Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-15
Murray, the Waffle
Fiend
By BARBARA KERR

A@~AANeA AVtS VI SOlle new aIIlNdlS ~
the rooming house next door, that
these dear old houses that have seen
better days must inevitably, like their
stricken Old owners, go into the dis
cards l know that the Gentry home
must shudder when il contemplates
the fact that you and | are the only
ilFlng things that keep up its respec-
taDillty and prevent it also becoming
a rooning house with noisy rooming-
mousse kids sliding down its walnut
tsihlsters, and clacking, gossiping
| clearinghouse women infesIing lis
sacred precincts"
Bob laughed. "'Pon my soul, Ruth,
you talk like nativity clackingY'
/ hey are; they have nothing 10
90; their prying eyes follow me from
cellar 10 garret till want To ask them
10 come over and help 10 do something
useful" declared Ruth, who had been
asked three times that day if hers MAS
rooming house, she kept house so
strenuouSly tor Bob.
I Its yours tor an early breakfast If
you eaten that tve-thirty train, Bud
/ uy. better make that page your last
one, and she rumpled his hair low
/ ihsly as she passed his chair.
! She arose noiselessiy next morning.
/ hurried into bungalow apron and
nl1ty cap aud Went down TO prepare
Inc wallles. her usual treat for Bob
When he was going away Tor the day.
they were very devoted. trying to
/ make UP TO eacn other Tor tie luneli-
LESS of the big house since their pa
! rents died
huih paused moment, thinking II
time 10 run up and call Bob, but. hear
/ me- noise Of a moving chair on the
porch, she ran out and in tie hazy
dawn, noting his comfortable pose, his
leet on the baluStrdde, size slipped up
and, nibbling his ear, said: 'WaRles
and maple strip now ready IN the din
ing car"
She darted back. snatching open the
waffle iron and filing asnice, hot plate.
placed il for Bob before he came into
the dining room.
She was filling the iron when Bob
entered the kitchen, paused AT her ell
bow and in most peculiar tone
asked; May inquire who is the
waffle tiend?S
Ruth looked up, trying TO fathom
his expression; he gazed at her. Eyes.
slows them away like a tramp" "The
tinkle OF knife against glass in
the dining room startled her. She
rushed in; a nice, mellow voice asked.
ANY more of those wonderful waf-
fles, darling? and pair Of fine brown
eyes smiled at her as she leaned weak
~ against the door, While Bob. bris-
Ting like terrier, strobe forward.
What do you mean by speaking 10
my sister in that way?"
Yes and what do you mean by
coming into our house in this Way"
demanded the angry Ruth.
The young man arose hurriedlv 10
his feet, looking from one to the 9TH
er. as if not sure that he was awake
My watiies are burning" moaned
Ruth, dashing to the Kitchen.
please hurry-oh. what trag-
edy! !" exclaimed tie unexpected
guest. And the only real wafiies I've
tasted since my mother died"
OF course, with the mutinous blue
eyes of Ruth in the kitchen, the men
soon adjusted everything. Bob saw
how easy it was for a stranger next
door to wander onto the wrong porch
OF an h..
TO nearby village at daybreak. So
when Ruth returned with another
plate of hot wafiies they were so en-
crossed with each other that Bob al
most forgot to introduce her till an ex-
asperated clearing of her throat warn
ed him. Both rose promptly.
Pardon, sis, begged Bob. "Thfs
is Murray McIlvain, brother of an old
college mate; he's rooming next door
We've been brushing up mutual ac
quaintances."
Ruth, her face a study, looked as If
she were not going TO acknowledge the
introduction, but Mr.. McIlvaln, with
his most ingratiating smile. held OUT
his hand. Il HI any one who can
make such waflies as these win not
hold a grudge against a poor innocent
whom fate led into an ambush. Be
sides am the injured party--think Of
my lacerated ear"
Ruth bldsLed. The wafles," she /
mnrmured, an excuse to take refuge |
in the kitchen. Wien she returned she |
did not mind the fallying of Bob and I
Gurray about her biting his ear.
You must have thought ii a most
playful waitress" leased Bob.
"Well, l was a bit stunned" admit /
ted Murray, but after seeing and I
tasting those wafiies / was just going
to ask her TO bite the other ear. when
y"n appeared"
WEI WODT