Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-11-23
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
BABY DOLL"
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BY PERclvAL MARSH.
,Copyrisa3 1915, Western Newspaper lion-'

that they would never have TO Starve.
He had gone into buying grain from
nearby farmers and had made money
fast, storing his purchases aud ship
ping to the city always on rising
market.
When one day he entered the house
and slapped doWn on the table pack
age Of legal looking documents with
gloatins JUNCTION remarkng. There
are the title deeds TO house and lot.
free aud clear. all hands smiled with
delight. for they knew that perna-
nent roof was assured.
Going 10 the city 10 buy an auto
mobile" h. announced somewhat later.
"We're going 10 take all the good our
OF life we can get About week
later there came telegram 10 Hor-
tense. the elder sister. II read: Home
Tuesday afternoon by new auto. Also
a wife" and the futtcr this infornia-
ton caused kept the three a>tounded
and SuSpehSeful sisters on tnuniiZing
hooks through loTty-eISbt hours
They were Sindl o( heart. though
having narrow notions in some re-
sUects. Horace had been good broth
or aud they hoped he had made suit
able choice Of helpmeet.
She came and the sisters stared.
They had never seen greater beauty.
Piquant petite. ever smiling, it could
pCt he IN the heart of any one in the
world to resist her. She daZZled them
with her pretty ways. As the three
sisters were alone Hortense said with
a sigh 'She loves Horace, that is
sure She greets her new home as a
palace she has no relatives. Horace
says SO there will be no divided nor
interferiF.c interests. only tive words
express it,"
Speak them, Hortense." urged
Muriel
she is a baby doll" and that set
tied conviction seemed unanimous.
"One thing" spoke Rose, a week
later. Meta is no gadder She loves
his home
Yes echoed Murlel and her de-
volion to Horace is almost pathetic.
And did you ever see. such fancy
work a. she is capable of 'doing: sup
plc,ncnfpd Horten~e. and. when the
latter cUnf.imenT'd Meta on this tea-
ture the next day. Tie latter said mod
esJly.
Il ought TO know something in tlat
line. for spent three years a. an APP
prentice. You see. artificial flower
lnukin- is nay made"
Trader" mildly Horteuse echoed
the iarrigS word.
We'll. it j. scarcely profession. is
IT. smiled Netta sWeejly. You see.
when your brother tirst met me had
become f0rewolniA IN u millinery sup
ply house They say | had become
an EXPERT, 50 if ever dear Horace has
business reverseS Ne have something
To fail back upon"
Tile reyerses came. \ ShreWd. none
too scrupulous grain buyer appeared
as rival in the field and Horace he
gan 10 lose trade. He made some uu-
lucky purchases. In six months his
surplus at the bank was gone. \ Ill
tie later he had 30 mortgage the home
and sell the automobile Then he had
serious breakdown.
Sisters said Meta one day, The
tiI.le has come for = 20 show our
me.tle. want you. HorTense. 10 20
Ia Ie city tomorrow TO help me buy
some stock. | am going 10 start into
the artificial flower business in 4 mod
esr way. know the line. | know
the trade, aud | know further that in
side II week you three can become
experts with all your quick ideas ana
industry and niftiRess.'
So Meta took Hortense with her TO
the city and spent a week studying the
market. She had some money OF her
own and she invested it unheSitating-
~. She purchased ribbons and sheets
OF silk. aud satin and other fabrics
used in making pretty floral counter
feijs. She bought dies. and wire and
tools. By the end of TWO weeks the
biz parlors We're transformed into busy
work rooms. System and order pre-
vailed. A thorough business woman
Meta had an Immediate outlet for he
wares. Horace. recuperating murA
INJURED over has pselessness.
Ready Ia work." questioned Meta
brightly. Very well. First, you shall
help pack and ship, Then you shaH
keep the books Then. dear, as soon
* We are well started, instead of sell
ing 10 the jobheIs you shall be our
travelling salesman. We will work up
direct clients of our own and make
double profit. Why, the business will
be IDEAL"
How coy it has been, and how
nice said HortenSe one day, a year
later. The mortgage had heen paid
of and they bad "a new automobile
and money in bank ThA business
had grown 50 Thar work rooms down
town were necessary and Horace was
slowly. safely feeling his way back
iuro his old hu~iuesS.
Horace" said Horrense to her
brother one dag. I dld Nefta griev-