Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-09-13

Express. ...". ..... ..'. a.
For wound up it must be in four
weeks. The year would then be out,
and Harry had no intention of spend
ing his life in that Office. .''
That day came q thunderbolt in the
shape of letter from MIR. Smith, who
still owned the Office, press, etc., and
had rented them to Harry till the end
of the year. ~
It run thus:
Mr.. Brown DEAR SiR.-I have sold nv
Office and press, and shall be obliged to take
them away next Monday. I'm sorry not to
give. you longer notice, but it will be incon-
venlent for me, and unless Miss Brown will
reconsider what she said to me that night, in
the haIi don't feel called on to put myself
out particularly"
"The villain!' burst out Harry; "he
wants to buy you for months use of
his office!'
Nell's lip curled, but she said moth
ing.
It's shame!' said Harry. "I
wanted to finish the year, so that no
one would feel defrauded. And only
four more issues"
81 have it! cried Nell, joyfully,
springing from her stool and dancing
around the stone, her " stick" brandish-
ing in the air; We'll outwit this impu-
dent fellow yet"
How?'
Well reduce the paper to the size
OF half-sheet, put in all the advertise
ments, fill up with selections, having
only a column or two of original, and
work like tigers, or as tigers could
work with proper inducement, and print
the whole four issues before he comesr'
But there are only three days." said
Harry.
Four-including Sunday, and it's
a work of necessity to punish that fel-
lows insolence."
Harry was brought to take her view
of it, and before night the paper was
cut down and re-arranged, and long
into the small hours they worked, writ
ing, selecting, and planning.
The next morning saw them early at
work, and by pressing two amiably dis
posed loungers into service to run the
press, first swearing them to secresy,
they actually saw the four issues print
ed, rolled into four big bundles, and
safely hidden in Nells Saratoga trunk,
before Mr.. Smith arrived in town.
Instead of being greeted with hum
BILE entreaties, as he expected-for he
knew how Harry's pride would revolt
at leaving the contract with subscribers
unfulflled-he was cheerfully put in
possession of the Office by Harry.
An accident happened, however, on
the last night. q ....'..
They had not time to distribute the
last columns, and they could not let
them 60 into his hands, so Harry acci-
IDENTIFY dropped the whole thing, and
made the biggest 'pi' Mr.. Smith ever
had to sort. ..-
The Office left town next day, and
the villagers felt themselves much de-
frauded. Every one who had paid his
subscription, and some who had not,
grumb!ed exceedingly, for in small,
dull town, every mole-hill becomes
mountain. ... .,+.-. .at
When the week came around, to their
utter amazement, they received their
papers as usual. ... .. fa
This was another subject for talk,
and the unanimous decision arrived at
was, that the paper was printed in st,
Paul. t.......a ...-. ..E ....
Harry and Nell never told of those
days and nights work. Nell returned
to her books and crochet, though that
had rather lost its charm for her, and
Harry went to st. Paul, to make az
rangements for business.
And every week the Express came out
as usual.
When at last the final issue was
mailed, Nell packed her trunks and
took the stage one morning for st. Paul.
Harry was in successful business with
Mr.. Harte, and when, after week or
two of sightseeing and idling around,
Nell began to long for work, she laugh
ingly proposed to take a position in
their Office. . ..--
They told her they had other bust
ness for her. .-.
"I'll give you plenty to do as sister,
said Harry, rising as he spoke, to give
an order to the waiter at the door.
"And las wife," whispered Mr..