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THE CORN LADY 



and she should, really, be in high school this 

 year; but she is not very well and so had to 

 stay at home another 

 year. I do not claim 

 the least credit for her 

 good bread; her 

 mother is a splendid 

 cook and taught her 

 how to make it, but the 

 girl is certainly full of 

 new hope and ambi- 

 tions, since she gained 

 this recognition. 



And ' the cooky girl 

 is just a dear little 

 roly-poly, healthy 

 country girl from a 

 good home. Her 

 mother says she is very 

 glad that she is getting 

 interested, though. 

 Her father, who is a 

 prosperous, hard-head- 

 ed farmer said: 



"It just seems 

 mighty worth while to 

 me to get the girls in- 

 terested in home things. For what's the use 



THE COOKY GIRL 



