Show remained remained as cook and her new year culinary artist agreed to stay but added mrs mra to her name by MARION R REAGAN it II was wag finishing his morning meal ineal with the sense mf fit satisfaction sat that belongs r only to those men who have it palate that knows good food find and tile lie digestive if process to appreciate it when the dining room floor door opened mrs hell bell who laid heen been ids cook for soine fifteen yours years stood in the doorway 1 ty fidgeting nervously with tier her apron mr site she began ive come to lo rive give you it months notice zloy noy after the first of the y year ear I 1 think have leavo to be looking for it another nother rook cook A what Mal ballotin lotin asked at last 1 youre coln dolny to leave the matter arent you yon satisfied with your waxes wags I 1 wit was just thinking the other lay day of raising your salary Is there anything 7 ill oh no sir sar its nothing like thit its just juat that tant im going to 1 married man led again lital lotin fifty seven wagn was n tactless bachelor at your aige ngul I 1 he exclaimed mrs bell ik ll drew herself up indignantly im forty six mr air Mal ballotin Mallot lotin ln but bitt I 1 should think one of your ago age would consider it coulig 11 I 1 why youre your old enough to be his mother A man under sixty la Is still very young said Mal ballatin Mallot latin ln with great dignity I 1 may I 1 ask who the fortunate gentleman asti 19 mrs hell 1101 hesitated a minute arthur horage in packs grocery site she un answered that 1 young oung chap mallo tilt why youre old enough to bo be hla his mother mr Mallot ln I 1 came in here this evening to say I 1 was leaving after january not to 0 o be Insul insulted teJ with that mrs bell slammed the dining room door and ds disappeared appeared leaving tier her employer la a state of complete bewilderment it was not long however that the excellent brain of mr Mal ballotin Mallot lotin ln remained muddled ile ho simply had to find a way of retaining mrs bell there was not another cook in all al now new york who could even compare with tier her lie ile must have her with determination in his eyes lie he left the house and started off in the direction of packs grocery arthur hernge it a young man about twenty six was arranging catis cans on I 1 the I 1 Co counter colanter drew blin off to it a I 1 corner of the store and the two talked together quietly for over nn an hour Mallot ln pulled out ont his check checkbook bool scribbled something on it and handed landed a narrow slip of white I 1 paper to the anger horage who held it out to read the amount more carefully I 1 Mal ballotin Mallot lotin ln left the store a happy man inan HP had never spent two hundred dollars so well it lind been just ns as he had suspected koinig was marrying 1 mrs arso bell entirely for the sake of the money she lind saved paved site she was to have started lim him in business mallo tins offer of tufo hundred dollars looked so BO good to him however that lie was wag willing to forego his win wife und and her ber dowry take the two hundred tilt oal make inake off to cleveland as Mal ballotin Mallot lotin ln had biad specified now to fix fit it wit it mrs boll bell said Mallot ln this lie he thought would be quite simple mrs ile bell would bo be g grateful to him film for saving her froni from such it a foolish step and would willitt willingly rree agree to continue in his service and it was waa right up to a certain point mrs hell bell was willing to give up tip lier her erstwhile suitor with only n little regret but most important of all to ln was wag not willing to sany on in his service you see sec I 1 get rather lonesome liere here mr ballotin Mal lotin im tired of this dreary clr life and everi even if I 1 dont marry arthur hernge there are other met men I 1 expect to get mur married rIed 1 mr T mal Mallot lotin ln then became a little ile sentimental t himself ile he laid his hand tenderly on mra bells shoulder look here mrs bell did dd it ever occur to you what it a lonely life I 1 lead here did you ever think how much more life might m moan enn to mo me if I 1 had a fine wife like c we well I 1 I 1 like yourself I 1 f to look after nie me mrs airs bell turned to him and smiled i well ill stay on then after january daiy hut but well begin the new year as mr and mrs Mallot ln shall we not wr WP shall was ready reads I 1 and emphatic response j 1 1925 western newpher New union |