The Mary Frances Cook Book Part 26

3. Spoon

4. Tumbler

5. b.u.t.ter "pattie"

6. Napkin

7. Platter for boiled Mutton

8. Vegetable Dish for Potatoes

9. Holder for Rice Pudding Dish

10. Tray for Coffee Pot, and cups, Saucers, sugar bowl and cream pitcher

11. Flowers

12. Salt and pepper shakers

A. Father's Place

B. Billy's Place

C. Mary Frances' Place]

Just as Mary Frances was finis.h.i.+ng getting the lunch, the 'phone bell rang and Billy answered.

This is what Mary Frances heard:

"h.e.l.lo!"

"Yes!"

"Too bad, Father, can't you?"

"Well, I'll tell her, but I hate to, awfully. She's been hard at work all the morning."

"I?--Oh, I attended to the fire for her, then went upstairs to make those drawings."

"Oh, yes; I'll look after her, all right."

"Yes, she is--a regular 'brick!'"

"All right. Good-bye!"

"Sis!"

[Ill.u.s.tration: "h.e.l.lo!"]

"I know, Billy," Mary Frances sobbed. "I know!--Father can't come, and everything is ready. Oh, dear! Oh, oh,--de--ar!"

"Oh, I say, Sister," said Billy; "I'll pretend I'm Father--won't that do? And--oh, yes! I'll show you how to fold a napkin into 'Cinderella's slipper!'"

"Where did you learn how?" Mary Frances began to dry her tears.

"Not on land, and not on sea Did this knowledge come to me.

When I learned, I had on my hat-- Where was I? Now, riddle me that?

No, lady fair, not up in the air-- On a boat in the river."

[Ill.u.s.tration: "Oh, dear! Oh, oh,--de--ar!"]

"Silly Billy!" exclaimed Mary Frances. "Please show me the trick now, will you?"

"Yes," said Billy, "and then I'll eat Father's share, as well as mine, of a very 'grand' lunch--if my nose isn't deceiving me."

"Well," said Mary Frances, "that will help some; but please fold the napkin."

And Billy showed her this:

[Ill.u.s.tration: "I'll show you how to fold a napkin."]

[Ill.u.s.tration:

1. Fold napkin twice, making it fourfold. Make crease through the center, as shown in =Figure I=

2. Fold each end along _dotted_ line in =Figure I= over to center crease. Then the napkin will be in the form of =Figure II=

3. Fold napkin again along _dotted_ line in =Figure II= over to center.

Then it will look like =Figure III=