The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-09-26
kittie S Tastcrs
By JANE OSBORN
Mcclure Syndicate WNU Service

garded the slight extra expense OF
time and money involved in making
daily supply of tiny pattycakeS as
wen worth while A plate Of these
little sample cakes was always
prominently displayed on the coun-
ter Of her small shop located on the
highway from New York TO Graham
university Over the neat white
PAINTED, one-rOOm cottage was an
enormous sign with the words Kit
ties Kitchen, and the front of the
shop was so arranged that on bright
days II might be folded back so that
the cleaning blue and white kitchen
might be seen by motorists.
They could see the stove and the
long table where Kittie rolled out
the pastry that was to be the founda
ton of her famous pies, or mixed
the batter for cakes, or covered
them with luscious icing when they
were done And they could see Kit
lie, whose golden hair showed in a
stray curl or two that escaped the
confines of her becoming cap.
On bright days that promised
heavy traffic Kttie made more
cookies, cakes and Dies than she
did when the weather was less
promising, and sometimes when a
promising day turned out TO be rainy
with a meageT supply OF customers,
Kittie had more samples 20 offer.
One day in August tina. had start
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KIttie had made maximum supplies
Of everything, and turned gloomy
a rather forlOrn car with two men
stopped before Kittie's Kitchen.
Once inside they looked hungrily
about, signs Of admiration cleaning
in their eyes. They priced various
good things and after consultation
bought a half dozen pattycakes for
thirty cents
Gee, I'd like some pie, said one
of the young men.
It's sixty cents informed the
other in an undertone.
Don't you want 10 sample the
pie?" said Kittie, moving the plate
of samples toward the young men.
You see, / have lots of samples
and we can't expect many custom
ers on day like this" Each young
man took a sample-which was
only too easy TO swallow ''Oh, do
have another" urged Kittie. And
each young man took another and
then at Kittie's urging another.
Its very wet outside said Kit
tie I've just made some coffee
for myself. Of course, don't usual
ly serve anything-but there is a
potful going to waste and some nice
cream-wouldn' you like cup?"
The young men looked first eager,
then detected
The truth of the matter is. said
the obviously younger of the two,
1.-The truth is that we are broke"
Kittie laughed as if being fiat
broke was most usual and a rather
pleasant predicament. Il really
didn't mean TO sell you the coffee"
she said. at would be bad prcce-
dent as l don't sell Collects a
bother to wash the dishes. l just
thought you might drink some of it
The hungry young men needed no
further urging. Each drank two
cups Of the delicious beverage.
Well certainly never forget
this" said both young men.
Early the next summer Kittie saw
strikingly luxurious roadster stop |
before her shop. A young man of
about thirty strobe easily into the
shop, glanced apprOvingly at the |
neat blue and white equipment and |
then at Kittie
My brother came here last sum-
mer," he began, and then looked in
tently at the girl before him. Kate |
Ronald-as live" he exclaimed
'Bruce." she gasped.
Explanations followed You see,
my kid brother went broke after the |
end Of his summer school work at |
Graham last summer He had to |
leave his good car at a garage as |
collateral on a loan. and ne and a |
friend bought whccLy old car for |
a hundred dollars To make the trip |
home. He'd had pretty good time,
/ guess, but he'd passed off all his |
conditions so Dad settled his debts.
He's finished up his college course
nearer home where Dad can keep |
a closer watch on him That both |
cred Ted because he was SO anxious
10 come back and thank YOU for the
way you treated him when ne was
fat broke. As a matter of fact. ! |
think he was rather hit hard but |
don't blame him Now. as | was
coming East this summer. he got
me 10 promise to stop in and see you
and thank you-and ask whether
he might write.
He needn't bother to write" said
Kittie blushing. He's such kid"
Not much older than you are"
smiled the elder brother. But this
is a surpriSe-Ive often wondered
what you were doing. Hardly
blamed you for not answering nv
letters"
If you ever wrote. l didn't get
the letters said Kittie softly. You
see. after father died there was
nothing-not a thing-and SO Ill
worked in a goody shop to learn
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