Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-28
DREA INLAND
ADVENTURES
In MurigoId's Kitchen
By DADDY
CHAPTER III
Tho Proud sisters Plot

The PrOuu SisNcFs Eio'
ucUPPosrNG you should find that
- Marigold, instead of being a prin-
., ia n maid of low degree--what
'a.,,d vou do then?" asked Peggy of
,,Os ,he handsome young millionaire,
as they drove toward the home OF Mad
an nAb FAIRY Godmother, you are try
,.u % tease me-" replied Ned with
naouc .mo mo maid of low degree could
=. 90 sweet and charming or dance 80
gracefully or cook such delicious sriddle
cakgi kfter that Peggy and Billy were
aai ala 10 ras a kitchen maid. Perhaps after
guy seen her again and danced with
he ne. 'GT and eaten her grlddle cakes he
me ,Wnnd Iall 90 deeply In love with Mari
colds own sweet self he Wouiont care
SShet6er she was kitchen maid or
quit"ddidn r. didn't take long to reach Madam
proud's door. for Ned drove very fast.
naughty butler showed them into the
drawing room and went to tell Madam
prn,,d and her daughters, Clarabelle and
tnnabeIlc, that they were there.
Now Madam Proud and her daughters
cerc expecting this call from Ned. They
had heard he Vas as vstrg hs az faneS 5eS sass
baIl seeking the masked Princess Mari
.yoid And they knew he was putting
the maidens to a test. asking them to
make grlddle cakes for him and to dance
Th 6 Rpo sSpnS danced e is IS wSy none other q
other could cook them.
O'tt So Clarabelle and. Annabelle,. not
knowing that Marisold. their Kitchen
asked Marlgold to give them dancing
iossons after her days work was over.
and even had taken lessons In making
Gridde cakes, And while they had be-
SGme S%GsmpesdGs mrsh o}svor essser teaoRins had
tailed 20 learn now to mako good
eriddie cakes because they didn't like
:. work in the kitchen. And for MARI
colds lessons they hadn't given her even
Now Now while Ned and Peggy and Billy
waited for Madam Proud and her dauSh-
ters to come into the drawing room,
peggv happened to stroll toward 1.-The
window There she heard a faint ,l rn,ir-
H'"I "I viii have Marigold cook griddie'
cakes for Ned, and I'll pretend they are
NV own thus making him believe | am
lis missing masked princess.' said the
voice of Clarabelle.
thing myself. shall be his bride. >
broke in Annabelle's voice.
"Sh-h-h. Stop quarreltng CIR you will
spoil everything and neither Will marry
his riches" warned Madam Prouds
Then the door opened, and in came
Madam Proud and her daughters, all of
them smiling and bowing and never
showing any signs that they had been
plotting and quarreling only a moment
Now Clarabelle and Annabelle IN spite
OF the fact that they were cold-eyed and
selfish. were very beautiful and could be
as nice as cake when they wanted to be.
They were eager to win Ned and his
millions so, of course. they were their
"rNW Welcome. t Mr.. Ned" cried Madam
Proud. You have come Just In time to
And I'm going to make them'' cried
Clarabelle.
Nay, it Is my turn to make the grid
die cakes" declared Annabelle. darting
a fiery glance at her sister out9of the
corner of her eye.
81 would spare you the trouble. dear
sister" said Clarabelle. very sweetly,
but Annabelle, trying to steal march
on her, ran toward the kitchen. And
Carabelc ran after her. nearly coming
TO blows with her as they dashed
through the door.
ed looked on this In surprise, for
he had never thought Clarabelle and
Annabelle were such eager cooks. But
Peggy knew what was In their minds
and she crept out Of the front door and
around the house to warn Marigold of
the plot to use her griddle cakes TO
win the heart and hand of Ned for one
OF the selfish sisters.
Now do you think the trick plotted by
Clarahelle and Annabelle will work?
Do you think either of them will win
Ned With Marigolds griddle cakes and
Marigod's dancing lessons?
How do you guess the plot Will work
out IN the next chapter?