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Louise had laughingly refused to tell her recipe . After talking things over Louise had sworn Cecil , Mary Reynolds and one other girl to secrecy , imparted the precious recipe to them , and on the next Saturday afternoon they had made their first candy . A gay little poster , drawn by one of the girls , advertised their wares . It was tacked to one side of the college bulletin board , and by nine o'clock on Saturday night the last caramel had gone its destined way , while the success-crowned merchants counted their money and lamented because they had not made half enough caramels . From then on , caramel-making occupied the spare moments of Louise and her faithful band and the `` Harlowe House Caramels '' rapidly gained favor . With her usual kindly interest in the success of others Grace , on her return from the Christmas holidays , entered into the candy making with spirit and energy , doing much to help fill the rush of orders . Try as they might the caramel supply was always running out , for the students found the delicious home-made caramels quite to their taste and they grew daily more popular .