Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-10-31

day, mebbe more, but We'll put 1t at one
gross, to be on the safe side. Now, say our
expenses are SO day. That leaves us $40
day profit, all but cents, and that beats
farming all hollow"
"Jet, old boy, we're with you'll" cried
Uriah, slapping the other on the back. II
tell you, gentlemen, we're bound to make
something out of this. Just to think, SIC
a day is nearly $500 month-more mon.
ey than we take in now in year."
"That's 80" said Isaac, rising slowly to
his feet. "Well, it's getting along. I'll
have to get back and do chores"
The other two watched him out Of sight
"Fine fellow, Ike, " said Uriah.
"Hardly the man for this kind Of bust
ness"
"Well, don't know. Ike's good fell
low"
GOOD fellow Why, Of course, he Is
Nobody thinks more Of Ike than do.
Why, I'd be willing he should go along for
company If he didn't do a stroke. But,
then, he is slow-don't catch on to people
quick enough
"Now, I tell you, Jet, " continued Uriah,
hitching his chair up to the other, "be-
tween you and me and that lumber wagon,
Ike is the wrong man for this business.
You want a man that can git up and git
and amt afraid to hustle, and Ike will
never fill the bill. You mark my words. ;"
"Well," said Jet slowly, ~ reckon I
never give it thought whether he would OF
not. So you think he won't dor"
"Do! OF course he won't do. I tell you,
Jet, just what's common sense for you'n
me. Well make up the polish and start
out together and let Ike sell what he can
around here. That'll let him down kind
Of easy. But We'll take the big business,
for there amt anybody but us can handle
It,"
Jet walked slowly homeward. As he
turned the bend in the road he discovered
Isaac sitting on the bank ahead Of him.
~ knew you'd be along pretty soon, :"
said Isaac, rising awkwardly, land I
thought I'd wait for you. No chance to
talk business when Uriah is around. A
good fellow, too; first rate. Only he blows
too much"
elbows quite bit, that's fact" as.
sented Jet.
"Well, you know what he is and what
his folks were before him as we'll as I do,
and you know just as we'll that he's no
man for this business. You see, what you
want Is man that has some dignity about
him and knows how to approach people in
the right sort of way. Why, he'd 60 into a
mans parlor Just the same as If he was
going into COW stable. Well, sir, that
may do around here, but 1t won't do in
the big towns, and that's where you'll
make your money. But, then, If you
think / won't do, just say SO, and I'll
drop out at once"
ooh, amt afraid but what you'll do
all right" answered Jet, anxious to con-
ciliate "But allow hev got my doubts
of Uriah."
"Of course you have You're man of
sense and couldn't help but have doubts
I'll have to cut across here, but think the
matter over, Jet; think it over"
"I'll do that" answered Jet emphatical-
ly as he started on alone again.
He walked on rapidly until he came to
an old barn along the road. The roof of
the barn had been blown off and never re-
placed, and the whole thing looked very
dilapidated, but very familiar to Jet, for 1t
was his barn.
A tall, thin and melancholy looking wo-
man was bending over washtub at the
pump. She Strengthened up and stopped
her work as Jet came up.
He went on into the house and put the
stove lid he had been carrying on the stove
Then he came out and sat down near his
wife
"They say there's $40 day in it for a
sure thing; that's what they say"
swell, I'm glad If there u.s." said the
woman, signing softly. "The Lord knows
we need it. Is Uriah and Ike goin to take
hold Of 1t with your
"Mebbe they are and mebbe they amt.
know them fellers better than to trust
either Of them.
II can make ~, 900 year out of 1t and
go it alone.
Cant you get me that wrapper tonight,
then. It's only 70 centss"
"Only 70 centss Confound It, don't you
know that 1t will take every cent I can
rake and scrape to get the thing started
I'd rather get you dozen silk dresses two
weeks from now than spare q cent to-
night"
AZ don't see, she began, when there was
a yell from the kitchen, followed by the
loud voice of man:
"Phewl Judasl What the DEVILS up
here, anyway Are you trying to burn the
house DOWN."
Jet made Jump to the door and stopped
aghast. The stove lid, 90 highly polished
but moment before, was now dull, dirty
red, while above 1t curled thick, dingy
smoke, bearing with 1t an odor strong
enough to knock down horse.
"Is that the way your polish works,
Jeti' asked young man coming around
the house holding his nose.
Jet gave q snort Of disgust II suppose
you'll have to blab 1t all over town" he
growled, and turning away sulkily went
of to the barn.
II think it's good thing I saved eggs
enough to get that wrapper, . returned the
woman a. she tried to blow the smoke out
Of the house with her apron. -Philadel-
phia TimcA
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