| Show what she had forgotten mrs paul had been married many years and was the mother of several children but she conscientiously be lieveld perhaps because of her south ern birth that her position as the wife tit mr paul would not permit her ever to work in the kitchen so when the cook recently took french leave the delicatessen stores were for the family meals for a week the family ate nothing but era bahmed meat and canned fruit and vegetables mr paul bore it patiently the only thing at which he was in dined to growl was the absence of his coffee at breakfast and his demi tasse after dinner when the week had expired and baill no cook was in prospect mrs paul seeing that her husband really was suffering tor his coffee took compassion on efm one night as the family was finishing its cold repast she announced with a beaming smile to mr paul that she had a surprise for him she arose went to the kitch en and returned with a steaming hot coffee pot w my dear she said you are going to have the best cup of coffee you ever had in your life hurrah cried mr paul and in his eagerness he seized i ot at lr poured himself out a cup ae U e liquid descended however 1 e looked puzzled tentatively he took a sip and then set the cup down with i frown instantly mrs paul demandal tl to know what wis the matter I 1 don t know darling replied mr paul but it seems to taste queer to be a little weak don t awl know why I 1 am sure exclaimed mis paul almost ready to cry that I 1 tol lowed the I 1 let the waitr come to a boll and beat up the and poured it in just as abe if said mr paul raised the lid of the p t and examined its contents then said he I 1 dont doubt my dear that yoi did all that you there to be only one thing that you dian didn t do what 1 that asked mrs I 1 aul impatiently oh said her husband you slin ply neglected to put in the coffee that 1 all new york press |
