Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-19
They TOOK The CAKE
BY DOROTHY sLAcKMoRE.

0 home a cake that her mother had
0 ordered from the Woman's Exchange
0 and she had reached the exchange
c too late to get the cake. Therefore,
, she was trying TO reach Mrs. Way.
who had charge of the selling that
afternoon.
oh" she went on. after some mo-
ments of conversation, "and you think
can find It myself? Yes, under
stand. Ill get the key next door. Oh,
surely; good-by," and Hortense hung
up the receiver.
She ran to her mother MRS. Way
says / can get the key from the man
next door and go right in and get the
cake, which she left all wrapped up
for me. I'll jump in the car and
drive right down, mother. So long!"
But, after hanging up the receiver,
Mrs. Way remembered that the man
next door had said something about
going to lodge, and she became fear
full lest Hortense find it impossible
to obtain the key in order to get into
the little house used as an exchange. |
visiting her and told him of her fears |
Suppose go down and try to get |
it for the young woman" he said, |
promptly. Truth to tell he was glad
of an opportunity to find something
to liven his visit to his aunt.
That's good Of you, Tom. Take |
my key and go right in and turn on
the lights-the switch is in the kitch- |
en- and this lights the whole house.
You'll be amused at the way in which
the electricity has been put in-it's
all on this one switch. Then-when
you. Mrs. Way gave her nephew the
key and dismissed the worry about
the cake for Mrs. Ingraham from her
mind
Meantime, Hortense was on her
way to the house next door to get
the key. She found the neighbor in
and he gave her the key and even
offered to go over with her to open
the door.
"Oh, l wouldn't hear of such
thing. Mr.. Way told me just where
to look, so l won't bother you.
Thank you"
The girl carefully fitted the key in
the lock of the door and entered the
dark place, not without some misgiv-
ings. The light from the street lamp
gave her some idea of where she
was going.
who goes thereT said a mans
voice from within.
Hortense was petrified with fear
and the door banged behind her.
"Who is it?" repeated the voice.
Tits l." said Hortense illuminat-
ingly. Give come for my cake"
And I've come to light up the
place for you and can't find the
SWITCH" said the man.
"W-who are you?" asked Hcr-
tense, still glued to the same spot and &
trembling like leaf.
Pm Tom Garfield, Mrs Ways c
nephew from Cincinnati. Wait-ah! S
have it. Presto!" He had found
The switch and the place had become f
lighted.
Hortense looked at Tom and Tom v
ooked at Hortense. q
ITS funny enough for a movie, -
he man said.
Yves" laughed Hortense.
You're frightened, poor girl" Tom
began. But you see my aunt be-
anne worried about your not being
lble to get the key from next door so
he asked me if / would take her key
nd come down here to have the place
pen for you. And-there's your :
axe, / guess"
"Yes-that's it. And won't you let
ne drive you home? I came down in
he runabout and you came here on
ly account, so do let me take you"
Il should say would" acquiesced
ON.
And as he sat beside the girl he
egan to think that the visit to his
unit was going to prove more inter
sting than it had promised. III
Il was frightened perfectly stiff
hen you roared out, Who's there?"
Iortense told him, as they sped over
ne pavements.
Il was a brute" Tom admitted.
Not at all. How could you know
was -"
How, indeed? And you were bully
Of to faint and give me a fright in
i'm, do you know that?"
Hortense laughed merrily. Faint!
never did such silly trick in my
fe. Out here in this seaside village
e have real girls-not city girls
lch as perhaps you know" she said.
And with that entering wedge of
inter Tom Immediately became on
iendly terms with the girl and went
far as to ask himself TO call on her
it'll his aunt on the following day
help eat the cake "over which il
all about" he said.
TN save you a piece, anyway"