Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-08-12
cesw,sA,. 1913, r.s F.,- c~sors....

Say, what's the matter with you
said Tommy anerily, aren't you feeling
weil?'
How would yu feel. If you were
left without help. and had people you
had never seen coming for dinner? Why
net take them cut to dinner? II would
have ben much simpler and no more
expensive. ! dent suppose it ever oc-
cured to you that ! might like to 90
to a restaurant-that ! might like a
change from rhis eternal cooking and
eating at home"
Tommy was aStcunded at Grace's
sudden outburst.
I'll tell you what wen do be,
said after q moment, tomorrow night
we'll go out TO dinner-any place you
say, only tonight, Grace, wanted Mr..
Barstow to come here. It's a business.
reascn-a very important one. He.
hesitated and then putting his lips close
TO her dainty little ear. Whispered,
Grace, we're going to be rich."
Grace turned suddenly to him but
instead Of the pleased surprised express
siec he expected he saw her eyes harden
in a skeptcd Glare.
Who lied" she asked disParasing-
ly.
NOBODY, he easped in astonish-
ment. I'm g.ing to make it myself.
10 you remember my telling you about
the Amusement Park property? Well
for six ncnths I've been buying options.
until I've gotten control of the whole
thing. ! heard on g5od authority thar
the railrSad was going tt build spur
line and that the route would he right
over the properly I'm telling you about
The nan who is coming here tonight
is the purchasing agent fer the road.
/ gave him a two day oPtien at coe
hundred thousand dollars"
Grace could net believe her own ears
Her lower lip quivere1, struggling for
speech.
"A hundred thousand cellars" she
exclaimed, and then throwing her arms
ahcut his ncck. oh, Tommy. if you get
it, it means New York, Paris and
clcthes."
You bet' said Tommy in naughty
self-satis6ed ttne. We're through
with all this econonizing. You know
now why haven't said let's buy or
spend that-it was because ! needed
every cent could rake and scrape to-
sether to buy those options. At the
present rDcnent, Grace, we haven't a
cent to cur names. brake the last ten
dollar bill this nnrping. even took
your Liberty Bend. Grace"
Tommy, you didn't do that? she
said frightened.
Il did. Grace. You said il was there
il case Ct need and ! needed it. You
dent mind, do you, dear"
No" said Grace timidly, a worried
frcwn lining her brow, net if you are
going to make lot of money
And we are, enthused Tommy, hug
ging her tightly. barrels of it! Bar
stow" He broke off suddenly and
starting CT hurriedly toward the kit
chen, said, I'm going to make cook
tall
Grace watched him silently for an
instant and then cried, What WITH"
Haven't we any gin in the house?
asked Tommy, turning to her. Where's
that bottle Nate Allen gave US for a
wedding PRESENT.
A guilty expression clouded Grace's
face as she admitted, Margaret drank
it."
You mean to say we haven't any
thing at all to drink"
There's some of that root beer I
made"
At that moment, a small colored girl,
Margaret's daughter, Hattie, entered
from the kitchen taking a bottle from
a small hand bag.
Mr. Tucker" she drawled languid-
ly, did you-all want some gimp"
Why Hattie exclaimed Tommy,
where did you get that?' and without
awaiting her reply went on excitedlv.
DO you know how to make a cock
tail ?"
Yessah! I've seen them make them
places have worked. They Just
squeeze halt an orange in a good sized
shot of gin and call it a orange bios
SOM"
i have heard of that" said Tommy,
and I've some oranges-there" He
pointed tcwar3 the oak sidsboard And
Hattie, as neither Mrs Tucker nor l
drink, you can make two lttle weak
er-rut mostly Orange in two of them
Yessah, I'll tx them. Two good
and tVo Little worse"
(Ta be eon,;uuedl