The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-09-17

what does she do while Elmer's
Icooking?" asks
"Why, she manages things" says
the girl. "She's awfully smart, Mrs.
Hatch is"
II expect she has first name, too?''
/ suggests.
ooh, yes" says the girl ELMER
calls her Kitty"
There you are, Ridley" says I, as
tn waitress fits back towards the
kitchen. "Odd, amt it?"
"It's all of that" says he. So Elmer
has dropped to this-cook in road
house; while Kitty is-say. I wonder
what Kitty thinks of him now?"
There's no tellin'," says 1. MAYBE
she thinks he's a good cook. Wei
soon have chance to Judge for our
selves"
"S-s-sh!" says Ridley. Here's
lGladys. She mustn't know"
But Gladys has, made a discovery
Iof her own that she's enthusiastic
about. "Say, Dearie," she breaks out
"you ought to see the swell old ma
hogany in there. Every room JUS
full of it, and the dearest lot of ole
braided rugs. There's the nices
landlady, too; oh, perfect peach
with gray hair and natural pink in he
cheeks and the stunningest figure
But perhaps I'd better not let you SCI
her. You'd fall for that sweet voic'
of hers, even if she isn't as younl
as she was once. No, 1 think YOU'D
better stay out. How about tina
broiled chicken?
Coming up" says I, as the wait
ress staggers in with big tray.
Uh-huh! = 1t was the real article, tn
kind blamed few mothers used t.
make. And the waffles-M-m-m-m!
"some cook, I'll tell. the jury say
Gladys. Lets steal her, Dearie, an
start housekeeping"
There's a proposition for you
Ridley" says I, GRIMM.
Careful, Shorty" says he, 80
you'll start something. 1t doesn'
happen, Gladys, to be her. The
i, have he-cook here"
ooh, hush up, old dear!" say
Gladys. Run along, Miss, and brin
the cook man."
"In-in here?" asks the waitress
Ell must ask the manager.
Every WELL" says Gladys. "Brin
, 'em both. Meanwhile Professor M
Cabe, pass the waff1es, will you? An
;. the honey, please. Isn't that the mos
:, heavenly combination? Say, I'm liabl
liable to hug somebody before ge
through. Maybe it'll be the cook"
Course, has to chuckle at tina
AS for Ridley, he seems to have los
his appetite sudden. He sits Their
gain starey at the kitchen door an
crumplin' his napkin nervous.
"I-I-think I'll step out and hav
word with the chauffeur, says he.
; Better not, Dearie," says Gladys
" 81 may need a chaperone when NEE
: that-Oh, here he is now! And tn
lady manager, too"
1t was the manager lady who open
!. the talk. 81 am very glad our cool
ing pleases you," says she. "And di
one of you wish to-why, isn't thi
Ridley?"
; At that the cook person follows he
glance and opens his mouth. "Sur
it's Ridley" says he. "Well, OF a
: things!"
Hello, Kitty" says Ridley. "Hov
q dy, Elmer"
But 1 say" gasps Gladys. "Ho'
. long has this been going on, anyway
This Kitty-Eimer stuff? Dearie, fes
up. Who is this Elmer?"
"Only my brother says Ridley.
"Wha'a-t?'. says Gladys. "Your-
your brother? Why, you never toll
: me you had one!"
mo-" says Ridley. II wasn't sur
that l had, and even if had bee
sure-well, might not have mel
toned him. So you've taken up cool
ing, Ell, Elmer? How long since?"
About five years ago." says Elme
J I"H-m-m!" says Ridley. "Couldn
i make a go of anything else?"
Couldn't seem to-" says Elmel
smilin' cheerful "Guess cooking wa