The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-05-24
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Fitch had recovered his afability, and
concealed his amusement ut what be
regarded as n childish proieet-''l
shall only be too happy to do more
than that for your fathers daughter.
Tel me your plan.
II propose" she answered. with
business-like direetHess. Ito make pies
Of three sizes, which viii sell for
twenty-five and fifty cents and one
dollar.
How will you get them into me?
Have you thought Of thai?"
Yes. and arranged for il A boy
who has been my pupil. and who is
poor enough 10 want the money. will
for trihe bring in my hamper early
on three mornings Of the week II
yon will help me. l will send you
enough for n trial the day after ~
morrow.
we must certainly test the scheme.
Miss Raymond. will help you as far
as can. And now let ME give You
note to Il poultry man who will let you
have your chickens at first price. He
ought. for you will need a great many
IL you succeed"
And mean TO succeed exclaimed
Natalie. with rising courage. Good
morning, Mr.. Fitch, and / thank you
50 much for your assistance.
Zone moment, Miss Raymond! What
am 10 call these pies?"
Call them?"
Yes. You see. people will ask at
once who made them. On. customers
are very particular and suspicious
about those things-especially the class
/ have. Now, if You are willing 1
should just name them Miss Ray
mond's pies. and let everybody know
You are the cook. I'll warrant / can
sell them" added Mr.. Fitch. fired at
last by the confidence Of the young
girl.
''Do 50. then. by all means ana
not ashamed Of any honest work that
can help my mother and sisters. Girls
have been foolish about that too long"
you are right; and l am glad to
know one who is moi"
rhen followed such a busy day!
Such dressing of chickens, such sitting
of -four. such rolling Of pastry. deli
cate and faky enough to tempt the
appetite Of an epicure! And when the
tired little cook went to bed that night
twelve chicken pies Of various sizes
stood ranged on the stOreroOm shelves,
baked to a golden brown. There were
dispatched early the next morning by
the trusly John Diggs accompanied
by large card on which was written:
Put in a mild oven and heat through
slowly"
That Thursday was an anxious day
Of waiting for the result Of the great
experiment. Late in the afternoon a
message came for Natalie, calling her
to the telephone office. Eagerly she
FASTENED on her wraps and ran 90 the
shop near by. where. with trembling
hand. she raised the telephonc-cup to
her ear. So much depended upon that
message and her brain grew confused
and her ears uncertain of their duty,
till suddenly pleasant voice spoke, rs
il almost at her elbow. cit is ]. Fitch.
wanted To tell you that they are all
sold. every one Of them. And if you
can make it convenient TO send in
twice n many on Saturday, it will be a
good day for them"
THANK yoIL They shall he there"
Natalie flew back ever the icy pave
ment, and burst into the little sitting
room. incoherently glad. Mamma!
mamma! It's all right! Chicken-pies
forever and long life TO my experi-
mentr'
Aud then how they all laughed and
cried together and how Janet took all
the credit 10 herself. and Margaret
suggested starting q private poultry
yard, and Natalie answered that it
wasn't bad ideal And then Janet
made them all laugh by saying. sober
". You must not crow too sOOn."
NO" said Natalie. lit isn't question
Of Growing. but of killing the crow
ersr'
Seriously" interposed the mother.
1--WE must not be too elated by this sue
cess. for we can not be sure yet that it
is real and lasting"
But is was. for the pies we're indeed
delicious. Natalie worked hard TO
make them perfect. and she had her
reward in disposing Of six dozen in the
following week. At the end of that
time Mr.. Finch came out 10 see them,
deeply Interested In the scheme whose
success had filled him with amazemenL
As he put into Natalie's hand some
crisp bank notes and little loose sill
yer. he said:
There your money. Miss Raymond,
and I only wish there were more sen
sible girls in the world. You've made
success of this because you've done
what you knew you could do tCeIl. and
that's the secret Of success everywhere.
II. now. Madam" turning TO Mrs. Ray
mond. ''your daughter can think Of
something else rs delicious and salable
as the pics. it will be good thing. For.
you see, toward spring there won't be
80 much call for this sort Of winter
goody.
"Why not try Saratoga potatoes. and
let Tue help?" interrupted the ever
ready Janet
Just the thing!" replied grocer.
"And il Miss Natalie can make them
as well rs she can chicken pies. your
success is insured. We will put them
up in paper boxes. and sell them for
twenty-five cents pound. and l think
you will clear more than on the other
venture. Meantime can dispose Of
twice As many pies leNt week, for your
name has made them sell like Wild
fire"
Natalie smiled little ut this remark.
rs she Thought Of an interview her
mother had had that day with Aunt
Harold" The dreaded aunt, having
just heard Of the great experiment,
and that the sacred uame Of Raymond
was connected with it. had paid her
first visit to the little household for
many weeks, in order to express her
wrath.
'sOne Of the oldest names in Boston
attached TO piesi Rachel. how could
you permit il? You know Harold and
l would rather have supported you all
than 20 have had our name dragged in
the dust Ike fhisrf