The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-02-26
"The Cheese
Box"
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BY CLARISSA MACKIE
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had brought him into this charming
New England town several times each
year, but his memories had always
been painful In the extreme, for there
wasn't an inn. or eating place that
served good honest meal.
"Chaff and twitter," David had al
ways called the dainty little tearooms
that were sprinkled over the country
side.
u am hungry said David to Doctor
Bemish, his long time friend, bache-
Tor, who boarded at Miss Prither's
house.
II wish | could take you home to
my boarding house," apologized the
doctor, with embarrassment ''but my
good landlady will not be bothered
with what she calls transients' It
seems conf0undedly inhospitable to
let you go hungry like this Why
not drive back to New Haven-or,
why not try Miss Tryon's tea shop
Thanks" goomed David, as he
went on his way. He was sure he
remembered the little shop. If he
bought enough "chaff and twitter,"
perhaps he could satisfy his appetite
Even the absurd sign was gone, and
instead there swung a round yellow
painted box, lettered In black, 1.-The
Cheese Box"
David's spirits rose. The tea wom-
an had moved out and a man had
moved In and opened an honest-to-
| goodness eating place
remarkably pretty girl was talk
ing to two overgrown schoolboys at
| the next table.
law, Miss Suzy, don't be mean,"
| pleaded one of them, you know
you've got ham and egg sandwiches
| and lamb chops and minute steaks
and French fried potatoes and every
thing-we're hungry and we didn't
bring any lunches"
It's a matter Of principle, boys"
said Miss Suzy Tryon, forgetting in
her earnestness all about the nice
looking stranger waiting to be served.
"All those things on the menu are
for my patrons, but l will positively
land school boys, excepting cheese"
but, why, Miss Suzy2" asked the
smaller boy.
You know, James," she said, and
then discovering David, came apol-
ogizing, to serve him. She took his
order for lamb chops, creamed po-
tatoes, salad, and apricot tart with
| whipped cream and coffee and the
boys listened with hungry eyes. When
| she disappeared behind a blue screen,
the Oldest boy, Fred, rushed to the
| front and spoke through the door
crack to group of half grown lads.
"Nothin' but cheese for u.s." he said
mournfully. I'm going to have q
| pound OF 1t and eat 1t all Shucks I"
| He closed the door and tiptoed to his
| chair.
What's upT' asked David pleas
| antly. "Why are you on the blacklist? ?"
Fred wriggled, but garrulous James
| itched for an opportunity to inform
You see we fellows all 60 to Ro-
| lands day school and our folk ex-
| pect US to eat here at Miss Suzy's
| we've always done it-then, some
Of the fellers, big ones like Fred,
| here-stole Miss Suzzys signboard
away. 1t had a gay bandbox and that
was the name of this place, see? N
| the fellers thought 1t would be funny
| to steal the sign and have 1t painted
over yellow and call 1t the Cheese
RoX So they did II 20
"And she won't give US anything
but cheese Nothin' else-if we're
starving" piped James woefully.
"And our folks think it's a joke on
U.s." brayed Fred's deeper voice,
| David. looking at Suzy Tryon with
| interest, in her Arm decisive stand
| against the outlaw boys. AS he ate
the delicious meal which he suspected
was cooked by Suzy herself, he won
| dered If the girl would not rather
| have her own dainty sign swinging
| over the door
Il say Fred" he said to the boy
who was gloomily consuming slice
of cheese, with one eye on the door
through which the proprietor had
vanished "Would you fellows like
to please Miss Tryon and show her
| you're sorry you stole her sign?'
''We sure would" muttered Fred
hopefully 1--WE must eat at noon y
"Why don't you save up your
| pocket money, all put 1t together
tale the sign down and have a
! painter make lovely bandbox out
of It Then put it back and come
and apologize to Miss Tryon. Then
| I'm sure it will be all right"
| The boys rushed from the place
| and David followed slowly.
| The next time he came to Banning,
| David went straight to the Bandbox
Tea shop, dainty and cool. and in
viting. Miss Tryon was alone there
and again she came to serve him
"The boys told me- she said with
lovely pink color in her cheeks,
"ali about what you advised them TO
| do-and now we are good friends
again. and that perfectly darling hat.
box swings over my door again.
1T is pretty" admitted David. and
he saw through Suzy's eyes. that peo-
| pie liked those frivolous little names,
| and that il all made for gayety and
| good humor and good digestion Al
that moment two words passed out
| Of Davids vocabulary forever After
| ward he might have just mentioned
| them To Su2y his wife