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"Bob is always talking about the delicious pies and cakes his mother makes," Jean Winston confided to her mother, at the same time giving an admiring glance at the beautiful soli taire which adorned her third finger. "You see," she continued, "he wants me to know that I will have to be quite proficient in the culinary art to compete with her." Mrs. Winston .smiled at her daugh ter's simplicity. "Well, why don't you show him what you can do, Jean?" she replied. "He doesn t know that you have been taking a course in do mestic science and are already quite proficient. Why not surprise him?" "That's a perfectly splendid idea, mumsie," Jean exclaimed. "Bob ls coming to dinner tonight and I'll make the most elaborate cake imaginable. It will 'Surely rival anything which Mrs. Rogers ever made." So donning the largest apron avail able, Jean set about her task. True to her desire, the cake was indeed an elaborate affair, for every known in gredient necessary to the making of a perfect cake was used by Jean. "There," she exclaimed, as she admir-. ingly put the finishing touches to the dainty pink and white frosting, "If "that doesn't heat Job's mother's cakes than I'm greatly mistaken." She was quite beside herself, for the cake was a grand success and one of which any girl might well be proud. She could picture Bob munching a piece of the toothsome dainty. "Won't he be sur prised and delighted," she thought. So the cake was put away for safe keep ing and Jean proceeded to busy her self about the house. The day passed very quickly and, glancing at the clock, she realized that she had just about an hour in which to dress for dinner. Donning her fa vorite blue frock, she was about to proceed down stairs when suddenly she became aware of the fact that something was missing. "Oh, my ring! Where could I have put it?" she ex claimed. After a very careful search of her favorite hiding places she failed to find any trace of the lost treasure. Soon she had the whole household . transformed into a searching party, but all without avail. The ring could not be found. "Oh, what shall I do?", bemoaned Jean. "I can never tell Bob I have lost it; he would think it so careless of me. I'm sure I had it this morn ing," she continued. "But in my fool ish pride and excitement over that horrid cake I lost lt. I just hate the old cake now !" All, of course, were in sympathy with her; but when one has lost her treasured engagement ring it is hard to be consoled. In due course of time Bob arrived, and to all outward appearances Jean was immensely happy. "What if he should miss it from my finger," she soliloquized. The thought caused her some concern, but she quietly dis missed it, hoping against hope that such a thing would not come to pass. The dinner progressed very favor ably, and finally the cake was brought forth. Bob was greatly impressed with its tempting appearance, and Jean promptly explained that she had made it especially for him and ex pressed the hope that he would like it He was, of course, anxious to sample Jean's cooking and a very generous portion was served him* Jean was quite elated, and was waiting anxiously for the words of praise which she knew she was sure to receive. Great was her surprise, however, as she glanced up at Bob to see a distressed look on his face. "Why, what's the trouble? Is there anything the matter with the cake?" Jean anxiously inquired. Ali eyes were immediately on Bob. "Oh, no, not at all," he assured her. "Only I struck something rather hard," and presently he drew forth a portion of the cake in which was imbedded nothing less than Jean's cherished ring. Poor Bob ; he looked both mys tified and embarrassed. But J'ian at once cleared up the situation. "Oh. my precious ring!" she rapturously exclaimed. "Why, how did it ever get into that cake?" Instantly she re membered removing lt from her Anger before commencing to bake the cake, and concluded that in some mys terious way it must have dropped into the mixture. Great mirth followed and Jean joined the merriment, as she realized her ter rible blunder, despite her efforts to dis play her talents In the all-important line. "But lt wasn't such a bad cake after all, was it;-Bob?" she fondly inquired, after the merriment had subsided. "Well, I should say not," he replied; "it was a perfect Jewel of a cake, but," he continued, "I'm afraid you will hove to find a more economical recipe be fore we are married, because my sal ary would never warrant diamond flavored cakes." (Copyright, 1919, by the McClure News paper Syndicate.) Worm Turns. "Doctor, I don't quite understand this bill you sent me." "Well?" "You have one Item here, Trofes sional services, $5.' That's clear enough. But what's this other charge, .Beading matter, 35 cents?' 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