LXVI A Guest to a Dinner of Left-Overs

CHAPTER XCIII

HARRY AND ALICE RETURN

"WHO can that be?" said Bettina, laying down her napkin. "Someone is at the door, Bob, I think. I wonder why he doesn't ring?"

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"Hello!" said Bob, throwing open the door. "Why, Bettina! It's Alice and Harry! When did you get home?" "We're on our way home now," said Harry, as he set down the suitcases he was holding. "Say, these are heavy! We thought we'd stop in for a minute to rest." "Welcome home!" said Bettina. "Just think, we don't even know yet where you went for your wedding trip, though we suspected California." "California it was," said Alice, "along with all the other recent brides and grooms. We escaped any particular notice; there were so many of us. It was rather a relief, though." "Have you had your dinner?" asked Bettina, a little embarrassed at the thought of the "dinner for two" that she and Bob were just finishing. There was certainly not enough left for another person, not to suggest two. But then, of course there was her ample emergency shelf. "We had our dinner on the diner," said Harry, "or we shouldn't have dared to stop at this hour." "Do come on out to the kitchen," said Bettina. "Bob is about to make some delicious sour cream candy, aren't you, Bob? Surely that is a splendid way to entertain a newly returned bride and groom." "Fine!" said Harry, "though we can't stay long. We must hie to our own apartment and get rid of the dust of travel. We're looking forward to the time when we can return some of your hospitality. I shall learn to make even better candy than Bob's!"

For dinner that night Bettina had: Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes Apple Sauce Bread Butter Perfection Salad Salad Dressing

BETTINA'S RECIPES

(All measurements are level) Pork Chops with Sweet Potatoes (Two portions) 2 sweet potatoes 1 t-salt ¼ t-paprika

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