Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-10-07
Patsy in the
Kitchen
Nv BETTY SHERPLESS
q By Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
(WNU Service)

1N1 opened the front door with her
own fair plump hands, and there
stood Bruce. But what q time for
anyone to come Unexpectedly, even
her own, very good looking nephew
whom she had urged to come any
time he chose! I'm terribly glad you
came and l want you to stay" she
told him, "but I'm giving reception
this afternoon and everything has
gone wrong. You'll just have to let
me go on dressing while explain"
And there was plenty to explain as
Bruce sat on a chair in his aunt's
dressing room. The maid had left the
day before, in q hun. Imagine any
one leaving good place in hard times
like thesei And the woman she had
managed to get turned out not to have
any ideas about party refreshments.
But finally they had got the sand
witches ready and the ice cream and
cakes and things were coming from
the store. She had Just telephoned to
an agency for q skilled waitress to
take charge in the pantry. There
would be FIVE or six young girls to
serve as fioaters. Then the door bell
rang and Mrs. Collingsworth FASTENED
downstalrs-and back again putting.
It was the girl from the agency.
Mrs. Collingsworth had Just told her
to go out in the kitchen and get an
idea Of how things stood. She pow
dered her nose and dabbed herself
with violet perfume. "I'm ready now
but tell me, Bruce, what in the
world brought you out?"
"For one thing, wanted to see you.
Aunt Nellie" he said, ''but that was
Of secondary consideration. Mostly l
wanted to get away from town. Best
girl let me down at the last minute
and thought you'd cheer me up. But
If I'd known about the party l don't
think even a broken heart and my az
lection for you would have induced
me to come. BY the way, where can
conveniently hide while the party IL
In session."
Mrs. COllingsworth suggested that
he stay in the kitchen. There are so
many things q man can do In an
emergency"
Bruce considered escape and decid-
ed it was impossible, and as his aunt
went downstairs to greet the first Of
the fioaters he beat a hasty retreat
to the kitchen. And there sitting at
the kitchen table sllcing 4 lemon he
saw Pasty.
~Well. how the dickens!" Bruce
said. Patsy dropped the knife and
turned around. "Oh, Bruce" she
cried. what a time 1 had to ind
you, and then before could explain,
she marched me out here and told me
to get busy. What does she think
l am?"
Thinks you're an expert waitress
from the agency, l suppose" Bruce
was explaining, and then Patsy put a
warning finger to her lip as Mrs Col
lingsworth hustled in.
you're sure you know what to do?r
she asked. "Niy nephew here will go
errands for you II you need them"
The telephone had rung in the pan.
try and Bruce answered. He ex-
planned to his aunt that the call was
from the agency. He said they want
ed to know whether another helper
was needed and he had told them no.
Il had terrible time finding YOU
Patsy was beginning again, and then
Mrs. CollingswOrth reappeared with a
slender young floater to introduce to
Bruce.
I'm crazy about foaters." he told
his aunt on the side, "but they rattle
me. If you want me to keep an eve
on things you've got to get them to
stay out of the kitchen"
Then there was no time for Patsy
to explain, and after the last guest
had departed and Mrs. Collingsworth
had regained some sort of composure.
Then-a quick getaway in Bruce's
roadster, past the residential streets
to more open country. Bruce drew up
at the roadside and slouched down
behind the wheel and looked at Patsy
in bewilderment.
"Why did you follow me out when
you were so sure at ten this morning
that you didn't want to see mew
Because changed my mind" the
lovely Patsy explained. Something
happened Friday that made me not
want to see you, and then when I
thought 1t over I wanted to see Won
more than ever"
"Why didn't you let me explain TO
my aunt-why did you go through
with It? could have had the real
waitress come"
Because" said Patsy, because
Bruce, was glad to earn the money.
Your aunt gave me five dollars. You
see, I've lost my Job. That's what 7
wanted to tell you. thought maybe
if you knew you'd ask me to marry
you again"
"You don't mean 1t, Patsy! You're
not serious"
"Yes, am" Patsy insisted. ave
always intended to marry Won some
time II you still wanted mo moon