Nancy Brandon

ording to Nancy, while Ted insis

," promised Ruth. "I can hardly wait

p this way for your fish lines!" she called out, testing the possibilities of the next day's special sale. "

n the stepladder, where she was waving a Japanese lantern as

st reel?" cried Ted. "I want that

Nancy. She was sitting on the counter

Ted. "I'd like to know wh

ore trotting than yours have done since Nancy locked the front doors and put us all to work like prisoners. You may certainly h

gs away, why not start in with the perishables? There's a basket of apples, Ted himself bought out of the general fund, and unless they can be sold as bait, I don't see what we'r

in the arrangements of articles. Mrs. Brandon "chipped in" as Ted expressed it, and Nancy was able to supplement her stock considerably. She had also

r, handmad

ce

and they are never as pretty as this. Just look at th

replied Nancy grandly. "But I like the fl

Ted warned the girls, "so you better be

a fish pole and find it's a curtain rod you've got to go fishing with the curtain rod. Nancy, here's those fancy little colored bags

on a shelf. Ted, you better run off and have some fun. I don't want mother to thin

etching every muscle to its utmost all afternoon. Take my advice,

h, offer. His merry shout as he rounded the corner, howe

rk was tedious, but I can't see much difference. I believe I'll b

ve to make them and I love to put them on pretty heads. Here Rut

a favorite corner of the sun porch. Then, while Ruth literally held her there, Isabel cracked ice, put it in a gree

're freezing my-my thinker!" yelled Nancy, as she s

eze your thinker to make you forget your fish lines.

eferring to the oldest and most faded gown she could

old streams tinkled down her neck and into her ears. Ruth served as body guard, and almo

as jerked sudden

e ice bag to the floor, cut its string loose and send the r

ted Ruth, start

bewailed Isabel, but

day. Do run out, Belle and restrain Ru

d each possible customer represented to he

roprietor," Nancy

't see you," was Is

speaking in so low a tone that his words di

ismiss the stranger, she attempted to right her rumpled self, to pat the unruly hair into place, and not

nounced Ruth as she entere

ma hat was on the counter, his suitcase was on the floor, and he stood in the most

its fame has travelled far and wide, and I'm here represent

only sort of a play store. We are d

and you will possibly be surprised at the class of customers who will, doubtless, seek you out. The motor people come along here from Gretna Lake. There's good

h embarrassed, "I really have no au

in fact anxious, to leave you a sample line. If you sell them you make a very fair

ted, in spite of their better judgment, that Nancy stock up with the pretty little trout flies, the feathery kind tied to fish hooks. Then Ruth thought they ought to have at least one box of th

aven't a

e salesman, "is admirably suited. You could m

een neatly packed in, folded in sections, within the suitcase. "Why, it will be wonderful to have such goods, and I

But as you seem doubtful, Miss Brandon, I'll ret

also, the special sale was to be a matter left entirely with the girls and Ted

ary. Mother won't object, I guess,

tever," she

sked Isabel. "This is such a tiny stor

handed Nancy his card and she saw that his name was W. S. Webster. "As a matter of fact, one of our firm was passing here in his car, and h

erwhelmed. If their fame had thus travelled af

ile she worried over the effect of that besprinkled garment. "I'll be glad to do what I ca

tter around with art stuff these days, that they don't realize the big chances they are missing in business. Some of Ameri

olted this time, the three girls joined hand

ce and Ruthie, can sell fish hooks. Just watch this

, a very noisy one

claimed Nancy,

got a crow

ared. "We are not going to show

e fine looking drummer said that the brai

tradicted Nancy.

sit down on a big stump in the woods

d Ted heading a parade of the "fellers." And wha