Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-09-20


her. There We are, Jess"
Mrs. Houston looked over the papers
and then, busted herself for nearly an
hour making entries in the ledger.
as that all?" she asked at last.
"Aye, that'll be everything"
"But-but what about the new paling
along at Mr.. Morgan's?"
81 must haze forgot to pit it doom"
well, I'll put 1t down now. Tell me
how much wood and time and money"
He told her.
She wrinkled her brows as she made
jotting. you're charging shillings
too little" she said presently.
$50 1 am" he admitted sheepishly
after some consideration.
Tomorrow you must walk through
Kinlochan slowly and see if you can
remember anything else you've forgot
ten to charge"
"Tomorrow's the show"
Jess checked an impatient word or
two. ION Monday, then, David" she
said quietly. Then she returned to the
ledger again. Here's an account for
f3 los 4Ad against Mr.. McFarlane,
Seaview, that's been standing for two
years. Why isn't it paid!'
''Mr. McFarlanc's deid."
"Oh! But still, his wife's there"
But she's no vera weel aft, puir bud
dy."
Surely she might have paid some
thing"
Maybe"
Jess turned to another page. Here's
more than 70 owing by Mrs. Fitzgerald.
It's nearly as old
''Wcel, We see, she gaed AVA kim O
sudden"
but you should have got her ad-
dress, David"
AYE, 1 daur say, lassfe. l aye In
tendit to get it."
HIN! Then there's about ESQ owing
by Sir Archibald more than year. LIE
should have paid you long ago. Why,
here's letter dated February asking
you to send the accountw
"I'll see about it next week, Jess"
"I'll see about it tonight" she said,
trifle sharply.
"Ocl, dinna fash yersel, dearie. /
wish hadna brocht We the books"
"I'm glad you did, Davie," she replied
more kindly. III like little of this
work, you know, and I've made up my
mind to keep your books for you in fu-
ture know It's not very easy for a
man with your sort of work to do
clerking."
"'Deed, l never cud thole it," he
said, looking at her SO gratefully that
she smiled IN her trouble.
Although she had hundred more
questions to ask him, she refrained
and asked but few, one very particx-
larry.
Ibid you ever make up balance
sheet, Davie?"
"a balance sheetW
"Well, an account to show how much
you owed and how much was owing to
you and how much you possessed al
together?"
He shook his head.
well, well,' she said, don't bother
about it. Pm your clerk now, SO you
can so on with your newspaper"
'Oh, yere great wummanw he
cried. II think I'll TAX dauner room
the garden. 1 hope it's mo- gaun to
rain. Come, Jess"
But she refused quietly, and he went
out alone to inspect the roses and pam
sizes which would SO soon increase or
annual show.
David hardly slept wink that night.
for he was troubled about the weather.
Before s o'clock he rose, dressed and
went out of doors. The west wind
was blowing in soft puffs and threat
ened to increase in force, while the
skies suggested rainy day. BY 6
tons to the flower show and placed
them in the shallow tin tanks which
had carried his blooms to the Ardmar-
tin show since he was lad of seven
teen, nearly twelve years ago.
AT o'clock the weather broke COM
pletely-strong wind and flashing train.
Jess was not sorry, though she pre-
tended she was, that 1t was out of the
question for her to attempt the road
to Ardmartin. four miles distant. Da-
vid was sadly disappointed. He
wanted her to be with him ut his cX-
pected triumph. The roses and pansies
were taken away in n covered cart,
which collected the flowers of several
other Kinlochan gardens and green
houses, and David in his oils!iins set
out with neighboring gardener.
tsVasI ha plaocaI fP oat a frut
will ye no., JESSE" he asked ere he left
the house.
Surely, Davie." she replied honestly,
and she almost prayed for his success.
though she felt 1t would be against
all her plans.
Early in the forenoon she set 10 work