The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-04

"Does it mean millions2" she
,queried happily
The grimuess came back into his face.
NO. he answered, "but it ought to
mean hundreds, anyway, I think"
Wilhelmina fumbled at her waist "I
;. couldn't tell you when YOU came
home tonight, dear" she faltered, "but
Aunt Caroline F. r. Elphinstone is coming
over from the other side to visit us.
He groaned. How soon2" he oueried.
ooh, replied Nina, mot until summer
but she'll be here for six weeks
and if there are hundreds-or even tens in
the Baby Plate, why then. :"
There we're more than hundreds in the
Barnes Baby Plate, Stevens, Young &
Co., commercial Adventures, who had
turned down an efficient smoke consumer
because it would take thousands to build
and thousands to SELL bounced upon the
Baby Plate at once and with unusual vigor.
Barnes" they said, anything thatll
sell for dollar apiece or less is worth well
millions. This is the goods for fail"
Jimmy Barnes took off his coat and
plunged into the Barnes Baby Plate like
mad. Inside of weeks he had modelled
baby plates of porcelain, silver, gold
baby plates that cost quarter, half dol
lar fifty dollars; baby plates with
verses on them; pictures on them, stories
on them; baby plates, baby sauoers, baby
bowls Stevens, Young & Company put
them into windows, department stores,
linen stores sold them to the rich,
the poor. 49,.
The Barnes Baby Plate
You eant An-ni-hi-late."
Such was its slogan . the sfHn6 came
when it stared fathers, motherA sisters,
brothers, aunts, uncles, in the face, 6ual the
inside of subway and surface cars and from
the outside of everything else. The
Barnes Baby Plate had come to stay.
Months later, Aunt Caroline F. r. FL
phinstone settled herself at the &nner table
in Bamess newly built, cosy little home,
and purred contentedly.
How beautiful everything is" she ex-
claimed, and to think that the smoke con-
sumner has done it all. 1 suppose IN time
there will be millions in it for you and Viii
helmina."
Barnes groaned.
"And that clever little Baby Plate, T"
laughed Aunt Caroline 81 suppose, my
dear, that it keeps you in pin money all the
time"
Wilhelmina laughed, in turn Some
times it does" she answered.
She winked at Jimmy. Only he and she
knew that the Barnes Baby Plate was
the real thing, and that that, and that only,
, would roll up millions for them She
tinkled the bell. The waitress made her
appearance.
Foster" exclaimed Mrs. James Barnes,
, "bring out the plates"
The maid brought them, three Of them
one she placed in front of Aunt Caroline, one
in front of Mr.. Barnes, one in front of Mrs
r Barnes. Billy the Kid had his Baby Plate
"Aunt Caroline" said Wilhelmina
"have you forgotten these, your wedding
, present to me2"
t Aunt Caroline flushed with pleasure
"Not crack or chip upon them," she ex
, claimed. 81 knew, knew =. and ar
they all as good as these?"
} Wilhelmina inclined her head Jimmy,
f she said, "you might show Aunt Carolin
where we keep the rest"
6 Jimmy Barnes left the room, and re
= turned in half minute. With him he Dor
a wooden box with its lid nailed on, an,
c conspicuously sealed with sealing wax
eve only use three, Aunt Caroline,
), purred W1helmina, the rest we keep i
/, there" Which was quite true, considerin
that the plates within the box were in var
:. GUS stages of destruction and decay. &c
}, posterity," she added gibly. Again sh
e tinkled the little bell The maid appeared
Q Bring out the Antoinettes,' con
j manded the mistress of the house TIL
: maid brought them, dozen of the dainties
# These, Aunt Caroline" said Willie
o nina, 81 use for ordinary Yours I al
t quite particular about But these
Aunt Caroline examined one of the Al
E. toinettes and gasped. "Why why,
d she stammered, "they must have cost
pretty penny"
re James Barnes shrugged his shoulder
Hundred and eighty dozen: fifteen do
d lars apiece" he carelessly remarked. "
i. picked EN- up somewhere or other. They
d do for every day. They're well enoug
n perhaps, but" he added apologetical
they're not marker to yos4v plates, Am
Caroline. Yours are the one best be
he Except, he added modestly, the Barn
Il Baby Plate"
IA Possibly" added WiIhehnina, "tl
Barnes Baby Plate stands as good
Chance OF going down to posterity as {
Aunt Caroline,c