Mr. Stalate Left

"Oh, Mr. Stalate," she said, without taking her eyes off the clock, ' 'I want to ask you something about yonr tastes in the way of cookery. " "I'm channed to have yon take such an interest, " was the unnecessarily earnest reply. "Do you like bacon and eggs for breakfast?" "Why - er - sometimes. " "I hope you will speak frankly, becanse if you don't like them we can teil the servant as soou as she comes down stairs to prepare soruething else. " -