The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-04
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The little to.n q Mspleuood had a.
uso-< GIVEN " watching for Betty %
o. sDlnething 7Qneer- and unexpected
Nur t<af Betrs rss ever gwen % act
i1I< -qneer- There rere the Sporsrd
girls. uho. cocninE horne from cOilege.
lndulEed IN barefoot dances On the
de~y grass As an eysuItness PIT 4
10Th them gals Vas ouf IN the net
grass a-chasiD- each other round. and
neitber q them had much Of anything
On but some mnskeerer neffin': and
that gas han-fn' an IN faffers All u
q sudden Nance liz On broken bottle
and the uay she screeched. You'd
thought IL wzs the IRE department
comm down Main street =
Then there xas Julia Arbuck- TIE
Arbuck residence was one Of those
sOiid substantial homes. furnished &C
c0rding 70 the best IDEAS IN the mai
order catalogues.
Betty Ross kept busy and happy on
her fathers ranch. getting an insight
into his business Farmer Ross was a
grower Of wheat. and had 100 acres
under cultivation
Betty drove out TO the min with q
load Of wheat with her father one
brisk autumn day
Il want TO see the boss she said.
after the wheat had been unioaded
and weighed A tall. dusfy-looking
young man came forward shyly.
why. this csn'f-be my old school
mate jim" cried Betty.
Jim was very shy where women
were concerned He fumbIed awk-
wa-iIy with her hand
Il wanted 10 ask you some questions
about the -four we've been getting.
Wasn't that last lot different from the
reSt7-
--Yes'm. IL was. That's my new
''-apd siffed five times more than any
other brand Do you like itT queried
Jim. anxi0usly.
Il DO I noticed right away II was
different Jim Frightened up at
once. and lost half his shyness. Betty
perceived it.) 1T makes so much
better bread and cake that I want TO
be sure to get Il right along" said
Betty.
do you-make breadT' asked Jim,
taking in the dainty figure before him
tive made on IN average Of q
dozen Ioaves a week for the past year.
rye kept the Burns family supplied
with bread since their mother died.
and twelve-year-old Anna tries 10 do
their cooking. Come over some
night"
"Oh, couldn't" began Jim, I'm an
agony Of embarrassment.
I'D show you loaf Of bread made
with the old -four. and one with the
new" said Betty. taking no notice Of
his refusal. You ought TO advertise
that new brand Of -four"
IF I only could" said Jim. Father
never did any advertising. and that's
why we never get ahead"
"A good. snappy ad and some testi-
monials from users. ought to be In
every sack of -four you send out.
That way It doesn't cost anything to
bring ii before just the right people"
"I1l come up tomorrow night, II
you'll let me. and talk II over" said
Jim. And so II was arranged.
The following day was busy one
for Betty. She got up quite early.
Parker house rolls. 10 be right. must
Oe nodded and raised twice. then the
crust ought TO be on the ice several
hours before 1t is used If you want to
make a peach pie with a really crisp
crust. d chocolate layer cake. and
surprise cookies. with fig filling, also
take time when one. follows the
recipes exactly. Betty looked at the
array on the pantry shelves. "Say
ii with -four" said Betty to herself.
Jim arrived promptly at six, very
red about the collar, and almost
speechless with embarrassment. Betty
paid no attention to this. but led him
right out into the kitchen to show him
the relative merits OF the two loaves
Of bread. They looked exactly alike.
but Betty claimed that she used a
whole cup of -four with the new brand
loaf. Jim forgot TO be shy. talking OF
mis- precious new -four
Then Betty served supper Ithey
stiIl call 1t supper In Maplewood). and
Betty's cooking spoke for her elo-
quently. Jim got in the habit Of drop
ping In quite regularly. much . the
chagrin Of the other nineteen young
ladies in town (for they considered
Jim the hardest of the eligible FIVE to
land, and they didn't know Betty's
system).
Betty had the local photographer
snap her as she was lifting two maui
moth loayes Of bread from the oven.
Jim had a cut Of II made up into an
ad. and IL took with the trade.
Whether II was the testimonials from
the eight Burnses. all works OF art.
and signed by various mons de plume
(Pa Burns had an active imaglnatiOn),
or whether II was the real home at
mosphere Of the picture In which Bet
~ smiled over the mammoth loaves.
there was such a demand for Jim's