Show patsy in the kitchen by BETTY 0 by newspaper syndic service MRS opened the front door with her own fair plump hands and there stood bruce but what a tor anyone to come unexpectedly even her own very good looking nephew whom she bad urged to come any time he chose 1 I 1 m terribly glad you came and I 1 want you to stay she told him but im giving a reception this afternoon and everything has gone wrong boull just have to let me go on dressing while I 1 explain and there was plenty to explain as anice sat on a chair in his aunts dressing room the maid had left the day before in a buff imagine anyone leaving a good place in bard timea like these 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 ready and the ice cream and cakes and things were coming from the store she had just telephoned to an agency for a skilled waitress to take charge in the pantry there would be five or six young girls to serve as floaters then the door bell rang and mrs hastened downstairs and back again puffing it was the girt from the agency mrs bad just told her to go out in the kitchen and get an idea of bow things stood she pow dered her nose and dabbed herself with violet perfume im ready now but tell me bruce what in the world brought you out for one thing I 1 wanted to see you aunt nellie he said but that was of secondary consideration mostly I 1 wanted to get away from town best girl let me down at the last minute and I 1 thought cheer me up but it id known about the party I 1 dont think even a broken heart and my affection for you would have induced me to come by the way where can I 1 conveniently bide while the party Is in session mrs suggested that he stay in the kitchen there are so many things a man can do in an emergency bruce considered escape and decad ed it was impossible and as bis aunt went downstairs to greet the first of the floaters be beat a hasty retreat to the kitchen and there sitting at the kitchen table slicing a lemon he baw pasty well how the dickens 1 bruce said patsy dropped the knife and turned around ob bruce she cried what a time I 1 had to find you and then before I 1 could explain she marched me out here and told me to get busy hat does she think I 1 am thinks you re an expert waitress from the agency I 1 suppose bruce was explaining and then patsy put a warning finger to her lip as mrs col worth bustled in youre sure you know what to do she asked my nephew here will go errands for you it you need them the telephone had rung in the pin try and bruce answered ex to his aunt that the call was from the agency he said they want cd to know whether another helper waa needed and he had told them no I 1 had a terrible time finding you patsy WAS beginning again and then mrs reappeared with a slender oung floater to introduce to bruce im crazy about floaters he told bis aunt on the side but they rattle me if you want me to keep an eye 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 had regained some sort of composure then a quick get away in braces 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 want to see me because I 1 changed my mind the lovely patsy explained something happened friday that made me not want to see you and then when I 1 thought it over I 1 wanted to see you more than eer why dian didn t you let me explain to my aunt why did you go through with it I 1 could have had the real waitress come because said palsy because bruce I 1 was glad to earn the money your aunt gave me five dollars you see ive lost my job what I 1 wanted to ml you I 1 thought maybe if you knew you d ask me to marry you agian you dont mean it patsy 1 youre not serious yes I 1 am patsy insisted ave always intended to marry you some time it you still wanted me I 1 mean it still bruce but you dont have to marry me now I 1 mean that I 1 have a job but you just that you had lost it 1 I did lose my job at the onice but when your aunt paid me she asked me if id consider taking a regular place id have my board and keep and more left over than I 1 had in the office I 1 m thinking of taking it unless like fish you are patsy lets drive out as far as the ten mile run and then come back and tell aunt nellie |