South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-14

II was not without a struggle with
his pride that Harry Tilston de-
cided to make plum puddings the
summer after he graduated from
college. He had not decided as yet
on his future career. but since any
kind of "a start in business as well
as the law studies that he some
times conn efnfdated, was more or
less dependent upon the possession
OF some zsrrpCuit Of capital he &C
cepted his mothers proposition to
make plufn buildings
Harry's mother was a plain coun-
| try woman who wore a Bingham
apron out Of preference eight hours
OF the twenty afour. and 10 help out
the small annuity her husband had
left her she had OF late years been
making plum buildings to sell to
several of the grocery stores in the
nearest city.
Last year I had twice as many
orders as I could hll she told Harry.
and I made during the summer
enough so that in the winter 1 net
ted $500 on them. If we filled out
an the orders that would be over
$1,000 net profit and if you could
hustle about and get as many or
ders besides with the help of some
] cheap sort OF hired girl we could
| nm those orders at say q profit of
$500 That would be $500 before
snow flies. The TilsJons-yOur faith
J er's folks-werent such grand peo-
pie that you ought TO be ashamed
/ of any honest labor
/ Tt wasn't because Harry was ex-
\ actly ashamed OF plum buildings
that he had hesitated-it was be-
/ cause of Geuevieve and Harriette
/ and Mildred and Laura-girls I'm
I general rather than any girl in par
\ tiCular. The men he had known i'm
| college would understand and APP
I plaud him if he actually made
/ enough ON plum puddings TO get
I started in a career But what would
/ the girls he had met think OF him
/ If they knew?
/ Bradley. the small town where
\ Harry TilstOn had been brought up.
/ hoasted no very definite younger So
/ cial set, but SO long as there were
I pretty girls like Mildred Brewer and
/ Laura stevens i'm town and any
\ young unmarried men. there was
I sure TO be an occasional picnic down
[ the river. an evening entertain
ment.' sunday afternoon stroUs
through the woods or buggy rides
\ into the adjacent countries.
I'm other years. ON Harry TilstOu :
/ short visits home i'm vacation time.
/ he had figured rather prominently
/ in these diversions He wondered
/ whether Laura and Mildred and
/ the other girls would be inclined
20 laugh at him if he made plum
/ puddings But i'm spite of his mis-
/ givinEs he agreed 20 his mothers
proposition and not two weeks aft
\ er he had received his degree i'm the
! assembly han of his alma mater.
/ he was busy for 10 or . hours out
\ of the "a I'm his mothers kitchen.
| measuring out flour and sugar and
/ spices. according 10 the proportions
I sp rcided i'm his mothers old family
recipe for plum ddings-thcre
\ was tradition In her family that it
-
land some 200 years before together
l with a few pieces of pewter and a
w0rm-eateu chest that still belonged
I TO her
Harry devoted good deal of the
first few DAYS i'm working ont a sys-
/ tenn for regulating the steamers his
mother used Occasionally. i'm pre-
/ y1ous seasons. she had had 20 dis
card &c few puddinGs because the
/ steamer did not maintain an even
+ temperature. and Harry began his
I lab0rs by eliminating this trouble.
I He had Installed thermou1et
made change here and there In
\ the drafts and dues of he stove. and
that obstacle was overcome. Then
he had spent day i'm The nearest
l5rge city, and had there succeeded
IN bilymg ths nssded iIGsEradlenrs 70