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Title: Come Out of the Kitchen!
A Romance

Author: Alice Duer Miller

Illustrator: Paul Meylan

Release Date: July 14, 2010 [EBook #33145]

Language: English

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[Illustration: _Scene from the Play_ THE INSPECTION OF THE SERVANTS.
_Act I_]

COME OUT
OF THE KITCHEN

_A ROMANCE_

BY
ALICE DUER MILLER

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
PAUL MEYLAN
AND
SCENES FROM THE PLAY

[Illustration]

NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1916, by
The Century Co.

Copyright, 1915, by
International Magazine Company
(HARPER'S BAZAR)

_Published, April, 1916_

COME OUT
OF THE KITCHEN!

I

THE window of Randolph Reed's office was almost completely covered by
magnificent gold block lettering. This to any one who had time and
ability to read it--and the former was more common in the community than
the latter--conveyed the information that Reed dealt in every kind of
real estate, from country palaces to city flats. The last item was put
in more for the sake of symmetry than accuracy, for the small Southern
town contained nothing approaching an apartment house.

From behind this pattern of gold, Reed peered eagerly one autumn
afternoon, chewing the end of a frayed cigar, and listening for the
sound of a motor. He was