| Show CANDY marahall Mari hall the spoon down in abo tub marshall come away from the eteter 0 o want to ece tandy somebody do take that child awall the next thing we know bell be bit ting on the stove constance had her lap full ot nuts and could bot go to the aid of her small arother eo arthur conway picked that younce man up in his arms to the latter s disgust and set him on the tubs marshall immediately began to hon 1 and his sister threw him a hand tul ot nuts to pacify him keep belll marshall and when the candy Is done you shall have some nave lot 0 tandy tea yes it being a rainy afternoon constance ward was having a candy frolic in the kitchen with halt a dozen friends constance that candy has got to be done it s been cooking for five hours more or less added bosle everard lou certainly do exaggerate dread fully florence for it has been on just ten minutes said constance if you have nothing else to do just help me shell these nuts florence pulled a chair over near constance and for awhile was t cry in shelling the nuts just look at danl exclaimed mr glela arosa isn t he polite t all eyes were turned upon dan ross who was sitting by the window with a book within four inches of his nose exceedingly so said arthur con way but it s nothing unusual I 1 believe if dan went to an evening ball be n take his book along who inquired rob alason who had been down cellar getting some apples daniel my lad replied arthur jat then came a thud followed by a howl marshall had fallen off the tubs say marshall said arthur run up stairs and see it your mother wants you my buzzer has gone to see tate replied marshall with dignity oh I 1 beg your pardon said ar ebur returning marshall to the tubs im going to take that candy off eu I 1 guess its done said con stance and BO are the nuts tho candy was poured into the but tins the nuts laid over it and the spoon given to marshall to suck then all the girls and boys adjourned to the parlor with their apples to wait for the candy to harden it s said marshall chestnuts said nob say arthur run down stairs and bee it that candy Is bard eald con stance arthur used to doing whatever con stance said obeyed in a few aln lutcs he returned with the pan and a knife evidently he bad tasted it tor he was making a very nry face taste it constance see 11 you like 11 it seems to me you have mistaken the salt box for the sugar box constance took a piece why arthur conway I 1 do believe I 1 have the girls and boys crowded around arthur to taste the candy and strange to say none of them took a second piece constance seemed very py about it but she felt better when her guests assured her that they dlan t care and it just gave them something to lauati about funny marshall dlan t say something when he had the spoon said bosle I 1 don t believe he ate it all said ne coulden couldn L let 8 ask him spoon down on tubs tandy bad replied marshall on being questioned V ant dood tandy never mind marshall the next time I 1 II 11 taste everything before I 1 put it in the pan said constance but oh dear I 1 wish I 1 haan hadn t wasted so much time those nuts jessie E alcox in brooklyn eagle |
