The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-04
by Julia CLeH-Addan,s


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 Does Jenny's cooking extend to any kind of evening meal?" she asked cu1tly. Or do We manage with bread and cheese while she has eight courses at Rochester Cater"
 Good lord;p Eddie pulled him. self erect in the old chair. I clean forgot. We've been having a mid day dinner and supper like they do in the country, but we've col lected an emergency store in case you came home unexpectedly There is a whole shelf of timed things
 Thanks, I'd rather not" shrug- ged Georgie. Not, at any rate until I've been strengthened by cocktail!' She pulled open the cup board door and stopped, peering. We don't seem to have anything but empty bottles-frightfully awk- ward if anyone dropped in for a chat Really, n Jenny is going to play housekeeper, she must do it elsewhere. need someone re- liable"
 She had not meant to go so far, her own words had carried her away, but she was prepared to stand by them. Jenny took too much on herself anyway.
 "Eddie?" Was it possible that he had not heard her? He was so motionless.
 What's the matter?" she whis- pered.
 Eddie took his head in his hands.
 @Nothing's the matter" He sounded drowsy. T get sleepy suddenly, like this. When ge. when I hear a crash. Thought heard a crash in the street just now"
 How odd!" At a loss, she gig gled-and saw the blood mount to his face Then. feeling that she could bite out her blundering tongue, she ran across to him and took his head in her arms, crad- ling it gently You have forty winks, old darling, while open the emergency tins at once!"
 His lips touched her hair as she him but when she looked back at the door, he was asleep She went quietly back to the kitchen and pulled Jenny's overall over her apricot gown.
 If Jenny had been here now, Georgie would have been particu- larly sweet to her, given her al present or something, for she was bi5esrly ashamed of the jealosuy that had flared out in her against her little cousin. Busting the re- mains of the supper eff the table, she began to hum softly Wasn't this exactly like she had dreamed of doing-Sfowing Eddie how cas- fly the modern girl can run home and jolo at the same time? Come home at the end of a long day ard toss a hot meal together might be out of the question for most, but she was strong and young and clever, she could do it. Eddie should see.
 She inspected the emergency stores and the cupboard. Gener- ously, she admitted that if her dinner was success, she would owe It to Jenny, for the body and sub- stance of the meal were provided She decided that she would try an omelette.
 Half an hour later, flushed and anxious, she took off the overall and found Eddie in the door way.
 Woke to find the place dim with smoke he grinned. Thought 1t was a fire until. a remembered you were cook tonight. Gan do Jenny showed me first-class way of making eggs.
 Fortunately, she showed me once, too" laughed Georgie. That Is all we shall get, I'm afraid tne cmeleVte eggs to be excused. And there are some cheese -straws. I've warmed up in the oven. And there will be some coffee-G really can make that"
 Did Jenny show you?"
 ~I believe she did" actually, it was Georgie who had taught Jen- ny, but she was glad to make when she recollected her attitude of superiority. Sit down, Ed. Our first meal together"
 He drew jug of drinking wa ter, which she had forgotten, and she tried hard to banish the pie ture of Jenny and him facing each other over this little check cred table-cloth in just this in- formal way. No doubt he had laid bhe covers and drawn the water