El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-15

| there are many people who VIII pay q
good price for pure, homemade candy.
| He'd like % pounds to start on, to see
| If 1t takes as we'll as he expects, and
| he'll pay 30 cents a pound for it, and
| he sent me the money for it. There
now" concluded Addie triumphantly.
Miss Sanders gasped. The tears came
| to her eyes, but her heart bounded with
| thankfulness.
Mercy on me, | never heard Of such
thing-' she incredulously exclaimed.
| Don't folks in the city know how to
make cream candy?
Il s'pose they do answered Addie,
but not as good as yours. Nobody can
make it like you, no matter how hard
they try. Everybody says so. You'll
make the candy for uncle, won't youF'
Why, yes, especially as he's paid for
| it already-at a good price, too" re-
turned Miss Sanders. But does your
mother know anything about this? 2"
she asked abruptly, n faint color conf
ing into her pale cheeks.
why. no. She was over to Miss
Smiths when father brought me the
| letter, and / ran right over here the
| minute l read it," answered Addie, a
| trifie uneasly. She was afraid her Sc
cret would be guessed. The old lady
looked much relieved at her reply. 81
thought perhaps it was your mothers
doings. and / couldn't be beholden,"
she said alphabetically. "I'll start on
the candy the first thing in the morn
ing"
And I'll come in and help you after
school. l want to see how you'll get
along
THANK you, dearie. l hope I'll have
much at one time"
Deacon Browns eyes almost fell out
Of his head at Miss Sanders orders for
her meager purchases heretofore he
had an idea that she was daft" sus-
picion which her flushed cheeks and
excited manner did not allay.
Early next morning Miss Sanders
went to work on the candy. She watch
ell her kettle anxiOusly, but luck IA
vored her
Addie when she called after school,
found Miss Sanders flushed and happy
over her beautiful luck" OF course
Addie tasted the candy and pronounc
ed it the best she had ever eaten. Then
direction, and the candy was daintily
wrapped, weighed and packed. Nail
ing up the box was the hardest part of
the work. Addie pounded the nails
with the hammer while Miss Sanders
held them in position. Addie hit her
thumb several times, and Miss San
ders' fingers had more than one narrow
escape, but the task was finally accom-
plished.
Miss Sanders was very happy over
the result of her days work. She had
labored like a Trojan, and she was
thoroughly tired out.
III just be on needles and pins till
l find out how the candy suits and if
your uncle will want any more" she
remarked anxiously.
Another letter from Uncle Albert!''
announced Addie. rushing in upon
Miss Sanders about two weeks later.
Good news in it too"'
Your face tells that answered the
old lady, beaming. But what does he
say:"
HE says the candy sold twice as
fast as he expected and he wants you
to make 100 pounds this time and send
1t as soon as you CAM" was the gleeful
reply.
Land of mercyr' calculated Miss
Sanders.
and he's going to send you a barrel
of sugar and a case of flavoring eX-
tracts at the wholesale rate" contin.
ued Addie, land he'll take the price
off what he'll owe you. He says that
will be cheaper and better than buying
in small lots. for he expects to have a
demand for the candy right along"
did you ever!' again exclaimed
Miss Sanders. Thirty dollars worth!
What great candy eaters those city
folks must beP'
Miss Sanders was more than busy
after that. She hired little Amy Jones
to assist her, and Mr.. Dodge. who had
some business in the city, bought her
some appropriate utensils. Orders for
the candy, which Uncle Albert adver-
tised as Cupid Cream Candy" contin-
ued to come so fast that she was
obliged to make regular weekly ship
ments, and the demand is still growing.
81 do believe you had more to do
with your Uncle Albert ordering the
candy than you ever told NE off, said
Miss Sanders to Addie one day. "Now,
didn't your
And Addie blushed and began to talk
about something else.
Youthful Diplomacy.
The groceryman on the corner re-
lates that a couple of days ago little
girl entered his emporium and, timidly