Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-02-05
coNsPiRAToas At A FAa.


ths Cost Went fsr Charity.
Every girl In the junior class had
made mp her mind TO '.presides at the
candy stall In the fair that the school
was TO give for their charity fund. But
Mamie Jones' mother had subscribed
most literally to the stock Of candies
on the tables. and Mamie was the best
behaved girl In the class anyway, and
the teachers favorite. 20 she secured
the coveted plaza, and she rubbed it
into the rest Of the girls In o score Of
little ways that pricked like pin pointa
The girls pretended not to notice her
election or envy her good fortune. but
they thought q good deal and held
secret ''confabs. Their teacher was
fired with jealous ambition to excel
all the other stalls In the amount Of
money she would take In for her sales,
and a. Mamie said she was quick at
figures, to her was committed the cash
box and the duty Of making change.
This was the girls' opportunity, and they
were not slow to neixs upon Il
Efvs of them. binding thsmsslves to
deadly sscreey. each swofe n admirsr
into the conspiracy. Then pooling e
much Of their spending money a. they
made up their minds to lose In tho
cause. they were ready for business
when the fair opened The admirer
conspirator Of No. 1 sauntered up to
the candy stand In tow Of the girl and
asked her which box Of bonbons she
would choose. No was not long In
picking out a pretty box for which
Si.35 was paid by the admirer. This
won for the girl q smile Of approval
from the teacher. Conspirator No. 3
repeated this programme, taking box
at S1.49; No. S's box cost 90 cents; No.
"a. M.3S, and No. took three little
ones at 40 cents each The teacher
beamed, and the good little cashier had
busy time making change, for all OF
the admirers presented Ss bills and had
nothing smaller.
This began early In the evening, but
before It was finished the hall had filed
up well and purchasers began to bay
freely. Just then admirer No. came
back alone and beckoned to the cashier.
81 think you made mistake In tho
change, Miss Jones, he said politely.
81 think not, Mr.. R." replied the
cashier, with some asperity. 81 am gen.
orally correct In my calculations, and
you should have counted your change
before you left the table. I.cannot
make up deficiencies that are not mem
toned at once"
"Mr. R win not insist on it, !
am sure, said the teacher.
"Well, no" said Mr.. R, "I shall
not insist on it, of course, especially
since the mistake favors me. I only
wished to say that gave You o for a
H.35 box, and got GAGS back instead
of s5.65. Here's the other dollar If You
want it; II not I'll keep It."
"Oh, thank you very much, Mr.
RI" said the teacher. I've need
every dollar we are entitled to, I am
sure" and she gave the cashier pain
ed look.
Its veryfunny, giggied the cashier,
blushing furiously. yours was the
first sale, You see. and had notgot my
hand In"
In a few minutes admirer No. 2 pre-
sented himself saying: 'Tm sure those
candies you sold me for $1. 40 weren't
worth more than rs cents, but don't
want to beat q charitable fund out of
40 cents. gave you a $5 bill, and got
back S. 81 instead of S3.51. Here's tho
difference"
The teacher looked daggers at the
cashier, and that young dove simply
trembled with humiliation as she took
the money. Admirers Nos. 3, 4 and
each presented themselves at intervals
with similar discoveries. The little
cashier began to cry, the teacher had
dreadful forebodings of being hopelessIy
left behind by the other stalls, and
Mamie's doom was sealed. She was
deposed. The conspirators divided
the honors Of her position among them,
half an hour each, at q time, and
counted the fun worth more than dou-
ble the money It cost them.-New
York Tribune.