The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-04

make them into pies and let je6 sat
them first"
What are you going to do with
themg" her father asked "fhere must
be nearly seventy barrels OF these
| Wealthys"
I'VE might make them into cider
suggested Mabel
I've thought OF better plan than
that" said Gladys, THE Glen CITY
Cold Storage company stores apples
for n dollar a barrel. 80 Mir Pearson
told me. The Wealthys Will keep III
storage till the middle of February,
and by that time they'll be worth ~
or S. barrel
The next day the girls left their ia
Their to pick apples alone and went to
town to talk with the storage man.
Eighty barrels. did You sayy' asked
the manager when Gladys had explain
ed what they wanted. Il guess we
can handle that many all right. What
did you say your name wasf" he went
on. drawing his book toward him.
He gave surprised whistle when
GLADYS told him and excused himself
for moment.
I'm sorry" he said as he came
back, but find that we haven't any
more room. Good day
The girls stared at him in blank sur
prise. and 1t was not till they were
halfway home that Gladys suddenly
exclaimed: Its Snyder's doings, Ma
bel. You know, he said we couldn't
sell our apples unless we sold them
to him. But well show him yet"
IL don't see how" Mabel objected
Wed better have let him have them
and saved any trouble"
1t took about Il week longer to fin
sh picking the apples. After they
were all piled and covered with straw
Mr.. Sanders helped the girls load up
wagon load. and they started for
town to pedde them.
They found 1t no trouble at all to
get rid of them at a dollar bushel
for SnyderS corner was already be-
ginning to make itself felt BY the
middle of the afternoon the entire
load was gone The girls drove around
by the bank. and Gladys ran in and
deposited So. There was still SO left
o. the money the apples had brought.
Thp girls had long before agreed that
some of the first apple money was to
be used TO buy thai long wished for
silk dress for their mother ~ the
time they had selected the dress and
trimmings TO go with IL and reached
home IL was almost dark
Guess what we've got for you.
mommiew cried Mabel. dashing into
the kitchen like young whirlwind
and throwing the folds of the dress
around her mothers shoulders
Mrs Sanders was an undemonstra
tive little woman. but she had to gath
err up the new dress quickly TO keep
couple of teardropS from falling on
it.
what would do without my two
girls?" she said and then turned to
her cooking as If nothing had happen
ed
But the girls understood, and when
Mr.. Sanders came in and the supper
dishes were done they made the little
mother sit in the rocking chair while
they draped the folds of silk around
her. and their father agreed with them
that "she looked just like a queen"
though he had very haZy idea what
a queen looked like.
wasn't 1t fun said Mabel just
before she dropped to sleep that night.
Lets spend all our money that way
instead of going to college,"
The next morning they were up and
had their wagon loaded when the sun
1t was hot after the sun began to
shine. and it was hard work measur-
ing out apples, but the money kept
coming In, which made the work seem
a great deal easier. 1t was fun. too.
In way-there were so many differ
ent sorts of people. and they made so
many queer remarks.
There was the old negro nanny
who hailed the "apple girls as a de-
liverance from the daily fare of dried
prunes; the wistful looking old man
who said he liked apple pie. but his
wife didn't and If he bought any ap
pies it would make trouble" and the
hungry looking little boy who said
that he had eaten two apples last year
and they tasted good. Poor little fell
low! 1t is to be feared that he broke
his apple eating record so badly that
day that the paregoric bottle had to
be resorted to- but he was happy for
awhile, anyway.
Just as they were measuring out
their last basketful Mabel looked up
and saw Mr.. Snyder coming across the
road toward them.
Look. Gladys" she whispered ex-
citedly.
why? Where?" questioned Gladys.
looking around.
By that time Snyder had reached the
wagon. do you girls realize what you
are doing?" he said sharply.
Gladys brushed a stray lock back
from her eyes. Were selling apples"
she said, looking at him innocently. n
dollar a bushel. How many do you
want?"
You're breaking the city ordinance"
Snyder went on, ignoring her remark