The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-17
pay people to do the things hate to

pay people to do the things I hate tc
do?"
swell, just as I say, there amt any
money in painting pictures" answered
Mrs. Sweet, with the virtuous motive
of putting any such frivolous intentions
out of the other woman's head.
"Oh, there isn't any money in doing
anything you want to do" retorted
Ann desperately.
"Oh, / don't know. There's old
Flack, the blacksmith. He says he
amt happy unless he's hammering
| iron or putting on a horseshoe. And
he told Joe his folks were set on his
being a doctor, and he just broke away,
and found his job
After Mrs. Sweet went away her
last words kept ringing in AIMS ears.
''He just broke away and found his
job" Unwittingly the woman had
given her the text for q sermon she
must preach to herself. 1t was per-
haps more of stimulant than much
understanding sympathy might have
been. Ann began her sermon to her.
self, and did not spare her congrega-
ton. If she wished to do something
she liked, why not start out and try
to make ever so small a beginning?
She went out walking through the
streets of the small town, with no def
mite plans as TO where or how she
should begin. She prayed to be led,
and thought that in some way some
tangible thing might take shape if it
were only suggestion in her own
mind. Loving flowers as she did, she
paused before a florists window. At
once the bad arrangement, and the
juxtaposition of hues that fought"
each other showed an entire absence
of feeling for color. Scarlet geraniums
pushed against American beauties, and
gorgeous yellow vases tried to down
the marigolds they held, it must be
confessed with considerable success. |
Inharmony ragged. Ann ached to get |
at that window, and arrange the flow
ers, but it was an exceedingly deli |
cate undertaking TO go in and tell the |
man he didn't know how TO sell his |
wares. Nevertheless she screwed up
her courage and entered.
''DO you want to sell a good many
more flowers than you do now?" she
asked.
OF course, there could be but one
answer to that, and with some in
credulity the florist agreed that he did.
what you have in that window can
be made to show twice as WE'LL" said
Ann.
He grumbled out something about
them being well enough as they were,
but she persisted. She asked him to
let her arrange the flowers. AS she
did not charge anything for the expert
ment. he grudgingly gave his consent.
She found a brown jar in which the
came out gloriously. The
American beauty roses seemed twice
rs beautiful when their white sisters
came over to set off their glowing col
)r, and the scarlet geraniums famed
oyously as far away as possible
against background of green. Masses
If violets hobnobbed costly in company
With the golden-yellow of crocuses,
md harmony wrought wonders with
he window. People began to gather
bout the display to look, and some
anne in TO buy. Ann fingered around
or time TO watch the effect. When
he started to leave the florist asked
Ter If she could not come the next day
nd set the window. she gave him
o understand that she could only take
he time if paid He agreed to this.
he sum was ridiculously small, but
he felt it was beginning
Next she stopped before a drygoods
tore, and noted the tumble of arti-
les. and the colors that never should
ave crowded each other. She ventured
he had 10 the florist, with the same
esult, except that she was asked to
)me that evening after closing time
, experiment.
The proprietor said they had been
wing n new window-dresser. and he
ms not exactly pleased with his work.
mn achieved a result that drew nd
iring crowds TO the window. Frank
n Budd the proprietor, beamed ex-
lnsively when Ann appeared the next
~ and engaged her as window-dress-
ut a salary quite beyond her expec-
tions. Before the week was out
lie was dressing the windows of three
fferent shops. Her ideas were new
Id original, and soon rival establish
ents were bidding for her services,
I'd she could charge more for her
ork. The sewing machine had rest.
Id maid came in and washed the
shes. Fronklin Budd. not wishing
lose Ann, asked her to come into
but as he also wanted her
assume the name Of Budd.. Ann is