The Lamar register., 1912-01-10

.Hurrah Mother! I've thought of
. way to get the money for the inter
est" cried Cynthia Brannon. rushing
into the big kitchen like young hur-
rioane. and as the face Of the woman
who was engaged in the prosaic task
Of peeling potatoes frightened. she
continued triumphantly: Just think
Of all the rows Of sweet pickles and
preserves and canned things. and the
tumblers Of jelly by the dozen that
are packed away In the preserve
closet, and then dare to say that We
haven't anything we can SELL"
Hrs- Brannon asked doubtfully.
But. dear child. who Is going to buy
thsmf Everyone around here has
Just a. large q supply a. We have"
"oh I shan't try to. sell them here.
I intend to pack the market wagon
and 20 over to the shore. There are
lots Of people camping out this sum-
msr. and I know they will be glad to
get some Of your lovely preserves.
I shau ask only twenty-five vents for
the quart cans. and ten cents a tum-
bier for the jellies. and II l don't find
market for every solitary one Of
them l miss my guess"
She looked the picture of youthful
enthusiasm as she described her plan
for capturing the needed cash for the
interest on the mortgage which hung
like . dark cloud over these two wo-
men: and her mother had not the
heart to discourage her.
Nay good luck attend you. dear
Il am sure that peddler who IL SO
certain Of the perfection Of his wares
- you are. ought TO flnd victims In
plenty
That young woman at once proceed
ID 70 givs her mother such . hearty
hug and kiss that the pan Of potatoes
was scattered broadcast
Now I will finish my busting. and
then start to pack my van for to-mor-
rows venture" said the prospective
psAdlss.
Nsxt morning found Cynthia cover
sring her i've mile drive to the shore
u Doebin's best pace. and with .
hsUs supply Of every sort Of canned
goods b the wagon.
A. she was defending the long hill
- u beach she saw coming toward
Aef . baAd of youngstsrs clad In the
uAlees0 a The present day church
salsesL
THAI anss b. soms Of 81 Johns
beVs. thought CYNTHIA Il suspect
thV are cut forsging-why shouldn't
~ invest In some prsssrvssr'
Whsa she reached them. Cynthia
haA1el tAo boys In true peddlsr fash
Soa- Cant sell you some home
nAAs preserves and jsllissr' she In
auirsl. and they nooksA round her
vagoa-
Il ended By their all turning about
30 sscorting Cynthia down to their
oanplnG ground. for fear she should
net - aele to ind It alone.
The smallest Of the boys climbed
~ 10 the seat beside Cynthia. and
commenced 1t once to tell her all
about their Affairs a. the wagon NOV
- along.
II tell you it's dandy camping out
Just like soldiers" he began. And
We have to do things By rule same
- they do. too. Mother thought
was 40 little to 90 Oh alone. but Cap
tain Morgan says my record IL -
good - the biggest Of thsm-it's only
By my size he knows am SMALL"
He smiled proudly up into Cynthia's
syss.-
That IL splendid. And do you boys
have to cook and keep things tidy for
yourselvesf"
You bet we dol Captain Morgan
knows how to do everything and he
shows Us boys, He said before We
sArtsd that this wasn't going to be
any make-believe camp, with some
body to do the work for us. But it's
lots Of fun with Captain Morgan to
help"
Evidently the captain was q verita-
bic idol to his small follower, and
CYNTHIA found herself wondering II
this paragon would approve of
young woman who peddIed home
made preserves.
There's the captain-won't he
think we've made . jolly fndT called
one Of the bigger cadets, racing on
At top speed toward the camp.
A. Cynthia stopped before the tent
over which noated the stars and
stripes. the captain stood waiting to
welcome this vendor of pure foods for
his company. while said company vol
ubly explained to him what a splen-
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