The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-21

nervously removing her gloves, said:
II have come to yo1 for-for-advicl
Mr.. Bentley. As YOU well know, m,
Aunt Abigail was very peculiar wo
man. It was generally believed that
was to be her heir. This, however, i
my dowry." and she handed him :
written paper, the heading Of which
was: MY Celebrated Recipe for Max
ing Doughnuts.n ''It's funny, OF
course she continued, with gay
laugh, "but think 1 see fortunes
small one, it is true-in Aunt Abigail's
recipe, and that's what l came to see
you about to day." and then, drawing
her chair up closer, she explained to
him that doughnuts made from this
recipe were so crisp and light aud gen.
orally luscious that every one who had
ever eaten them would never forget
their delicious taste.
Il am anxious 10 make my living, y
she said in conclusion, "and think
the doughnut recipe will prove a regu-
lar bonanza. Your store has repula-
tion all over the city and your custom
ers are among the best people, and 1
thought if you would Introduce them
for me and take charge of their sale,
for which l would pay a liberal COM
mission, would, perhaps, be able to
work up business that would in time
give me at least a comfortable income"
OF course Claude Bently was some
what amazed at this proposition and
he hardly knew what reply to make.
Words that he would have liked to
have said trembled on his lips, but
were not spoken. aud the result was the
drawing up of a contract which both
signed.
At Ciaude's suggestion an advertise
ment was inserted in the city papers
aud the next day the first lot of dough-
nuts was put on sale in Bentley * Sons
window.
A fancy sign called attention to the
delicious character of ''Aunt Abigail's
Doughnuts," aud, to use Claude's own
expressive words, ''they sold equal TO
gold dollars"
Fifty dozen at fifteen cents per dozen
were disposed of, and orders for more
were taken ahead.
"Aunt Abigail's Doughnuts1 became
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10 other localities.
1t was found necessary to enlarge the
factory" several times and before
many months smal army Of work
men were engaged in their manufae-
ture.
The story got into the newspapers
and Agnes found herself cut by great
many Of her old friends
Burke Norris passed her on Chestnut
street with Id stare.
When the contents of Aunt Abigaii's
will were made public he had ceased to
visit her
As business increased and Claude
was daily thrown more and more in
contact with Agnes. he pIaeked up
courage and one day poured out the
story of his love and asked her to be
his wife lie was the happiest man in
Philadelphia when she blushiDgIy con
sented.
Burke Norris, whose father failed
without any assets to speak of. gnash-
ed his teeth in impotent rage when he
read an account of the wedding, for
the ''doughnuts7 were introduced and
the reporter went on to say:
"rhe bride whose independence Of
character is well known in society,
first conceived the idea of introducing
these delicious edibles to the public as
a pleasant diversion. She has an lnde-
pendent fortune in her own right,
which was left to her by her father, the
late John Lsne.n
"I-I thought you We're poor aud
on your industry for a live
lihood,n said Claude, when his wife
confessed to him that her own indie
pendent fortune was even greater that
left by Aunt Abigail.
"But you'll love me just the same,
won't yoa Claude, now that you know
that am richs" she said, and he, kiss
ing her, replied:
Indeed, WILL -