Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-07

the biggest in the lot. 4 can't do that said
the boy; the price is cents I'D like \
banana. says she, but don't paw more'n
cents; take 1t or leave it, and with that the
yourself out of banana Not bit of 4 saw
she; he'll be back and in two minutes he was
back and said she night have it for 3 cents
Have you got coppersY said She Let me see
EN-. He said he had, and showed EN- to her. and
she took 'em and the banana. and tbon CIV
him D cents, aud then she didn't give the
change to me, but put il in her pocket. Now.
says she, II you'd buy things that way. You'd
be rich in time
when we got to the city we took the ele-
waited and went up town to 18th street and then
walked over to her fathers house II was n
Dig one, on one OF the cross streets. When we
got there she told me to wait minute. and
loOkin' around to see that nobody was comm,
she slipped off the skirt and the cape She had
made and rolled EN- IN bundle 1T don't
matter about my hat and shoes saws she. sbut
they wouldn't know me in such duds.' Then.
handln me the bundle, she said: For twenty
hye cents you can get that bag mended Just as
good as new, so you can take it and il will save
US Sl.5O.' No, you don't saws 1, for I'd had
enough OF her stinginess. L don't touch that
bag ag in and made Up my mind that min
nte to charge the old man five dollars worth.
"nch the 'front.' door was opened the servant
gar looked as If she couldn't believe her ewes.
Dut my young woman was as cool as YOU please,
and she had me showed into a room off the
hali and then she went up stairs
Il sat waitin' long time, which gave me n
9ood chance TO look around at things The
room was real handsome and took n neen nj
the window fastenins and the Law of the doors
thlnkln the knowledge might come in bandv
some time. Right in front of me on n tahja
was little yellow mouse and it struck me as I
looked at II that that must be gold l listened
II anybody was comm and then pioked n M
to see if it really was. l thought / heard ,Iee
door bell ring just then and shut it up in INV
hand quick, but nobody went to the door. an5
then looked at the little mouse. and IL !,
wasn't pure gold II was the best imitation ever
see, so slipped II quietly in my pockat e.
look at 1t again when had time. ~
pretty soon old Groppeltacker came In shin,
the door, and sot down. so you brought nv
daughter back, says he. Yes saws And
you expect to be paid for it, says he. yes,
says |, i do How much do you ask for your
seryicesF says he. Now this was a sort of a
staggerer. for hadn't made up nv mind how
much l was goin' to ask, but there wasn't time
for no more thinkin' about it. and 40 saws 7
plum, "A hundred dollars. and there was soma
expenses besides Well. WELL saws he. .tbai
seems like good deal, just for bringin' a
little gal from school. 1t couldn't have took
You more'n couple of hours I don't
charge for time says I, it's for the risks and
the science of the thing. There's mighty few
men in this town could have brought your
daughter home as neat as l did Well. well.
says he, rubin his hands, i expect iii have
to pay for the whole term OF the school.
whether she's there or not, aud the bust
ness VIII come heavy on me. Don't Won
think $50 would pay your Now know when
you deal with this sort of a man there's ALWAYS
a good deal Of difference splittin, and so, says
i, No, it won't. l might take $50, but that's
the very lowest peg The very lowest says
he. gettin' up and walkin' about a iittle and
then thought heard the door bell ring again.
and was dreadful afraid somebody would