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"Have you not forgotten that boy and girl romance?" she asked with an elaborate assumption of superiority that, to the man at least, masked the yearning that lay beneath, for despite her education and her superficial polish, Betty was still a tomboy at heart and even now she longed for one of those long, delightful rambles through field and wood that she and Martin used to take together. "I can't forget," said Martin, simply. "I was hoping that you remembered, too."
"J do remember," conceded Betty, "but I also remember my mission. You must realize that this education was given me that I might be of use in the community. It would be unfair to my benefactress to settle down to married life and sink my Individuality beneath yours." "What's the use of knowing how far the moon and sun are from us and who lives in Africa, if you have to live an old maid?" scoffed Martin. "There's Ruth and Theresa and Minnie. They all married, and married well, because they learned how to be good housekeepers. Your ma's a famous cook and she taught the other girls. It's better know how to make good bread than to know the sort of stuff your head has been filled with."
"That's where you mistake," cried Betty, quickly. "Even in the kitchen education makes me better fitted to meet the problems of life. I know, for instance, the chemistry of breadmakIng, the relative nutritive value of the various meats and vegetables. The science of housekeeping is one of the most interesting studies. Mrs. Carberry-Cranston has particularly impressed upon me the importance of communicating to others these important facts."
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