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Show MILLARD COUNTY CHRONICLE, DELTA, UTAH VIFICTION CORNER I I 'fJCOMSRAMG' 1 By ROY CONSTINER Holloway wanted to disown Jimmy until a beautiful woman proved that father and son were cut from the same pattern. "And remember this, Mr. Hollo way," the saleswoman continued amiably, as she laid a slendei hand upon J. P.'s desk, "you'L' again be setting the pace. The firs! to recognize a good proposition. Never let it be said, 'J. P. Hollowaj overlooked a good bargain.' " Whereupon they laughed heartily. After a moment's pause, J. P. turned to Mrs. Holloway and said hesitantly, "You know Martha, we've had our old car some time . . ." he made a slight gesture with his free hand "it's in good condi-tion now that I've had it overhauled yet, one cannot tell about those old models. Why, just the other day, John Fetters was telling about his old car's stalling in the noon-hou- r traffic on Fifth and Vine. We wouldn't want that to happen to us would we dear?" Mrs. Holloway considered him sol-emnly. "But James," she began, "you said you were no.t Interested in a new car " "Oh, I know, I know," he protest-ed in alarm. "I wasn't that is, until I heard this offer Miss Jen-kins has made. And you should know that I never let a good propo-sition slip through my fingers. No, sir, not J. P. Holloway." He then turned and smiled at the saleswom-an, a warm, intimate smile. Then you to understand the grand idea which our management has decided upon. It's really splendid!" She smiled, showing white pearlish teeth. J. P. studied the sheets a mo-ment, and then looked up somewhat questioningly. "I notice something about a thirty day free " She smiled. "No, this is not ex-actly free. Yet, it is free in the sense that you'll not be paying for the new car at the present time. What you'll be paying the mere $250 for is absolutely prompt delivery bf your new car within seven days after your deposit." J. P. gave this a careful thought, then asked, "Supposing the car is not satisfactory, and the depositor decides he does not care for this type car?" "That," she said quickly, "is a very good question. In fact, I'm TRAILING smoke from an stoutish J. P. Hol-loway led his wife from the ele-vator and into his private office. "Knew the moment you called," he flared, "Jimmy had wired for more money. But I'll not send him one cent. Not one red cent! You under-stand?" Mrs. Holloway settled herself in the nearest chair. The gentle ex-pression on her small, motherly face did not change. "As a matter of fact," she said softly, "I did hear from Jimmy, but " "Knew it," J. P. interrupted, "knew it all along. You were sit-ting right here when I told him I would absolutely not tolerate any foolishness from him while he was attending college." He hesitated momentarily as he puffed furiously at his cigar, then added, "And now that he has gone and invested over his head in this this blind enter-prise with this woman whom he thought was his friend, and she has run out on him with the capital and left him without as much as fare " It was then the intercom buzzed. J. P. flipped the button irritably. "Yes?" ! ; ' , .' ' - l" - "A Miss Jenkins to see you, sir," came a voice through the intercom (set. "Has she an appointment?" he asked. "Oh, goodness!" Mrs. Holloway broke in hurriedly. "James, I for-got to mention her. I asked her to stop in today." J. P. frowned. "Well, who Is she?" he asked caustically. "We met yesterday at Mrs. Wel-lington's dinner party," she replied, las she patted an imaginary gray .hair in place; then added, "She is, 'I think, associated with the Delbarn Motor corporation in Detroit; there-- , fore, I'm sure, in a position to help ;us buy a new car sooner than we . could have hoped to otherwise. . . ." "But I don't want a new car," he countered, "I have just had our old car overhauled." and your rapid advance in the e. . . ." continued, "To whom should I make this check out. Miss Jenkins?" he asked, as he fingered rapidly through his checkbook. "James," Mrs. Holloway broke in, "perhaps we better not be too hasty. Supposing we talk this over this evening, and Miss Jenkins" she nooded in the saleswoman's direction "can drop in tomorrow and get your final decision." Turn-ing quickly to Miss Jenkins, she added, "I'm sure that's perfectly all right with you!" A shadow darkened the sales-woman's eyes. She glanced at J. P. and then back to Mrs. Holloway. "W-wel- l, I" and stopped. Mrs. Holloway smiled gently. "I knew, you'd understand," she said, and then' quickly rose to open the door for the somewhat bewildered saleswoman. J. P. chewed at his freshly lit cigar furiously. "But Martha," he burst out, "you you don't seem to understand. I want to buy that car now not tomorrow or next week or next Christmas " "But surely, James," she re-turned somewhat pleadingly, "you can spare her a moment." J. P. paused momentarily as he relit his cigar, and then flipped on the intercom set. "Send Miss Jen-kins