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THE DAILY SHORT STORY
Daisy's Diet
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"Before departing," said Miss Dal- There would have been no trouble if Mrs. McKinley hadn't insisted that her ton, "I shall prescribe another and two daughters, Gail and Lucy, partici- more rigid diet. Apparently, madame, pate in her diet. Mrs. McKinley was you are the unusual type. After lun- like that.
When she decided that cheon I shall autograph a copy of my something was good for her, she de- new book for you. It sets forth my sided also that it was good for others. new diets and sells for twenty-five
dollars." That attitude had been all right
So Mrs. McKinley ordered Martha to when the girls were small, but now that Gail was eighteen and Lucy twenty, serve luncheon, and Martha entered
bearing a tray which contained they had ideas of their own.
plate of corn flakes and two glasses of "It's perfectly ridiculous way skimmed milk. Behind Martha you're going about this thing," Gail Lucy bearing a tray containing a nice- declared. "Why not take it easy? The ly done steak, french fried potatoes, heavens won't fall if you don't lose waxed beans, mushrooms and boiled your pound a day for the next three onions. Behind Lucy camo Gail bear- weeks. Besides, you're ruining your ing a tray with a three-layer chocolate cake oozing with filling, brownies and health."
That," stated Mrs. McKinley, who some newly made fudge.
Daisy Dalton's nose
quivered. wasn't used to being crossed, "will be quite enough from you, young miss! It "Food!" she cried in horror. "Oh, take is healthful to diet. Daisy Dalton's it away. This is blasphemy!"
"Don't get excited," said Gail. “Lucy book says so.. If it's healthful for me, it's healthful for you girls." A and I have planned this exercise for You gee, "But good night," put in Lucy, "I your benefit and mother's. only weigh 113 pounds, and Gail only we merely leave this delicious luncheon weighs 109. If we lose any more the here on the table. Then we all sit gang will call us the Skinny Sisters." down and nibble corn flakes and drink
By Karl Grayson
our future
"What the gang thinks," said Mrs. skimmed milk. It, strengthens McKinley, is of little consequence. will-power. Resisting makes My daughters are not going about gor- dieting easier. Of course," she added, ging themselves. Miss Dalton arrives "resisting for you;-Miss Dalton, is like
breaking sticks." to-morrow.
"What!" shrieked Gail. “That rac Miss Dalton, thus complimented, was She could do keteer coming here? To this house? rather put a spot. Oh, heavenly days, I've invited Dan nothing except pretend indifference to Kenyon over to dinner. Do you realise the food on the table. So they all sat who Dan Kenyon is? He's Randolph's there, eating corn flakes and smelling the steaks and trying not to look at star halfback and-
Her
"If your gentleman friend wishes to them too longingly. partake of the dinner I have planned
de- in honour of Miss Dalton's visit, I shall⠀ Then suddenly Mrs. McKinley
clared she had a pain, and ran quickly be very happy to have him."
The girls followed, "Cancel the date!" Lucy advised out of the room. grimly, "The menu to-morrow night but Lucy remained near the door. She is being featured by lettuce, skimmed waited five minutes, then tio-toed away milk, bananas and a reading by Miss-and found Gail and Mrs. McKinley. Dalton from her recently published Mrs. McKinley was weeping. Lucy book which she sells for twenty dol- beckoned to them and they followed her back to the dining-room, the door of lars.
"I can't!" wailed Gail. "Dan's been' which Lucy flung open with a sudden- up to Cambridge over the week-end and ness that surprised Miss Daisy Dalton in the very act of staffing her third he's on his way down here now.”
The girls pleaded and begged, but brownie into her mouth. Mra. McKinley was adamant.
Mra McKinley drew herself up to daughters, she declared, were getting a her fall height and hellowed like a bull. bit too high-minded in their old ageDaisy Dalton left hurriedly by the side- This was a good time to bring them down a peg, besides providing a health door, followed by a copy of her latest book, hurled from the hand of Mrs. ful bit of dieting, pangala
McKinley So Gail and Lucy gave up pleading. and went into a huddle. Later that -- Dan Kenyon said a good many times night they conferred with Martha, the after "that memorable evening that he coloured cook and persuaded her to had never tasted a better or seen a join with them in a conspirady, Martha more plentiful meal than the one that consented only because she was one of Lucy's mother, served him that night.
(Released By, The Associated News- ample bosom and cherished her vic- tuals (She didn't approve of her papers.) mlatress "crazy dieting business.")
Fortunately Daisy Dalton arrived an hour before the luncheon was schedul ed to be served. Dan wasn't.
Just before dinner, so the enough time to put:
20-Miss Daltor
No Asthma 2
Hamilton, Asthma. *cough*