Show I Remained as Cook I and Her New Year I Culinary Artist Agreed to Stay but Added Mrs to Her Name By MARION R REAGAN B n. n was finishing his mornIng morn morn- lag Ing meal with the sense of satisfaction tion that belongs only to those men who have a palate that knows good food tOOd and the digestive dl di process to appreciate It when the dining room door opened Mrss Bell who had been his cook for tor some fifteen years stood In the doorway fidgeting nervously with her apron Mr she began timidly Ive com come to to give you n a months month's no no- tice After the first of the year I think you'll have to be looking for another cook What asked at last lut Youre going to leave leo What's the matter matter matter-aren't aren't arent you satisfied with your wages waged I was Just thinking tho the other day of raising your salary Is there anything anything- Oh no sir Its It's nothing like that Its It's Just that that that-that that Im I'm going to be married again I seven fifty-seven was a tactless bachelor At your age ages agel I he exclaimed I Mrs Bell drew herself up Indignantly Im Tm six forty Mr but I should think one of your ago would I consider It young 1 Why You Yours Youre r Old Enough to Be HI His Mother I A man under sixty slaty Is still very young said with great dig i pity olty May I ask who the fortunate gentleman Is Mrs Irs Bell hesitated a minute Arthur Arthur Ar I thur ur In Packs Pack's grocery she answered That young chap asked Maul 1 Mallo-j Mallo tin Why youre you're old enough to b be bej his mother j I Mr 1 I came In here this evening to say I was leaving niter after January 1st not 1st-not not to be insulted With that Mrs Den Belt slammed the dinIng din din- Ing tag room door and disappeared leav- leav leav 1 Ing lag her employer in a state of complete com com- bewilderment It was not long however that the thel excellent brain of Dir Mi remained renamed re named muddled He lIe simply had to tot find a way of retaining Mrs Bell Belli There was not another cook In alt all New York who could ev even even n compare with her lie must have haye her With determination in his eyes ees he left tho the tho house and started oft off in the direction of Packs Pack's grocery Arthur a young man about i twenty sIr was arranging cans on that tha counter drew him oft off to a n. corner of the store and the two talked together quietly for over an hour Finally pulled out hI his hid I checkbook scribbled something on I iq and handed banded a narrow slip of whit paper to the eager Horage who helIt held hel It out to read the amount more care care- fully left lett the store a happy man maD He lIe had never spent two hundred hun bun dred dried dollars so welly well It had been Just as he had BUS BUS- petted Young Horage was marrying Mrs IrK for far th fie flak I of tha the n n n money she had saved saed She was to have haTe started him In business Mallo Mallo- tins tin's offer olTer of two hundred dollars dollar looked so good to him however that he was wag willing to forego his wife wire and her dowry take the two hundred and make off to Cleveland as had specified Now to fix fir It with Mrs Bell Dell said Bald This he thought would be quite simple Mrs Bell Dell would be grateful to him for saving say saVe ing lag her from such a n foolish step and would willingly agree to continue In his service And he was right right up up to a certain point Mrs Bell nen was willIng wilting will wilt Ing to give up lP her ber erstwhile suitor with only a little re regret et but hut most Important important Im im- of all an to was not willing to stay on In fn his service You see sel I get rattier rather lonesome here Mr Im I'm Im tired of this dreary life lire and even If It I dont don't marry marry Arthur there are other men I expect to get et married Mr then became a little sentimental himself lie Ire laid his hand tenderly on Mrs Bells Bell's shoulder Look Leok here Mrs Irs Bell did It ever er occur to you what a n lonely life Ute I lead here Did you ever think how bow much more life lite might mean to me If It I had afine n a fine fino wife well lIke like well like yourself to look after me Mrs aIrs Bell nen turned to him and smiled Well Ill I'll stay on then then after after January January Jan Jan- uary 1st but 1st-but but well we'll begin the New Year as ns Mr Ir and Mrs shall we not We shall was ready and emphatic response 1111 N Newspaper per n. n I |