The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

Tragedy Of a Freezer.
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1t takes water leo longer u
freeze than ice cream, anyhow" en-.
couraged Mrs PashIey.
Della, the queen of the kitchen,
groaned and stopped turning the han
die Of the freezer. Longer, is it?" she
Inquired acidly. We'll, pye turned this
long enough to make water ice for all
the people In the state of Illinois!'
I'm sure" said Mrs. Pashley, with
the nervousness of woman who is
having friends in to dinner, that it's
going to freeze all right. Delial Why.
it's that perfectly lovely juice left
from the preserved strawberries. And
so rich!"
II tell you." persisted Della, ut
amt a-going to freeze! It's too rich,
that's what's the troubled"
"Nonsense!S said Mrs. Pashley. I'll
set the table for you" she ended pla-
catingly.
Thank yoR,' said Della mournfully.
IF / ever freeze this Pm afraid /
wouldn't have time for that or any
thing else! Maybe won't even have
time to cook the dinner!"
Let me turn awhile,' said Mira.
Pashley. You can be doing something
elsei"
"Is the ice cream doner' asked Jim
my Pashley. appearing In the kitchen
door.
go away Jimmy" ordered his moth
II. "Of course 1t Isn't done. It takes
time TO freeze . water icei If were
uaing cream now"
-Geeiv said Jimmy. Il thought it
wa1 Ice creaml And could lick the
dasherl Kin have some.
Go awsyl~ repeated bis mother. Il
think 1t ID getting hard now. Delial"
when kin hare soznef" persisted
Jimmy.
"At dinner time" said his mother.
's1f you don't go away and leave those
berries alone Jimmy Pashley-ohl'
Della had opened the freezer. Inside
was a soupy mess. Ice cold but most
evidently with no intention OF becom.
ing solid.
Il told you so!s said Della gloomily.
"Jimmy!" cried his mother. 60
right down to the corner candy store
and ask them to send brick of tuttt
fruttl by o'clock!1
kin / have somef' asked Jimmy.
aad them fed before his mothers
look.
They aln't got any tuttt frutti,' he
announced. They have ras'bury an
peach an pineapple an carmel an
Have them send anythingi" cried
his mother. who was peeling tomatoes
and making . bad Job of it. "And hur.
ry!s
II told them," Jimmy announced
again later, +to put In lot of things
ear'mel an pineapple ice an ras'bury
an
"Oh. groaned his mother. weakly.
How awful
''Whee-e-e!" squealed Della, who had
again looked into the abandoned
freezer. IF 1t amt freezing, all by it.
self"
''Whatl' cried MIRA. Pashley with
sudden hope. II did so count on that
strawberry ice for tonight. Begin turn
Ing 1t then Delia-and Jimmy, you go
tall them we don't want their mixed
brick OF cream!"
"Oh, NAL" walled Jimmy.
"Hurry!2 cried Mrs. Pashley.
1eturning fifteen minutes later Jim
my found himself siezed by hysterf-
ssl mother. Jimmy" she cried go
right back and tell them to send the
iee cream after ALL This miserable
STUFF melts all UP again when we turn
the dasher!-
Jimmy rushed off once more. LET it
stand.s said Mrs. PashIey "If 1t should
chance to freeze by itself, Della you
may have it II you have any company
Of our ownl"
-It's too late to mix brickl" Jim
nay cried. rushing In. They'll send you
baAin chocfst!"
4 ha4s chocolateI" moaned Mrs.
Rashley. @Oh, why did try frozen
AesAsrtr''
At the salad course Della whispered
IN Mrs. Pashiey's ear that the Ice
cream hadn't come. Mrs Pashiey gave
an imitation Of hostess with nothing
on her mind to WORRY about. Az she
/ showed the plates Della whispered
that It had como. Mrs. Pashley clutch
I'd her heart
The ice cream appeared at last and
Mira. Pashiey served IT,
Thank you" said guest number one
''bvt never touch leo cream!r
~Im 20 sorry" said guest number
two when pressed. bat chocolate dis
agrees with mel"
"Gesp' gasDed Jimmy. kin l have
three halpings, mar
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