Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1924-05-30
COULD SMELL A
SUNDAY DINNER
By FLORENCE MELLISH

JARED and Minnie were on their
J way home from Becky Coggswelrs
wedding. incidentally 1t had been
Howard Searle's, also.
Jared sighed. 81 always feel sad
when I'm going away from we'd
ding. All the fellows but me are
getting married." he went on in an
aggrieved tone. Yesterday took
basket Of groceries to Dan Meach's,
and Julia was making huckleberry gin
gerbread and lemon pies and | don't
know what. And there's AL Turner.
He makes me sick, Dragging about his
Sunday dinners. With his fried chick.
en- and peach shortcakes and steak
smothered in onions, he makes you
wish he was smothered. | have to get
my meals ut Nash's restaurant"
"But there's more than Just things
to eat, jared" Minnie suggested,
gently.
81 guess there is, lot more Look
at Rufe Ennis When lighted there
Gladys was polishing his shirts
bosoms and collars, l send mine to
the laundry; and pay Aunt Roxy
Hewitt 10 cents an hour for doing my
mendlng Just $3.50. Gladys keeps
Rufe mended like duke"
but don't think dukes have their
clothes mended," Minnie objected.
Gracious What n ragged lot they
must bel But, honestly, Minnie, |
think your father just took that way
to turn me down when he said we
couldn't be married until I was earn
ing S25 a week."
"Oh, no, no, Jared! He only thinks
we couldn't live ON less"
"But we could, easy, the way you've
been brought up to plan and save.
Your Aunt Minerva that you were
named for would open her heart and
give you clothes enough to last two
years.
The next time Minnie and Jared met
he was jubIlant.
"What do you thlnkP Mr.. Saunders
and were clearing out the back store
and we found ten bottles Of Rawlln-
sons Eureka Tonic and Cough Strip.
Saunders opened his heart and snld
might have all | could sell 'em for,
80 cents bottle Seventeen and
eight are S25 Minnie, do you hear
wedding bells?"
Minnie smiled mot yet, Jared"
81 do. I've sold one bottle already
to Aunt Lizzie. She has dreadful
cough " hA auiH hnnnllV hnnn now
I'm on my way to the parsonage. Our
minister Is looking rather peaked.
You haven't cough, nave you, MIN
nieT he asked, as II by sudden IN
SEPARATION
Or course not
He looked ilttle disappointed.
Never MIND he SAID sturdliy' y
may have better luck win the minis
Ter.
1he heV' Arthur drlswo'o iisteheu
to Jarers unansweraDle arguments
Tor nve mlhu'es lhen ne lauglIeu
1T ] had hhll your eioquence' Jhre"'
ClayVl''e Wouiu DC iu'i Vi pen,'eh'
sou's nnu iiisn' se' r"''e VI S"'",S
nut ! HhVen Oh GEMS 10 Spnre' "nu
can't spare any more tiihe Jus. now
MIS- driswo'd "h'cheu 'areu Ms nv
lert the parsonage
1.-THE poor Fellow looks hearl-Droken,
Arthur. lie told me we dldh't know al
IL meant 10 hlm' ana hVe'yn reahy
does cough
call MN DaeK ana Duy Dottie'
But don't take any risks WIN bVelyhs
constitution. ia sooner take the stun
myself"
Jared went hopefully to the once OF
the Morning Chronicle. The editor
was trlhe pale, and had languid
air. Jarcds hopes mounted. lie De
gan the speech he had learned from
Rnwlinsons circular. MT Kirby IN
terrupted MIN with rrowh'
u wish you hadn't come IN just now,
Jared ! was On the iran Oh an iuea'
But ME- Nlrpy' M tne l'lte'iisen.
people Oh hc"ueniy ''ree' '"'e oo"s"'
Ut Iehs, que Dot'''
thlnk III prove the ruie' uie eoi.
tor hhs"ereo curry ne iro"heu
again ana cousheu sIisht'y' 'ureu
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