in," he said briskly. What J. P. saw entering his office a moment later was a dark, slender woman, and in the light she was almost beautiful. The coil of her black hair pinned into a chignon at the nape of her neck, the tailored gray suit with the white pleated blouse was very becoming to her straight shoulders, and nar-row slender hips, he thought. "It's so nice of you to permit me a few minutes of your valuable time, Mr. Holloway," she began. Then, with a slight nod toward Mrs. Hol-loway, she added, "I've heard so much about you and your rapid ad-vance in the business worlds that it's really quite a pleasure. . . ." J. P. grinned. "Thank you," he said, as he adjusted his tie. "I" "Your wife," the saleswoman in-terrupted, "has told me that you're interested in a new car." "W-wel- l, I really" "That's fine," she leaned closer . "It's certainly a privilege to have this opportunity of explaining . our new car and system to intelli-gent people." She paused to turn on additional charm. "The fact is, we are merely trying this new car out, and want only to try it through peo-ple of your high reputation." "This," she laid some sheets carefully before J. P. "will help "I've heard so much about you ness world, that it's really quite a glad you brought that up." She hesitated to ash her cigarette and, in doing so, seemed to be concen-trating on the proper clauses to use, as she continued, "Now in the event you are not completely satisfied, the management will gladly refund your money and return the car to the factory. Isn't that fair enough, Mr. Holloway?" "Oh, yes, quite fair," he said, ' through the haze of cigar smoke, as he resumed reading of the typed sheets. They seemed all in order, he thought. Though the thought of a new car was somewhat new to him, yet, this seemed to be such a good investment, in fact too good to pass up. Why, he'd be getting the jump on the boys at the club, who were thinking and talking about getting their new cars next month. Next month! Why he'd have his within seven days. . . . 'TpHERE was a brief hesitation, and then he said, "Sounds all right. But" Miss Jenkins broke in, "I can readily understand, Mr. Holloway, a man of your intelligence will be suspicious of an investment of this nature. And well you might be. Yet, I can assure you you'll be pat-ting yourself on the back within the next ten days." J. P.'s eyes wandered across to Mrs. Holloway for her approval. No comment. "Have you made the check out, James?" she asked calmly. "And just what has that got to do with you running this this woman out of here. I certainly intend to make it out. And furthermore " "Yes," she countered, "you're go-ing to make it out, James. But not to her! Instead, to your son." J. P. choked for a moment. "I I told you," he flared, "I was not going to send him one cent, and I meant just that!" He tapped nerv-ously on the desk with his forefinger. "Any man with the intelligence he's supposed to have, letting some silly woman come along and make a complete fool of him . . . Well," he groaned "it's sometimes diffi-cult for me to believe he's my son." Mrs. Holloway smiled. "But James, you've just proved beyond any doubt that he is your son." J. P. gave her a blank look. "Just what do you mean by that?" She paused. "It took me four days to inquire around and locate the right woman. It wasn't easy. In fact, I wasn't sure until yester-day." J. P. grunted, a deep frown puck-ering his forehead. "I certainly don't follow you. First, you stop me from buying a new car; now you're talking in riddles." He brushed the ashes from his vest un-consciously,, then added, "Would you mind explaining just what this is all about?" She nodded. "No, I wouldn't mind. In fact, I've looked forward to it." "All right, all right. I'm wait-ing," he urged. "Just this: Your son fell for a charming woman with a smooth sales talk; so did you. Those sheets of paper in her briefcase aren't worth the paper they're written on. She's a phoney; so was Jimmy's friend. When I was introduced to her, she apparently didn't recog-nize my name, but I knew hers. She's the woman who swindled your son.' Seasonings, Sauces Make Savory Vegetables (See rectpes below) LYNN CHAMBERS' MENU Barbecued Spareribs Oven Browned Potatoes Green Beans with Horseradish Sauce Crusty Rolls Butter Blackberry Pie Beverage Recipe Given Let's Eat Vegetables A NEIGHBOR OF MINE recent-ly had a dinner party for which she engaged a cater- - r--i nrt ess. When I " asked her how SyTi the party turned VSfv-.k- l out, she replied, T 1 "Oh wonderful! f"V??' Of course we had I a fancy dessert J j and everything on the platters was fixed nicely, but the thing that impressed me most was how good the vegetables were. We have the same vegetables that she served but mine never taste so good, yet there wasn't anything particularly hard about the way she prepared them." Here again, it's the little things that make the difference between everyday eating and special enter-taining. But as my