Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-12-05
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 1890 IA

eyri,s rra n. her eyes DARK with earnest
p1rIs-,<. 81 her Soios was Gear an6
Ss~-dv-
Here are a e0upEe o. cookies for
yUu 70 sa1. sos- TIE basket is fun q
thssns Run o9t ans Sse Il yea can
scsl 49,
-Yau K; II Sel them = cried John.
EirA as @oGgA t-l he dashed down
SKIS Mary vent to the window and
wsIeasL aim co11e our troz the
sioo1y dOcrwSy into the SualiI street
h~-aE. Tae 1rSS person he net vas
an elhe-iy business mau hurryinx to
luarh-
tssnd Uo<Eiu- sirs- ehesrfuny
crvsssed loSu- ~Doar yOn want 10 see
whzi I've 90 IN nv haSke1t- He
fttet cOruer Of tie s1oWy towel.
~Csraw2y cOoSiss- Ny uoShsr made
tAs11- Shes the hest ceok Ia this
1oWa- They're warm yet fron the
0v9-
Tie keen-eyet. gray-hai-rd nan
looked from the trSsraEt bruwu co.,
iears % the basket into the boys
ao1eS1 face. He reached into bis
pocket
Give ne a dOIea How mueh,- h.
asked
John W2s staggered for an instant.
for his Ecther hzd not SCI any price.
Hos much Do you think they're
EoFthE he asked anxiOuSly.
Here's $ cents Hi. Bill the uasn
lsotione,i 10 smother hurryfns 10 bust
ness Here's something yoc want
And be seat On wirh the neat paper
Tag in his hand while the other nan
took his place
Mary turned from the window. her
heart heating fast Within ten minutes
John vas hack, basket empty. his face
glowing with SGcceS-
Those eu0Sies took ike measles.
mother" he said As he poured a silver
stream q coin into her hands.
Helen Here Mays voice rang.
Take this u0ney ard run out aud
GET pound OF frSnkfurtsrs. 4 san Of
beans and loaf OF bread Yea kids
have 4 gOed. hearty lunch rodzy.- SIC
gave the child a gay little pa<h To-
ward the door Her little venture hsd
wOn with Johns help. She had Sli
srsnny's old blue teapot 10 the SEQ
on6-hSnd furniture dealer seroSs the
way who had paid her just enough 10
set the -four and other things she
needed for the few dozen cookies she
had made Now she hSd money enough
TO buy more supplies. As well as give
her children focd
That night when John came home
from school he found his mother tax
ing the last OF s delicious batch u
cookies from the oven Of the old stove.
Huh, III sell those in half an
hour" John promised I've got to-
You've the makings OF a fne bust
ness man in you. SON Mary said
tondly.
That's what Mr. Wright said re-
piled John. He's the man l sold shat
frst dozen cookies 10. met him again
as l was going TO school and he said
il I'd call round at his store at S
O'Clock he'd give me job. So you see
I've got TO hustle with these cookies,
mother"
Helen came running in. her face
alight
I've got job. mother :" she shout
ed Il asked s lady that l met wheel
ing a baby IL she's let me mind her
baby once in n while. And she said
[ could come every day after school
and she'd pay me = cents an hour.
Mother It's the cutest baby. With
brown eyes. And dimple. His name
is George Edward Hall"
Mary laughed with note Of joy in
her voice.
We'll, guess were all going to
lie busy as bees this winter" she said.
If we don't look out we'll be million
aires before we know it, What do you
and John want for supper, Helsnf
Wen have something to celebrate
with. Name a real treat
Heien's blue eyes spanked merrily
up into her mothers face. She gave
the final award TO Mary's difieult
labor.
'Caraway cookies she said.