.
Great" sampling II. "The real
thing; all right. The doctors a
brick, :"
Dear. let's send the Stevens
some. They brought us those man
goes from Cuba. And Mrs. Rey.
nolds-she's always sending us
things. And the Daltons-thcy sent
use those concert tickets. And Mrs.
Craig. she's had US"
Nov. see here. no handouts
from this to square your social
debts! You pay 'em off some other
way. Well shift this ourselves"
That's big can? Why. dear. it'll
spoil before we can eat half of
Not when ] get at it," spooning
out another chunk.
you'll be sick--you know how
rich it is. Oh, give her n little!
There - forking morsel onto Pussy
Purr-Mew's saucer. Look, she's
crazy about it,"
Get me long spoon-this knife's
no good"
Dear. its n shame TO mess it up
like that" AS be scooped it out.
I'VE should've taken it out whole
and sliced it like they do abroaI.'
TOO late now" ruthlcssly dig