Show The Evening Telegrams s 's Daily a ily Sho Short h r t S Story o y BRIDGET By JEAN DICKERSON Copyright 1914 1 by the McClure News Newspaper ewa pa paper er S Syndicate Tho C reached the station Just Justas as their train drew drow In n from tho cast Among tho passengers arriving was v a atall tall man with U a suitcase At si sight ht of or Dick Caldwell and hl his hlf wife ho he uttered an e exclamation of or pleasure Leasure Joel Jack Benton cried Mrs Caldwell Caldwell distractedly dis dis- Of or course you wore were coming conting to us us oh oh Dick the tho train Is moving moving- go to the fro house Ja Jack JacY k and Bridget will tell tape take caro carp of you Wo will bo home to- to Until tonight then Jack Benton R waved his hat as 08 the train rumbled awa away ay Ho strode down the platform and Inquired the theay way ay to tho new summer home homo and finding It Just two miles mUes by tho pleasant nt shady road he decided de decIded decided de- de not to walt wall for tho rho stuffy t station stags stage sta o. o I 1 hope Bridget et Is la a good cook ho fro hoI mused This walk Is certainly going oln to I give glue me an appetite I ales Mies Bridget Wren was the ln ll ing room when her email emaH discovered discovered discovered dis dis- covered a n stranger within tho sates gates of ot the tiny flay domain Bridget dear hero comes another announced Poll agent folly Bother scolded Bridget et th the e third ono one this morning Can Cant Can't t they real realize ize Izo that people dont don't come com to th the sea lea shore to be bo pestered by book agents I l dont don't wonder onder cook was teas and discharged herself with ith Hannah Go W tr tho rho door Polly and shoo the tho good man than awn away ahoy T The e knocker sounded founded a sharp rat rat a a tat and Polly n went ent giggling to the door doer Please Soo good man we dont don't want any anT thing toda today lisped poUr Polly politely polite and nd then after a second glance at tho rho amused Gd stranger she cast aside all formalities and threw ber herself Into his outstretched J d a arms L I 1 Oh Mr Jade Jack I haven't seen you OU for Cor fora I a a. thou thousand and ears years I 1 must tell Bridget that I 1 thought you OU wera another book agent agent It It Is so eo funs funny She led him hint laughing to a seat scat In tho rho now new vacant living lI room and pared Tell Bridget Mrs Irs 1105 Caldwell said Bald she shen n was as to tako take care of ot me and me-and and you OU may tell her that Im I'm hungry as i u a bear bearl called Jack after atter her lter The Idea cried pretty prett Bridget when Polly discovered ered her In the kitchen Does the man think Im I'm a cook Its a a cooks cook's name observed Polly sagely sasel Bridget r laughed So It t I is s very tort often my dear Im I'm suro sure Mr l Bon Bonton Bunton ton belle believed LillIe was referring to her cook instead I or ot hor her half haIr bister whom he had never seen We n not disappoint your our hungry hun hun- Sr gr gry friend intend PolI Polly Dont Don't you breathe aNord a word Nord to the thc let contrary let him film think I am tho rho cook coole Tako him Into tho the garden or down dot to the tite beach while I prepare lu luncheon cheon Half Halt an hour later Polly was Has demurely seated at sl the tho head of ot the table tahle while Jack Benton Denton highly amused at the small maidens maiden's assumption of ot her mothers mother's moth moth- ers er's cr dl dignity ty chatted to her of or places placE's where ho to had hart been and of or interesting animals ho he kne knew He tasted the fluffy omelet and grow enthusiastic Bridget Is tome some cook ho he exclaimed At that moment he saw sate tor for the th- first time the tho author of ot the omelet Bridget had kept o out t of ot tho dining room but Jut now sho must bring In n the salad sabi Polly folly PoIl burled buried a crimson face In 1 cr napkin when she saw Bridget's Bridgets fair f lr hair twisted Into a hard lump on top tap of or h her r read head The heat boat of ot the rho the fire had bad b brought r o a lerco color Into loco her checks In sylte of at her print frock and the p plainness la of ot her halt hall dressing 6 Bridget Set et wat ryas as pretty as ta a o. o i r iSo So that Is Bridget 1 gasped Benton Bunton whoa when the fairy like form had departed les FOIl Polly eme emerged ed from the thu naPkin napkin naP p kin all a dimple a-dimple with run fun 1 the thc mayonnaise addY Jadd says sars Bridget's Bridgets Qt's s may mayonnaIse may may- is s heavenly It Is agreed Benton Dnton serIously I can cant can't t imagine any my one parting with Brid get et et if It only onh for tOI the omelet She Sho Is le a treasure 0 of a cook Sho Sh makes lovely pies plea too went Rent on J Polly warm In the praise of or her beloved aunt Onto when s sIlo sho ho made nudo a lemon meringue pie that's pie that's daddys daddy's favorite a ile dex- dex sert 3 you rou ou know knon well well once dad daddy 5 tasted It lt It tr erl he Jumped Jump u up and kissed Bridget ct before the tho