neighbor told me, the tricks were simple ones. Carrots were scraped shiny and bright, left whole and dusted with parsley and butter before serving. The cauliflower had a cheese sauce, and the tomatoes, dusted with bread crumbs and broiled, were really delicious. Little mounds of green peas were still green when served, and they just had some but-ter, salt and a few mushroom caps among them. All the vegetables were placed on a large platter with the cauli-flower in the center. And the vege-tables made as big a hit as the des-sert! Vegetable tricks are simple ones. The first caution to observe is not to overcook, thus destroying color, texture and vitamins even though you can't see the latter. WANT TO DO something special with potatoes? Here's a company-mannere- d potato dish which can be served with a roast: Broiled Potato Puff (Serves 6) 8 or 9 medium potatoes, peeled 3 tablespoons butter 94 to 1 cup scalded milk 2 teaspoons salt teaspoon pepper 'A cup thick cream, whipped cup grated American cheese Cook potatoes until tender; drain and mash thoroughly. Add butter and gradually miiiiiui""uim tin beat in milk, Beat until light W and fluffy. Add f raSj salt and pepper 'Ssit and blend. Pile WK. potatoes into a iisscSjk shallow casse- - role. Top with fedluiiiuiiii....U....i8sa whipped cream and grated cheese. Slip into a slow to moderate (325 degree) oven for 10 to 12 minutes to heat through the potatoes and melt the cheese. If Dad is away for dinner, you and the kiddies can make a meal out of the delectable dish: Asparagus Mimosa (Serves 6) 4 tablespoons butter CUP sliced mushrooms. If desired H cup chopped celery 4 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoon curry powder 2 cnps milk 1 teaspoon salt 6 hard-cooke- d eggs 2 cups diced, cooked or canned asparagus Melt butter In top ot double boil-er; add celery and mushrooms. Cook until vege-T-T) tables are soft; jCjbv blend in flour, rii a milk and Jv&(OyA cook until thick-T&Sizf-ened. Add salt feLr- - and curry der. Mix with asparagus and hard-cooke- d eggs, and heat through. Serve, dusted with paprika. Braised Red Cabbage (Serves 6) 2 tablespoons bacon drippings 1 medium-size- d head red cabbage 2 tablespoons vinegar V$ cup water Yi teaspoons salt teaspoon pepper teaspoon cloves S tablespoons honey or corn syrup 1 tablespoons lemon juice Shoe red cabbage fine. Add half the cabbage to the drippings in a heavy sauce pan. Sprinkle with half ttie vinegar; add remaining cabbage and vinegar. Pour on wa-ter, cover and cook slowly until cabbage can be pierced with a fork. Season with salt, pepper and cloves. Add honey and lemon juice, mix thoroughly and serve hot. Released by WNU Features. IF APPETITES are a little jad-ed, use clever seasoning tricks on vegetables to enhance their nat-ural flavors. There are many interesting sea-sonings that can be tucked into vegetables to add interest as well as appetite appeal. Horseradish can be used with beets, cauliflower or green beans. A dusting of nutmeg lifts spinach out of the ordinary class. Onions go well in many things such as po-tatoes, peas, green beans or beets. Other combinations that may strike your fancy include cheese, chives, mustard, parsley or curry. DON'T SEASON every vegetable you serve with high seasonings es-pecially if you are serving a combi-nation. For example, if your vege-table platter consist of string beans, carrots and potatoes, leave the po-tatoes completely natural. Boil in their jackets to be served with butter, salt and pepper. Carrots can be parsley buttered, and green beans can be served with a smooth creamy horseradish sauce, as follows: Creamy Horseradish Sauce (Serves 6) i tablespoons butter S tablespoons flour teaspoon salt teaspoon pepper 1 cups milk S to 4 tablespoons drained horseradish Melt butter, add flour and season-ings; blend smooth. Gradually add milk while stirring, and cook until smooth and thick. Stir in drained horseradish. This makes enough sauce for one and one-ha- lf pounds of green beans. LYNN SAYS: Vary Basic Keclpes With New Flavors Why not add chopped apples and raisins to the bread stuffing you use for bread dressing In pork chops or fowl? Families will cheer the change. Add a cup of cranberries to your favorite white flour muffin recipe along with a bit of extra sugar for a colorful hot bread. Cream butter with a bit of lemon Juice when you make sandwiches. They'll taste fresher. Baked pears are a delicious des-sert when baked in brown sugar and served chilled with cream and a sprinkling of nutmeg. Did you know that you could layer sliced apples in a casserole, buttered, of course, with peanut brittle, butter and lemon juice and bake them all for a delicious des-sert? For kabobs that are delicious try sausage balls put on the same stick with apples and onions. Broil until well browned and thoroughly cooked. I i Rub in gently-warmin- soothing Ben-Ga- y for fast I relief from muscular soreness and pain. 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