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Show mMarryraA & Bxctterf Iy I K Young Gordon's Business Sense Fades Before His Wife's Am-K Am-K bitions For the Busy Housewife Daily Recipe, a Tasty Ml Salad Recipe for Fried Noodles and Mock LXLWJM. Chicken Gravy. HpL "I could not biiy tho house, after Pj all. Mrs. Townsend wanted a larger -mAXmAW payment down than I could make. She Hi said, however, that If I could make -mti the payment at the end of tho year LtLtmu she would allow all that I had paid LALAwf for rent on the purchase price." Ralph -LALwt Gordon was talking over his plans Kr with his bride-to-be the evening be-LLK be-LLK fore the wedding. mmf; "Not bought it! Why I have told Ki all the girls that you had bought It LALAm- and that we were to start housekeep-Br housekeep-Br ing in our own home." There was re-H re-H proach in the tone and disappointment ' in the pretty race uiat iuimeu u. - i "I had hoped to be able to buy it, LLM . and I am sure we can save the neces- t sary amount for the payment this B year. Most of our furniture has been B given to us; at least a great deal of B ' it." he corrected, as he saw the look V of surprise on her face. "We have M all the clothes we shall need for a Bi long time " B1 "You mean all I will need for this B season," interrupted the girl with a K' tos6 or her head. "I do not suppose BK you expect me to begin wearing last Kl season's hats next fall." HP "Oh, of course not; but T am get- W ting a good salary and we certainly B will not need it all to live comfort- B' ablv. Mrs. Morton says you could H) get" a little maid to come and wash Bi dishes and do cleaulng. Then by Hrf having a woman come two days a Hj wppIc to do laundry work and general BF cleaning you could get along very B TV Bv "AVho is Mrs. Morton, pray?" There Lmmm 1'as aloofness in her tone. B'.- "She Is the wife of the Junior part- Hj" ner or the firm who lives next door B K to our house. You will like her, I am K sure." Ralph drew the girl close to ' his side as he replied. H ' Mas the next question. B "None but the little girl I spoke of." H "Who does the cooking?" asked B Ethel, sitting up and looking at him ', in astonishment. B "Why, she does," answered Ralph. H' "I know nothing about cooking," H' exclaimed the girl. "Well, you can learn, can't you?' Ralph pinched her dimpled chin. "I do not propose to bo your cook, if that is what you mean. I am not used to housework and you know It," The lips were drawn Into a thin line of determination. "But, my dear," expostulated Ralph, "tho cooking for two would not be a very heavy job and Mrs. Morton assures as-sures me that a good maid Ib almost impossible to get in Fairport." "Then we will take one from here. I do not propose to begin to drudge right away that Is one sure thing." There was silence for a time; then Ralph said, drawing the girl close to him again: "I thought you would be willing to do this to help us get ahead so we could make the payment on the house. Oh, you will love the house. It is a beauty " "A maid will not cost so much that we cannot afford it We can take one from hero. I would not have the girls think I did my own cooking for anything," came in low tones from the head on hlB shoulder, "Great Scott! Ethel. What have 'the girls' to do with our arrangements. arrange-ments. It is nothing to them what we do." Ralph's tone was irritated. "They will be coming out to see me, and I "will not have them think I have married a man who expects me to do his work for him. You always said your mother was wrong and that being able to work was not a necessary neces-sary qualification for your wife." There were tears in the bluo eyes that looked so clear and limped two inches from -his own. He kissed the eyes and lips as he said: "Well, we will see If we can get a maid to go down from here." (To be continued.) FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. - One way to guard against the coming com-ing of moths Is to make tiny cheesecloth cheese-cloth bags, filled with camphor or cedar, which can be fastened under chairs and In the piano. If these are put In place early they will keep the moths away. Have all broken down or worn furniture furni-ture repaired at once. It becomes more worn if the repairs are not attended at-tended to as soon as possible. This Is a good time' to look your luggage over and see that it is all in order before summer traveling begins. be-gins. Have trunks mended, it necessary neces-sary Buy new trunks straps. Have suitcases mended, and decide what i new bags must be bought this summer. sum-mer. Then get them at occasion offers of-fers so that you will not be rushed when vacation time comes. Put away much of tho bric-a-brac about your rooms before warm weather. weath-er. Rooms sparsely furnished look cooler than those with much furniture and, moreover, they are easier to take care of. Do you subscribo to any garden or sports magazines? If you don't, this Is a good time to begin to do so, for Bummer with its calls for outdoor recreation re-creation makes these magazines especially es-pecially Interesting. Look thorn over at a library to make your decision on which to subscribe to. Have all baggage marked distinctly with Initials, as thiB helps In identifying identi-fying it at hotels and In case express checks are lost. DAILY RECIPE. Salad A very tasty salad of nuts has oranges and olives sliced on crisp lettuce leaves and thickly sprinkled-with sprinkled-with the halves of English walnuts or beechnuts. The dressing is a simple mixture of imported olive oil, sugar, lemon juice and salt and pepper. Fried Noodles Prepare noodles as usual, put enough water on stove necessary to cook them In, and salt. When boiling add noodles. After they are cooked pour in colander and |