whole tab table wo w o-w wo o had company that cI day sho she add added C d 1 Innocently Jack Benton choked During the tiro spasm of coughing t that tat followed his face grew quite red rell r herself w s a delectable t-fe t morsel lIow How he longed to nek If It Bridget hud bud r relented Dick a enthusiastic c un up predation of her cooking cookie But o n course ho hi tv could not tako nd advantage n gc o of on Polly's Pollys Innocent prattle Then Bridget et came came- fn In this with fetch h head polled poised h hau haughtily us bC r In fn her Ier small email hands a f t tray my which gulch she set Lefore Jack On Ol Mie fhe he tray tia sax ax a delicious lo looking lemon pl pie plc one une plato plate and sll silver r fork Cork Also Alec to to Polly's Pollys dl guat u i a as r a china bowl bore containing coma a large baked apple smothered If In Its hick cre cream nt Bridget cant can't I I have hWe any tny ol she quavered Qua as Bridget deftly removed romo tho salad sald sal d COtH course o. o H loo looked f re or ly at tIt her mall l niece ce c. c Your 1 our mamma doesn't want nt Jl you lI to ea cat t pic plc Miss Polly sho she fUI cull t- t ru full II 1 love le q of lemon pic plc overcome her IU r tion rian cf C c fler flew W told IntA nt her I eyes eye c I I think e tho meanest thing thing- Bridget Lamont Lament sh she angrily I dont Aon care what Mr lr Demon He thinks so t au ou needn't look louk nt nl me mc that way teat I other Mother never r told jou Ou I 1 coul couldn't nt cat eat lemon pl plo she she told tho real Bridget ao 10 I there Bridget had failed I Tho The real rest Bridget etZ echoed Jack as ashe t the he thrust knife knife- In tho a delicately i l browned bro I j Ye Tes she's yes she only my aunt m aunt my Aunt Bridget mother sister and I 1 thinks think s s 's too mean an for 01 ans anything just ju Just t when I am he helping FIn her pia play she was wag the tho cookso cook cook po so o there theta i ayes 09 weer Tie iIo cut u n generous rous of t vie pie and passed gassed d It over overto overto to Poll Polly Yally with the tho careless 8 freedom of or one once who aho has never nover been bean a a. parent and who knows nothing of ot the d delicate e late dl digestion diges g glion es tion lion of ot a child Eat Eal that Polly poUr and tell teU me pretty maiden is 15 Brt Bridget et really your aunt Between ecstatic mouthfuls of pie plc PoU Polly told the tho stor story of oC the discontented cook and how that very she had made her departure at the sam samo time Ume taking the parlor maid Hannah with her BrIdget and I were bore doing tho iho housework house work when you QU came add adder added Polly Mothers gone to town toda today to look for new Hen servants of course you thou thought ht Bridget was teas the cook that cook that being a s cooks cook's jiame but lame but Its It's a pretty name namo Just the same she added odde with a n lash flash of loyalty Us a vcr very lovely lonely name agreed Jack there Is a beautiful nickname for tor but Dr Bridget d perhaps et-perhaps-bu perhaps but I 1 sa say a Pol Polly b this pie pic Is a dream what Daddy s said when he ho kissed Aunt Bridget that time observed observed ob ob- served Polly Poll as she slipped sUpped from her chair Come down clown to the shore Mr hit Bent Benton n and Ill I'll show you m in my aton chair whore where I sit and read m my fairy fairytales tales Jack went ent reluctantly Ho No felt that he owed an nn apolo to Mrs l Caldwell love Caldwell's s lor ely e- e ly b ml mi mischievous ous sister when he ho camo como hack back front from the shore hor perhaps ho he would find her at leisure then thel ho ito could e ex- ex his ridiculous mistake and md obtain forgiveness Thoy They reached the stony chair among heaped up boulder boulders and discovered ered a n ft flushed h d and lovely lo Bridget coon her cheeks In the salt breeze Her Hor hair halt was blowing loosely t l tOh Oh cried Bridget when hen she saw fa them I All An Is fa discovered flee discovered flee at once smiled Bathed Jack Benton hOld holding InS InS' out a handI hand will stupidity I I r hope jou OU forgive m my Lamont Polly has told yowl you ou accused Bridget I I am im the sinner only only r-only only I 1 was tempted Is so o a careless about Fhe he takes It t tor for granted that all aU her bar friends kno know each other That lemon pl pie was Dlo-was was a n. dream SId said Jack It ou ought ht to bo oo Bridget Is la a coop s name she sha replied with equal sol sol- They both Loth lau laughed he fir Jack knows a lovely lo nickname for tor Rr Bridget set nut in PoUr Potty Do tell ft It please Ir Jack Bride said raid Id Jack Jach rather and anA althou although h there was no especial rea reason on I n h they the should blush both hoth Bridget et and I Jack Benton colored with embarrassment there w was e a mutual present present- presentment presentment I ment meat o of ot s some future futuro June Junc day R when there would woulA bo a when Bridget would he be a n bride Indeed an and Polly POny a afinder floret finder er air trl I |