The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-02-17

carking care from Mary shoulders,
should have been spent in two days in
advertising by Ambrose Peale. The
explanation of this $4,000 must be
made to Rodney some day too. Every
once in awhile he grew curious about
it. But Ambrose didn't measure 1t in
dollars and cents, only in terms Of
space. and still less did he care where
It came from. Truly he was iend
IN copy. He would study and expound
he signs which they could see from
the office windows, while Mary, Rod
ney and Miss Burke would all listen
spellbound when there were no call
ers, as often happened. Not enough
white space. he would cry of one en-
bIazonment. Not big enough, he would
say. Doesn't bring out the right
point, was another criticism. Amt
clear-not true-no punch. ct cetera.
ct cetera.
If only they had just made soap,
Mary couldn't help thinking some
times, as all this talk rang in her ears.
If only they had just made soap and
made it good Good wine needs no
bush, was an ancient proverb she came
to believe in. By the same token,
good soap would need no ads.
Now. the funniest part of the whole
thing. speaking of advertising, was
that the Is Soap, the old family cook
book soap, was really good. Mary had
always been loyal to it from the first
time she had used it. She had given 1t
to some friends for Christmas, and
they had liked it, too. and said they
would talk it up" She had gone TO
store and bought a holly covered
box and laid three cakes in it neat
" done up in tissue paper and red
ribbon, with a stamp showing Santa
Claus and a legend, Not to be opened
till Christmas" on the outside.
I'VE must spell Christmas with an \
this year. said Rodney chaffingly
LET X equal the unknown quantity.
We'll see.' said Mary. smiling.
She simply must go on hoping and
smiling or she should die. 1t was
counting your chickens before they
were hatched no doubt. but, then, you
might never get a chance to count
them later. she told herself pathetical-
iy. She had superintended the first
experiments at soapmaking and fs-
ured out the manufacturing costs
They must be ready, she had always
maintained. She even bought book
on elementary chemistry and had
dreams of large soap works, like old
Mr.. Martins, where an army OF sell
supporting girls should be put to work
under the best hygienic and sanitary
conditions, and the minimum wage
should be generous one. She did
succeed in getting few gross of IL
Soap made after the old book formula
In the loft there were a few piles OF
it, the genuine 10, ranged alongside
the pink CASTLE in old rose wrappers
AS q matter Of fact she had had to
give up manufacturing on any large
scale, because their advertising took
all their money. but Mary cherished
the idea Of taking up the work In
earnest some day again. She didn't
really believe much in the idea OF
making old Mr.. Martin buy them out
Already she had more ambitious de
sims than that for her man Rodney.
The darkest hour comes just before
| the dawn, and dawn came with a sud
den burst of glory one morning wher
Ambrose Peale few into the Office II
great excitement interrupting Mar,
and Rodney in long embrace. Al
ways discreet and tactful. he coughet
and scraped his feet as signal tt
| them tn break away.
Ito be continued next week.