The Stayton mail., December 20, 1907, Image 5

CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT TO THE S TA YTO N MAIL, 1907.
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“ Oh, my dear,” she cried, without
giving the chef an opportunity to
speak, “ you don't know how glad 1 am
to see you! I will take you right Into
the kitchen, and Harah will show you
where everything Is. 1 shall not make
a suggestion, for I see you are perfect-
ly capable. Only do make It Just as—
ns comprehensive as you can. Miss
lauiox Is accustomed to everything,
and nnd I want to make her like me
so much sod to please Edward.”
“Hhe bad been hurrying The chef
through the hall to the kitchen. A t
the door, to her surprise, the chef
pressed a light kiss ii|e>ri her forehead.
" I f you are ns nice to Miss Lenox as
you are to me.” she smiled, “ I think
she will Ilk» you. Now you may leave
me lu charge. I will do the beat I
can.”
Mrs. Rotsford returned to the draw ­
ing
room,
rubbing her
forehead
thoughtfully.
“ What’s the matter, Julia.” her htis-
band asked “ another headache?”
"N no.” doubtfully; "that's where the
chef kissed me. I never had a girl
kits me as soon before. Rut I don't
care If only she diffuses her artist soul
through the cooking Hhe has an art-
id soul, John. I saw It In her eyes.”
At 11 o’clock she was again at the
window, hut there was no carriage In
sight.
T w o minutes later the tele­
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r± Christmas Chef
By
V j W I S
THACy.
ff’np* rlglit. IW/7, by C. N. b u llt.]
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111 y<m Ret one, John?"
Mi” I lot v foil I H|ioke eager-
ly, l l m o d lr • tori* ally.
"Yi.*; I l'eut lier round to
tI m - kitchen entrain-e."
" ( ’nu a be cook ?"
Mrs. Motsford sprang to Her feet, her
face suddenly radiant.
•'The very thing!” she cried. "H e
can do the urt work and your cook the
plain dishes.
A chef w ill he so—#o
chic, and you know Miss I.eiiox has
I m - cii used to everything. He a chef
I* lie. Isn't he. John?"
“ Why. yes. I suppose so. That has
always ls*eu my Impression, though I
don't suppose there Is any law about
n girl tilling the position. The m a anger
In tills case only stuted that a chef
could be had for two days.”
•'Well. !t's a tnan. o f course
Now.
hurry to the telephone, please, before
aome one else gets him.”
"N In* Is neat mul verj idei* looking."
Mr Hotsford tempoiU ed defensively.
“ Sin• Kuys she <'1111 do every kind of
Inni*<*u<>rk fru ii up garret to down cel­
She wnlted until her husband re­
lar.”
turned from the telephone, nodding.
"It ut can *1) I» (*IH li» fancy dishes. 1
"Hays the chef will I m * up at 1 o'clock
n?"
sharp, Julia. Now I'll go downtown
"Sin* says that she had i|iilte a repu­ and order the Christmas trimmings
tation at homo for plain, « holesome and things."
cooklnR, ii ml she In willing to learn. I t At 1 o'clock sharp a cal» rolled up to
told h.*r what you wanted."
the door, nnd a girl alighted. Mrs.
B ed ford's countenance fell a little,
hut rose as the girl o|tem*d the gate
and went toward the side entrance. It
was the chef, though hut a girl, ami
tie* fact of her coming In a enh and I n *-
lng well dressed was significant o f flu
n day.
Mrs. Rotsford did not wait for the
second girl to answer the bell, but hur­
ried to the side entrance. The occa­
sion was too momentous for ceremony.
As she threw open the door the girl
was 1« ndlng over a line clump o f late
chrysanthemums that were smiling
daringly Pit«» the very teeth o f winter.
“ t iif . g i r l s w o r th a c l e a r m il l io n .”
Mrs. Ilotsford dnip|a*d u|mn a «tool,
her eyes tilling
•‘Oil, John,” «lie ejaculated, “ It’a 11
o’clock now, and CotiRln Edward's flan-
i ce Is comlnR at II o’clock to stay until
Saturday, and she ami Edward and
come o f Iter people will he here for
Christmas dinner tomorrow, and you
know I have never seen the girl or any
o f them. W e must have tldiiRS idee.
The Rlrl’s worth a clear million In her
own rig h t Oh, John, why need our
cook get sick nt such a time and” —
Mrs. llotsfnrd was becoming Incoher­
‘ ‘ N O W Y O U M A Y L K A V K MR IN C H A K O K . "
ent. hut John nodded comprehendliucly.
