Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-05-01
Baking Powder Girl
Couldn't Cook
BY SIDNEY BLAIR


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ct HE man who said New York's
town of strangers was right,
Neal Fuller told himself MS he rode
down Fifth avenue "It's the loneliest
place in the world me for SIM Fran
cisco the minute my works done. ;"
Neal was hungry, but he hated the
thought of another lonely dinner In
strange restaurant, lie decided TO
get something at dellcatessen ard
take Il back to ais hotel That would
be better than eating where he could
see other people dining with each
other.
He turned down Il cross street near
Washington Square and went to Sixth
avenue. Just ahead OF him was a girl
with Pekinese puppy. She turned in.
to delicatessen store, and he fol.
lowed.
Probably going to get some cold
ham and potato salad for her hus-
bands superb he thought dsgusted
ly.
When the pretty girl with the dog
was waited on. she b0ught-baking
powder
Great Jerusha, she must be going
to baker, thought Neal, and envied
the man she was going to do 1t for.
lie was so absorbed In his thoughts
that he didn't even notice what was
happening till suddenly he realized
that the Peke had his leash neatly
wound around Neal's legs.
The girl apologlzed and together
they unwound the leash. She dropped
the baking powder, too; It hadn't been
wrapped yet, and somehow the I'D
came off, deluging Neal with the whlte
contents of the can.
"Oh, how dreadful !" The girls love
~ face turned plnker than ever. "Ho"
terriblel I-oh, can't do something
about It? live just few doors from
here-if you'd come home with me.
I'm sure mother could get 1t off.
Meals dark blue trousers were
smeared white; it really seemed the
only thing TO do.
Back TO her apartment they went,
charming little place high in grent
apartment building He met Mrs. Lane.
the pretty girls mother, and he and
Felicia the pretty girl-looked out of
big window at the roofs Of the city
and its curvlng bridges, while Mrs
Lane got dinner. He shared II with
them.
After dinner they went to tie
movies" Two days later Sunday
they picnicked on the Palisades Neal
swore that he'd never tasted such
good sandwiches served in scooped
ont cabbage.
Neal no longer thought of New York
ms a lonely city. Suddenly It had be
cone the friendllest city in the world
except San Francisco, of course
There were many delightful little meals
at the Lanes apartment, many din
ners AT the big restaurants where
Neal entertained them, lonely places
no longer.
"a was shocked out Of my shoes
that day met you, when you bought
baking POWDER" Neal told Felicia. one
afternoon. "Pd been watching the
other women who were scrambIlng
dinner together out of the shelves OF
timed goods, and I'd about decided
that there weren't any women In Now
York who could cook"
A few days late Felicia appeared
with bandaged hand Shed bit II
with hammer, she said, when Size
was putting up some pictures A III
tie later the other hand, showed u
long, red scar Burned, she explained
shed been using a curling iron. and
It had slipped and burned her
"But | thought your hair was nat
urally curly" protested Neal
"It--it Isl" stammered Felicia
She looked unhappy somehow; her
blue eyes, where galety usually
danced, grew sad Neal wondered
what was the reason He'd come 10
feel that he wanted to protect her
from the world. He tried hard to tind
out what was the matter, but Felicia
put him Off She said the Peke hadn I
been well and she was worried about
him.
81 always thought. til ! knew you
that woman who likes little dogs
was rather n fool" Neal told her
alphabetically 1T seemed so silly foI
them to waste their time with lnp
dogs when they might better be lnklng
care Of children"
wang thinks he big dog, she
answered, with spirit. "And you cant
take care of children when you haven't
any TO take care of"
"Fcllcla, will you marry met" Neal
demanded suddenly "T've loved you
ever since that first day, three months
ago. Please, Felicia dear marry me
mo" said Felicia. And there were
tears IN her eyes when she said II.
Neal took er bJ the shoulders ana
turned her around 80 that She had L.
face him "Why notT he Demanded
because can't cook she an
swered, and the tear overlooked I'VE
tried my best sine you said woman
ought TO know how rye burned my
self terribly. I don't know Il thing
about cooking. mi don't believe
ever will
"Greal Jerusha I" exclaimed Neal
taking her In his arms. AS II little
thing like thai u.atteredl'
Believed in Preparednen