Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-08-28
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Seeing What's Right
Before You
By CYNTHIA BLAIR

10 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicatel
(wNU Service.l
ait JUST isn't fairl' Irma Haines
L 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 nowl And you and / 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 Haines
knew her sister well enough to realize
that when Irma was in that mood you
couldn't talk to her about anything.
Instead of talking, she went up to
her own room, and took out of her
drawer a pile of booklets and folders
with bright-colored covers. Europe,
British Columbia, India, China, Japan
their names fairly shone forth from
the pages. Hildegarde had been col
lecting those folders, without saying
anything to her family about 1t, for
several months. She longed so to
travel.
She sat now, loking 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 a few moments of 1t Hildegarde
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
namon.
"What did you buy all those things
for?" demanded Irma, curiously, fol-
lowing her into the kitchen. 1--WE had
them ALL"
"Yes, / know, but I'm going into
business" Hildegarde answered, land
l want to use my own money, what ]
have of 1t. I'm going to make some
candy and see If 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, when they can get
all sorts of fancy chocolates and cara
mels for the same priceT
II don't know who's going to buy
It," replied Hildegarde serenely as she
tied on big apron. "Thats 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 1t was
placed.
When it was quite hard she tied up
small packages of it, in different sized
boxes made Of bright-colored card
board, and fastened with colored tape
Then she went to the biggest hotel in
town. and asked If she might put II
on sale there. She opened one box
and showed the manager the candy.
Looks good" he commented. "Pvt
been wishing there was somewhere ir
this town that | could get fresh home
made candy. I'll buy this box for 4
| SLuTIeT.
He vent out to the candy counter
with her and introduced her to thu
girl who was in charge Hildegard'
left the candy and went home.
She went to the hotel again tw
days later. The candy was gone.
Ilildcgarde built up her marke
slowly. bu surely. Irma continued t
Scoff
give dollars profit" she said. q
the end of the first week, when Hide
garde stopped at the bank to open
savings account. why. that's hardl
anything
"Its whole lot" Hildegarde al
swered, promptly. ats a start"
Irn,a stopped making fun of he
when Hildegarde had been in bushes
for nearly two months.
You'll be making real money soon
she said. How'd you happen to thin
of this, in the first placer"
The manager OF the hotel aske
Hildegarde that same question Il
next day. His Office was Just aero
the corridor from the candy count,
and he almost always happened
stroll out when Hildegnrde dcurert
her wares
II wanted TO make some poney,
lot of money" she told him. land
just took the first thing ! saw That
everything in life guess seeil
what's right before YOU"
1t was not long afterward that o.
of the business mon in town offered
back her II she wanted to have
shop of her own
Z "You've built up remarkably 20
business" he told her that was aft
. she had begun selling her candy in
! number of places hesides the hot
"And | think there's money in this
] both of us. Wen advertise In {
magazines and sell your candy
: mail"
Hildcgarde was thrilled at the id
She and the manager of the hotel h
e become very good II lends by that tir
and she went to him for advice
e "Dont do Il, Ililaegarde" he urg
J. 1--WE taken advice from you-l wi
what's right before me. IIildegnr
a, won't you marry me instead of go
y into buslnessT'
q Hildegarde said she would And
the day that they started fm Paris
;, their honeymoon she gave him
steamship booklet that had led
re their meeting each other.
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