‘ ‘ Hut what else could l do? There's Mrs. U otsford’s'lien rl warmed toward
a corner on servants, esjiedally cooks, her Instnutly. A girl who could bend
nt this season. The only suggestion of over (lowers w ith that look was not an
one besides Harsh was a ten dollar a ordinary workman, hut an artist. As
day chef who commences on a regular j the girl smiled, nodded and came fo r­
Job Monday.
O f course you don't | ward Mrs. llotsford almost caught her
want it chef for two dnvs.”
phone* rang. Hhe went to the tele­
phone herself.
•'What's that you say? Can't come?
Why, thut'a too had. Rut you will tie
here tomorrow, o f course?
What?
W ill send note? Yes. Well, come as
euriy ns you con.
An hour later the note came. Mrs.
Rotsford re*nd It wltti n jierplexed face,
th»n passed It to he*r husband.
" I didn’t know she sis-lled her name
that way, John,” she said, “ though of
course we never saw It sjielled out.
I ’m afraid she’s not so well educated
as we thought. And of course a lover's
opinion Isn’t ulwavs reliable.
Poor
Edward!"
Mr. Rotsford nodded vaguely and
opened the note, which read:
J>«-ar Mr. and Mrs. Hotsford-Sorry I
cannot come a '•r Thins to flarei-ment.
Imperative summon* elaewhere. W ill aee
you tomorrow. Faithfully, etc..
M 1.EHKNOCK8.
"Rather abrupt for gcssl form. Isn't
It?" queried Mr. Rotsford. "T h e name
might masquerade almost any nation­
ality thut'a foreign, hut never mind,
Julia. W e must lie ns nice to her as
we can for Edward’s snke.”
A t 1* o'clock that night after the
palms and mistletoe nnd holly had
iieen arranged Harah suddenly hurst
upon them with face full o f consterna­
tion.
"The ch ef!" she gasjied. “ She’s gone
—left entirely!
1 was ut the range,
watchiu' the turkey, an' she come in
with her hat ou an' said that every­
thing was ready, so I could attend to It
uow. nn’ she left this note for ye.”
"R u t why did she go?" gasped Mrs.
Rotsford. " I thought"—
"She said everything was all ready,"
Sarah repeated stolidly, “ nu’ that I
could attend to It now. There," as a
clear car tinkle sounded outside; "that’s
her car startin' now.
She said she
wanted to cntch the 9 o'clock.”
Mrs. Rotsford o|iened the note with
trembling lingers.
As she read she
frowned, looked mortified, laughed
nnd finally pasted the note to her hus­
band, with shining eyes.
“ She's all
right." was her only comment. The
note read:
f m u m
c a n v M ij M i
_,T t i i t .o c k f t p u
An Xmas Mistake
■By FBA.JWK. H . S W E E T .
(Copyright, 1907, by Frank H. Sweet.]
T. NICHOLAS w ai resting
From hie Christmas *ork at last,
The gifts had all been given,
The holidays were past.
And, dozing in hia armchair,
With hit cat upon hie knees,
The good taint smoked his honest pipe
And took hie honest ease.
But something routed him quickly.
He started from hie teat.
A soldier bold, a maiden fair,
Were kneeling at hit feet.
‘‘St. Nicholas,' the maiden cried,
“ Behold my fearful plight!
These wounds have been inflicted
Since that dreadful, dreadful night
When you left me in the stocking
Of a being I dare not nami."
She paused.
The soldier raised hia
voice
And said: ” 1 blush with shame
To stand before your saintehip
In the dress you now behold,
But the way I have been treated
Makes my very blood run cold.
I've been nursed and kissed ard cod­
dled;
I’ve been rocked and sung to sleep.
S
Dear Mrs. Rotsford—You really must
forgive mo. I had an errand downtown
nnd so called at your house an hour
earlier thnn I Intended, thinking that I
would stop there awhile, nnd then per­
haps you and I would do the errand to­
gether. A sight of your lovely chrysan­
themums drew me straight through the
gate to the side entrance. Then you
opened glie door, and some way we drifted
Into the kitchen before 1 quite realised
What I was doing. Then your straits
and a remembrance of former triumphs
conspired to do the rest. 1 really do lovo
rooking nnd have taken a lot of courses
In special things. I think I have excelled
myself this time and believe y *u will be
satisfied with the result. Sarah and the
second girl can manage the rest very
nicely. I shall do my errand now nnd
will stay with my aunt nt the Marl­
borough tonight, it will be more con­
venient. You may expect us quite early
tomorrow morning. Lovingly.
M A U a i'E R IT E LEN O X.
In the Kitchen.
Miss Ella (the cook)—Go ‘long, now,
Mistah Johnsing! H ow dare yo’ kiss
mall ruby lips?
