Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-31
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
In MurigOlds Kitchen
hJ DADDY
CHAPTER v
Dancing In the Kitchen

HN6Y OWN Princess Marigold :" ex-
A'A cialmec Ned. the handsome young
millionaire. as he saw the masked
kitchen maid before him.
she will be your own Marigold II
IN the test to come you prove worthy
OF her" Peggy reminded him.
Your griddle cakes are ready, sir"
said Mar!gold seating him at the kitchen
table. and placing q batch Of crisp
80 eager to look Ut her and talk to her
that ne scarcely felt like eating, but
once he had tasted those delicious grid
die cakes. sweetened with maple sirup.
he couldn't stop eating until there wasn't
a crumb left on his plate. And Peggy
and Billy ate. too. for Marisold quickly
cooked a second and a third batch for
them
you to be the fair. sweet, graceful Prin-
cess Marigold who won my heart at the
fancy dress ball" cried Ned. And now
TO make the proof complete. will you
dance with meT'
swered Marigold with pretty curtsy.
There was no dancing music In the
kitchen, but Peggy and Billy fixed that.
Peggy put paper over the comb she
lively tune on that. while Billy kept
time by drumming with his fingers on
the bottom OF an overturned dishpan
To this music Ned and Marigold danced
sDt aDa al at deFh eT Ffs 'n Gsd is 9reS
very own Princess Martgold. No other
could dance like she"
On, on they danced. Ned as gallant
as a knight OF old and Marigoid as
graceful as full-blown rose swaying
the tickling OF the comb-organ made
Peggy stop to laugh, and then. as the
music ceased. Ned dropped on one knee
before Marigold
Fair princess" he said. you have
| danced your way into my heart and won
my true love viii you be my bride?"
Before Marigold could answer there
| came a sound as Of a storm sweeping
| through the house. and Madam Proud,
ClArabelle and Annabelle burst into the
Holly, Toity! What's all this racket
about" cried Madam Proud.
Who Is making dance music naD =
inR?" screamed Annabelle.
! My. hut they were surprised when they
saw Ned on his knees before Marigoid.
But they didn't know 1t was Marigold
for the kitchen maid still wore her
mask, They thought her some LADY OF OF
| high degree, and IN tnelr hslohishineh'
they bowed before her.
This is Princess Marigold," said Ned
remaining on his knee before her
am asking her 10 become my bride, for
she dances az lightly as a summer cloud
!
| Just as crisp and delicious as those
| Ciarabelie and Annabelle cooked tor
| me-"
Madam Proud. Clarabelle. and Anna.
belle stared In amusement at this. for
OF course the cakes Ned thought had
been cooked by Clarabelle and Anna
belle really had been cooked by Mari Mari
more closely at Marigold. while Mari.
gold herself would have fed had not Ned
| clunR tightly 10 her hand.
Madam Proud stepped suddenly for
ward and snatched the mask from Mari
Colds face,
''Ah." she cried, and her voice was
hlled with scorn. This is indeed Mari
gold, but she Is no princess, she Is our
! kitchen maid ~
And Clarabeile and Annabelle sud
denly grabbed at Marigold's tissue paper
DIRE 80. tearing Il from her and showing
the Kitchen maid frock hidden beneath
"Ah :" they jeered. She has tricked
and fooled you with frock OF nimgl
tissue paper She has made a Joke q
! But Ned Just kept on staring up a