The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-04-27

s.'eAS eAiSS udnuSome layer CAKES Tor
the same. ! dug up all my aunt's
paraphernalia. by great good luck il
didn't 60 with the premises or II
would be q ruin"
DO the cakes come out In Iayers?''
Idiot of course notl But this thing
does the beating for me, in bigger
quantity. II you'd only turLed up
a little later you could have licked
the spoon"
\ might 60 away and come back,
George suggested. grinning. always
wanted to lick The spoon. but the
COOK never let me, say. isn't II all
oddg Do you remember the night
Mitzi brought me TO your place first.
our talking about kitchens. and both
OF US thinking the other was . proud
city person who had never seen one?
And here we are. you in the very
kitchen you were being homesick
over. and l sticking my head inside,
flesh from"
Fresh from what, out with 1T"
She looked at him more curiously.
George. you angel. you've been up
TO some work of mercy. don't deny
it."
We'll. l didn't mean to boast
spraying your orchard. couldn't do
less considering ! stole suckers last
spring"
She dashed to the oven before she
spoke. and dragged pan of rolls out
triumphantly. Just right | hadn't
forgotten. It's good. making things
Don't you love to make? | suppose
everybody does"
"Yes. do. but lots don't Remem-
Der. when you were little.
The children OF Holland take
pleasure in making
What the children of England
take pleasure in breaking
| think those are the main divisions OF
the world. And I've heard that if
there are too man. breakers and not
enough makers in generation. or
two. things 60 to smash rather"
She turned serious. bending over
her fragrant brown rolls and brush
| ing them over with melted butter
with a camels-hair brush.
why. suppose SOL never
thought about it.
mo, your processes are so blessed
ly unconscious. I'm slow-minded.
have to think things out al. inch at
a time. But didn't mean 20 philoso-
phize. / came really to see If you
couldn't leave Adora Gray in charge
this afternoon. The GARDENERS are
coming over for tennis and swimming
afterwards"
Adora Gray was village girl Eve
had had tI hire her three days
week during the last month and
half.
IN Bring A Cake
I've held out a plate OF thin white
IL cookies to George. who greedily
took a handful, and said thought
fully: Il can. Judg and Uncle Henry
won't mind pantry supper for once.
But | was going to get hamburger.
and have fry in the outdoor fire.
place. They can come too. Well try
to keep the GARDENERS"
IF you think you can get the Gar
diners to do anything but stay. when
they hear ABOUT a hamburge, fry
you're an optimisu- Eve said. add
ing. "Ill bring salad and chocolate
cake"
"Well. If you have one Market
prices, remember"
Market price. of course! Or might
charge TO- everything but the piece
eat myself"
They both laughed. George and
Eve had achieved a comradely rela-
ton which made Georges head in
Ewes kitchen window and Ewes
presence on Georges tennis ro0rt
matter of course His mother was
still in Southampton; his father stayed
with her except for an occasional
weekend.
well. I'll let yrou contribute this
Ike for the good of the community"
he said. showing his big even white
teeth as he sauntered off. Eve went
back to her baking and singing. II
sounded like swell party.
George reverted again that after
noon, as they lounged in bathing
suits on the edge of his pool. to their
first meeting.
Funny. wasn't it?" he said 81 took
you for a scornfully sophisticated
New York plazgir, And as nearly as
| can remember yoI supposed me to
be a naughty. inarticulate Summing
what Is that horrible word?-so-
cialite."
Whereas was just Little Country
Girl Dazzled by Bright Lights" said
Eve. thoughtfully regarding one beau
tifully tanned leg. land don't know
about your being g socialite: but you
darn well aren't inarticulate, George.
the only time | get chance to talk
to you is when ] interrupt"
"But there lGds something l wanted
to say to you. Eve"
Heavens, what. that you haven't
said in the last three months?"
She laueLed again. She felt very
happy, stretched along the broad
edge of the pool in the bright sun
shine.
Nothing. if you feel that way"
Eve absently trailed hand in the
water.
Copyright, 1887. Margaret WiddemerJ
George gets tired Of being can
angel" tomorrow, and drives off To