Mr. Johnson—F o’ de Lawd, Miss
Jnckslng. Ah joss couldn’ orslst claim­
in’ do prtvllogo when Ah seen dat mis­
tletoe.
Miss Ella—What mistletoe yo’ all
talkin' ’ bout?
Mr. Johnson—W ’y, dat hangln’ Tom
de shelf right ’ bove yo’ t>eantiful hald.
Miss Ella—Iln li! Hat's nothin’ but a
bunch o' spinach!
A SO LD IE R BOLD, A M A IPK N PAIR , W O K
KNKKI.1NO A T H IS FEST.
Oh, were I not a soldier etill
I'd almoet like to weep.”
“ Ah," mused the good St. Nicholas,
For the Present.
"I think 'I understand,"
“ I am very glad to loam ,” said the
And he smiled a merry little emits
girl friend who hail come to spend the
And coughed behind hit hand.
Christmas holidays with her, "that you
“ 'Twee on that busy Christmas eve,
are on good terms with Mr. SmLley for
When all was in a whirl,
the present."
This doll was given to a boy,
“ Y’ es,” replied Miss Hnilrkey, "Just
This soldier to a girl.”
for the present, you know.”
And then aloud he gravely eaidl
“ I grieve to tee your pain.
Inflated.
But if you’ll stay with me a year
Artist (Indicating an exquisite ma­
All shall be well again.
rine vie w )—This picture is valued at Next Christmas eve, my children.
kSo.000.
Stockbroker — W ell,
w eill
When you are well and strong,
There's a lot o f water In It, Isn't therei I will put you in the stockings
Where you really do belong.“
—Spokane Sportsman-Revlc r.
u t
s t c s t c i c o P i c .c a
“ I wonder where my soldier is!”
Cried gentle little Moll,
And Baby, gazing round him, sobbed»
“ Where is my baby doll?”
But, though they hunted high and let*»
And searched both far and near,
The maiden and the soldier bold
Were seen no more thst > ear.
Pay of Army Officers.
A glance over the anny list shows
that over two-thirds o f the officers are
receiving less pay per day than good
mechanics receive In civil life. The
officer lias no home, hut must lie pre­
pared to live in the arctics or the trop­
ics and change from one to the other
at short notice. He must have equip­
ment for both, and while in oue place
the equipment for the other is stored
and deteriorating. He is sent ou long
Journeys to distant stations and must
suffer banishment from his fam ily or
take them along.
Either is a great
expense—on one hand for travel and
on the other for maintenance of tw o
establishments.
His changes o f sta­
tion are so frequent that he must put
his children in costly private schools
or see them grow up in ignorance. Be­
cause he is an officer of the United
States service to use the respectability
o f his position to add to his income
commercially is regarded as repre­
hensible. and if he makes an invest­
ment he must intrust his Interests to
an agent.—Araiy and Navy Life.
Had His Revenge.
The rivalry was great at the annual
cricket match police versus publicans,
and many friendly bets depended oil
the result. When the last batsman.
Police Constable Robinson, walked to
the wicket the police required only two
runs to win. and naturally great ex­
citement prevailed.
lie batted with
due care until a loose ball came, auil,
hitting this past mid-on. he started for
an easy run. lie got home comforta­
bly before the wicket was thrown
down, but to his disgust he was given
out.
“ Why,” exclaimed the indiguant con­
stable. "1 was a yard past the wicket!”
“ Mebbee,” said the umpire in a su­
percilious tone, “ but. yer see. It ain’t
what yon say: it's what I say, an’ I
say you'm out!”
“ But” — began the Irate Robinson.
“ D'yer remember," interrupted the
umpire, meditatively scratching his
nose, “ sayiu’ to me 'bout six months
ago, 'Don't argue with the law?’ Well,
you was the law that time an' 1 was
run In. Now.” he added, triumphant,
‘‘I ’ m the law an’ you're run out!” —
London Tit-Bits.
Men, Women and Adjectives.
Certain adjectives are reserved fo r
tnen and others for women. A man Is
never called “ beautiful." Along with
"p retty" and “ lovely” that adjective
has become the property of women and
children alone. "Handsome” and the
weak "good looking" are the only tw o
adjectives o f the kind common to ei­
ther sex. Even “ belle” has no real
masculine correlative In English, since
“ beau" came to signify something oth­
er than personal looks. It Is singular
that "handsome” should have become
the word for a strikingly good looking
person, since Its literal meaning Is
handy, dexterous. But "pretty” like­
wise cornea from the Anglo-Saxon word
meaning "aly.”