Kisses

Summary

Betty Estabrook, the daughter of a financier, encounters Bill Bailey on a train and offers him one of her homemade candy kisses, sparking a chain of events that leads to a charity bazaar, a successful candy manufacturing venture, and a tumultuous romance. As Betty navigates her engagement to Norman Maynard, the son of a sweets manufacturer, and her growing feelings for Bill, she must also contend with the financial complications that arise after her father's death. With the help of Bill and Bessie Neldon, Betty finds success in the candy business, but ultimately sells the company to Maynard, paving the way for her to become engaged to Bill.

Synopsis

Betty Estabrook, daughter of a financier, meets Bill Bailey while returning home on a train and offers him one of her homemade candy kisses; Bill persuades her to dispense some candy at a charity bazaar, which she does with great success; but unhappily he discovers that Betty is engaged to Norman Maynard, son of a manufacturer of sweets. Betty's father dies as a result of financial complications, and determined to reimburse the creditors, she sells her house and all her possessions, causing Maynard to break off the engagement. Bill and Bessie Neldon join forces with Betty to manufacture candy, a venture that becomes so successful that Maynard begins to suffer from the competition and sows seeds of discontent among their workers. Bill thwarts the plan, but Betty sells the B-Kissed Candy Co. to Maynard for a sizable sum, which enables her and Bill to become engaged.