The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-11


This sale made, Ben tried the other
people, AS soon as they saw how
good and fresh the vegetables were,
they were even anxious to buy. Out
of the ten families In the house, Ben
made seven sales
Then he went into the next house-
Here he was almost equally successful
By the time Ben Baldwin had can
vassed Ninety-sixth. Ninety-hfth and
Ninsty-fOurth streets. between Park
and Third avenues, his big wagon
load of produce was gone.
It was now little past noon With
the air of a prosperous man who could
afford such TRIES, he stabbed the
horse and then went to the best res
taurant he could find in that locality.
A sumptuous meal followed. 1t was
the best he had ever eaten At least
it seemed SO to him, for, like the ma
jority Of boys, anything that he got in
a restaurant was rather superior to
home cooking.
When he had finished eating he
took pencil and a piece of paper
and began to do some figuring. The
result that he obtained caused a
CLEAN of delight to shine in has eyes
Then he drove slowly home to the
farm
His father was waiting for him at
the gate
sold all out. see. Ben"
Eyes, sir" -
ANY trouble about it2"
''No, sir"
''And the money!"
Here it is. .
ben counted it out, and Mr.. Bald
win took possession of it. He knew
the prices which Robbins paid, and
found the account correct to q cent
After that Ben drove the market
wagon regularly three times a week
He visited the same district each
time, and never failed to speedily sell
out, for the customers that he had
found on his first trip remained with
him and even brought new customers
So it went on until the end of the
summer One day Ben woke up too
i'll to drive to market There was
nothing for it but for Mr.. Baldwin to
drive the wagon into the city.
When he arrived at the market
where Robbins had an Office, that gem
tleman came out. His first words
were:
well. Baldwin. Where have you
been selling9 Haven't seen you all
the summer?"
but you've seen my boy right
along. I sent him"
IF you did he never got here"
''Are you sure of thatP"
Positive
''Ben,'' said his father, when he re-
turned from New York, "where have
you been selling the garden truck all
summer
sold 1t on my own account, dad;
sold it direct to families
''Then you must have got a little
more money than you gave me-"
Yes, sir; did,
"Then where is the rest of the
money!"
lin the bank. You know, dad. you
said could have all 1 got over Rob
bins price,
Q $50 did, - Mr.. Baldwin admitted, re-
fectiveIy. well, what did you do
with the money you kept for yourself?'
Banked it. You'll find the bank
book in the top bureau drawer"
Mr.. Baldwin got the book and whis-
tied in intense establishment. His
sons deposits footed up to S216.4
Then the farmer took out his own
book, and figured up
that he had received from Ben during
the whole summer S1o4. r.
II gave you Robbins price each
time, dad"
Il know you did; kept track of
that right along"
IF you're not satisfied, dad"
''Ill have to be, for I gave you my
word, and I'll stick to it. But until
today I thought all along that you
were taking the stuff to Robbins
What put the scheme in your head to
nick mn a 11r-ivafa routaps
well you know that woman that
was visiting the Smiths? She lives in
Y orlxvi1le, and I heard her say that IL
was impossible to get really good,
fresh vegetables in that part of the
city BY the time the garden truck
got out of the commission merchants
hands up that way the stuff was
pre- tty old and stale. So 1 thought
I'd try and make money by supplying
a long felt want"
You're pretty sharp, Ben, " said his
father, thoughtfully- when You
-each 21 I'm going to take you In as
partner on the farm"
Thank you, dad, but hope by that
lime, to be in business in the city,
Yes, I guess you are too smart to
pass all your life on n farm" the
farmer assented-
Wales Winked.
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