The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-05-31
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? Had a Taste for
!: Travel
By CYNTHIA BLAIR

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{" T JUST isn't fairl" Irma Haines
cried disgustedly, tossing down
the newspaper which she had been
reading, and turning to her sister.
Georgia Lawton and her cousin have
just everything; they're going to Eu-
rope now! And you and l have to
stay right here in this poky little old
town, and never go anywhere or see
anything"
But Irma-" her sister began, then
stopped abruptly. Hildegarde instead
of talking, went up to her own room,
and took out of her drawer a pile of
| booklets and folders with bright-col-
ored covers. Europe, British Colum-
bia, India, China, Japan-their names
fairly shone forth from the pages.
She sat now, looking them over, pic
turing just what she would do if she
had the money. 1t was hard to decide
| between the Canadian Rockies and a
trip to New Orleans for the Mardi
Gras, between a journey round the
world and six months of delightful
roaming about Europe. 1t wasn't
wasted time, that day dreaming, for
after few moments of it Hildegrade
put on her hat and coat and hurried
briskly down to the corner grocery.
She came back laden with packages
brown sugar and nutmeatS and Gin
ramon.
"What did you buy all those things
for?" demanded Irma, curiously, fol
lowing her into the kitchen. 1--WE had
them ALL"
Eyes, l know, but Pm going into
business Hildegarde answered, "and
l want to use my own money, what
l have of it. I'm going to make some
candy and see if l can't sell it,"
'Sell candy-with such lot of reg
ular store candy on sale" she ex-
claimed. 'Why, who's going to buy
what you make?"
Il don't know who's going to buy
it," replied Hildegarde serenely as she
tied on big apron. That's what
I'm going to find out"
She made her candy carefully, and
two hours later the kitchen table was
covered with plates on which it was
placed
When it was quite hard she tied up
small packages of it, in different sized
boxes made of bright-cofored card
board, and fastened with colOred tape
Then she went to the biggest hotel in
town, and asked if she might put ii
SfD1a tborD Chn
and showed the manager the candy.
Looks good" he commented. I've
been wishing there was somewhere in
this town that l could get fresh home
made candy. I'll buy this box for
starter"
He went out to the candy counter
with her and introduced her to the
girl who was in charge. Hildegarde
left the candy and went home, hardly
daring to hope that all the candy
would sell, hardly able to keep from
planning what she would do if she
found regular market for it.
She went to the hotel again two
days later The candy was gone.
Hildegarde built up her market
slowly, but surely. She added other
kinds Of candy to the brown sugar
goodies she had made at first, and at
tempted little novelties.
Irma continued to scott.
give dollars profit" she said, at
the end Of the first week, when Hide
garde stopped at the bank to open q
viz hn
anything"
It's a whole lot" Hildegarde an
swered, promptly. Its start"
Business wasn't always good; some
times the candy wasn't sold promptly
enough and she had to take back one
or two boxes that got stale; one of the
big candy companies put out new
brand and swamped her for awhile
But she had an inspiration and made
some popcorn balls that sold so fast
that the girl at the hotel candy coun
ter telephoned her and asked if she
wouldn't bring in some more at once.
Irma stopped making fun of her,
when Hildegarde had been in business
for nearly two months.
you'll be making real money soon,"
she said. How'd you happen to think
Of this, in the first placer"
The manager of the hotel asked
Hildegarde that same question the
next day. His office was just across
the corridor from the candy counter
and he almost always happened to
stroll out when Hildegarde delivered
her wares.
Il wanted to make some money,
lot of money! she told him, land |
just took the first thing I saw. That's
everything in life, l guess-seeing
what's right before you"
1t was not long afterward that one
of the business men in town offered
to back her if she wanted to have
shop of her own.
you've built up remarkably good
business" he told her-that was after
she had begun selling her candy in a
number of places besides the hotel
And think there's money in this for
both of us. Well advertise in the
magazines and sell your candy by
mail"
Hildegarde was thrilled at the idea.
She and the manager of the hotel had
become very good friends by that time,
and she went to him for advice
"Don't do it, Hildegarde," he urged.
I've taken advice from you'll want