Show r P Madges Madge g Dinner I RS HS WALTON Was to have havo helped with tho ho dinner but at the last lastA A moment her sister sistO was wast wasi i Y taken takemi t al cn and Madge j was loft left to her own 1 V resources with such small sma I knowledge e as ns a course at cooking school had endowed her Sho She had meant this dinner to be a n triumph Jack Han Hanley Hanby ley lor was going west in tho morning and sho she wanted him to remember his last hast dinner In jn town Perhaps sho blushed as site even een thought of oC tho the possibility of or a proposal hut but she sho hun bun gored gorod for or the question that would set sot her heart at rest r sL Nor NOI was Vos she sheI I he first woman who ho had sought sough t to io reach rench a mans mauis heart through his lii Is stomach But Butt it as though the lie course of true lovo and tho the dinner was not destined to run ruin smoothly Mar Martha MarUm Marthin thin tha who had cooked cooke meals for lou tho the Waltons since James Walton married hall one to tho the wedding of or u ii friend Permission had hind been beon granted gran led weeks ago aso and silo sho was well out of tile Uio house hOl o before the call came camo for Mrs 11 R Walton Madge Mad left heft alone set net about her with a happy heart imagining already another little hittle kitchen lItchen where she should be he mistress Martha had left eft a n of or pies pic to ho bo linked baked cd and she had hind set them In Inho tho ho oven oen But Bul when It 11 came to peal pealIng pealIng pealing Ing the tho potatoes she sho found that the lie tubers hall had run ruit out and she had to slip on her hel things and run down to the grocery On the tho tb way war back Grace had met her and sho aho hue simply had to toton stop ton in to see seo tho the new hat that Grace had received for Christmas When she got back to tho the house tho the plea pica were black and smoking and with a n cry cr of or dismay she aho drew them thorn from the lie oven and set act about aboul making malting now how crust ernst There v was sas as plenty 1 lerit of oC mince moat in inthe the Iho house and nud soon sopa two new pies lik g were Iere ready meady read for baking The Phie roast was pop hiop popped ped In too loo and she alto set about gelling getting tho ho vegetables ready Tho The potatoes wore were bouncing around in tho time pot when another of the gins dropped in for a chat clint She Sh hud her hel camera c meru with her hor and insisted upon taking In her floury flour apron A Alot Alot Alot lot of time Ume was consumed In iu fixing up upI I tho ho light Just lust ns as Madge e settled into a nose poso an odor tilled the lie loom i and amid she lIeu fled shrieking to lo Iho tho kitchen whore the walor lund han boiled off tho lie potatoes That ended Iho tho ho photography phy and amid after the tho pot pol had haLt litton been ed Id non new ne potatoes han had to be bo pooled peeled Iud and started The h hoodoo pursued hot hoi and nl with ears enis strained thc sounds Ot Of tho thio door dool bell she sho to lo hurry tho the din dinner nor nCr Already Jack 1 l was as 10 1 0 minutes lain halt antI and an for fOl oU Q e she breathed a for fer fervent vent prayer that hint t I lie ho would bo hn Very el hate as she sprinkled sugar over oel tIle lie I pies iks in time the hope that it il might dry up ill the crust j Tho rho roast was waR lv J under tinder I I done none hut but Jack liked liken his iare rame and aud perhaps after all al it ii might pass nass She had hall forgotten or ollen to 10 close tho the oven oen door noon While she mado made tho hue fresh pies and the oven oen was waa hopelessly cold Tearfully Tea she nho ed the tho t hI sconce fiCO Ice ly hy I steaming meat and wondered If tr she sho would dare bring It to 10 tho the Then tho lie hell boll rang and aud with eyes e es she hie hurried to lo the Iho door Instead of Tack Jack Jacka a mes muon messenger stood tood thoro there offering of orl ns a note It was WIlS from m Jack and amid ho lie for his I 1 would not riot break tho hue engage engagement ment he lie wrote but it Is to take dinner with Mr III Lane and may ma de do something that will entirely change chango my mr plans I will bo be over as soon oon as I can cnn get set away awn With a thankful heart Madge Mudge hur hurried ned ried back to the kitchen to lo make a dinner of coffee and bread sari and mash mashed ed potatoes and she he sang ever oer hot her work worl an no she Bho cleaned up tip tho the mess mels Bo Be Before foro fore lack Jack camo the evidence of or her hor blunder was safely out of o tho the way wa HD JIn came In with glowing face I Im Imn tOlI to mica the Iho splendid din dinner dinner ner ncr he lie cried as tin ho he took lion her hand handI I 1 know Jeno Ive yo missed a trent but If repeat the Invitation Ill 11 come again Im not going away after aCtor all That Phat was what Mr ri h Lane Lano wanted to see HOC mo me about a bou t tAnd And Amid youre oure going to stay slay ta hero she sho cried Just JUt that hat t he confirmed That was W S worth even losing tho tue bent din dinner lu ner IWI hat flint a cook ever prepared I think you ou might at least leant lot let et me mc see seO what I 1 missed I You dont deserve it sho she de tO declared Please he lie pleaded Even Een when Adam and Eve Ee wore were chased has d out of Limo Iho garden of J dell they tho were al allowed lowed to look over Oer the fence I Madges cyrs e ls begun to lo flow There Thoro any auy dinner sue sho confessed Mother and aud Martha arc both away oral and I 1 hind cu uh h a horrid time The Illes wore w ro soggy and the meat cook and oh Jack Im Iman an au utter failure as aM a cook 1 Im m glad of or It lie II said Bald promptly I though his eyes yes twinkled You see fice I was too excited m to eat cat while Mr Ir Lane Lano was talking lalling and Im Just dying drIng I to lo uko tulo you oum out lo to a restaurant and anti celebrate In iii proper style stylo st e Will you como come Will Vill I she echoed You dear You even laugh and Im m hun hungry hungry gry gr and tired and amid cross and Do you think wn we 0 could make malte It Ila a ado do u bio event ho pleaded My Mr sal salary salary ary will be bo raised for the lie new now week and we e can I au set up our 01 own home homo where you can practice on me hiS all you Ju QU want Will Tilh you say yes rea dear clear |