The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-03

AYE, l uaur say ihssle' u9e III
tendit to get IT,"
"ITml Then there's about $50 owing
by Sir Archibald more than year. He
should have paid you long ago. Why
here's letter dated February asking |
sou TO send the account
"In see about it next week, Jess"
.Tl see about it tonight" she said |
triAe sharply.
och. dinna fash versel'. dearie.
wish / hadna brocht ye the books
I'm glad you did Davie,' she replied
more kindly. II like a little OF this
work. you know and I've made up my
mind TO keep your books for you in fu-
tnre know iSs not very easy for a
man with your sort of work to do
4clerking."
"Deed, / never cud tholc IT," be
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 a few, one very particu
larly.
did you ever make up a balance
sheet, Davief'
"A balance sheetT
"Well. an account to show how much
you owed and how much was owing to
you and how much you possessed al
togetherT
lie shook his head.
"Well, we'll" she said, don't bother
about it, I'm your clerk now, so you
can go on with your newspaper
"Oh, ye're a great wummanr he
cried. Il think I'll TAX dauner room
the garden hope it's no gaun to
rain. Come. Jess
But she refused quietly, and he went
out alone TO inspect the roses and pan
sizes which would 80 soon increase or
mar his reputation at thu Ardmartin
annual show.
David hardly slept wink that night
for he was troubled about the weather
Before o'clock he rose. dressed and
went out of doors. The west wind
was blowing in soft pulfs and threat
enel to increase in fierce, while the
skies suggested rainy day. by
o'clock David had cut his contribu
tlons 10 the flower show and placed
them in the shallow tin tanks which
tin show since he was a lad of seven
teen, nearly twelve years ago.
At Z o'clock the weather broke com
pletely strong wind and lashing rain
Jess was not sorry. though she pre-
tended she was, that it was out OF th'
question for her TO attempt the roaS
10 Ardmartln, four miles distant. Da
vid was sadly disappointed III
wanted her to be with him at his ex
pected triumph. The roses and pansie
were taken away in a covered earl
which collected the flowers Of severa
other Klnlochan gardens and greer
houses, and David in his oAskius Sc
out with neighboring gardener.
"Yell be pleased il 1 get first Triz'
will We no, JESSE he asked ere be let
the house.
Surely, Davie." she replied hOnestl!
and she almost prayed for his success
though she felt it would be agains
all her plans.
Early in the forenoon she set 10 wor
once more on the books and made OF
the accounts due, OF, rather, Overdu
After that she turned TO the pages d.
voted TO her husbands creditors, an
there she received a shock.
"Oh, Davie, DavieI' abe said ha
aloud, and nerved herself TO make i
a rough balance sheet Her husbau
had provided her with an approxima
valuation OF his stock in trade -
near as he could guess"
The old clock In the kitchen stru'
again and again. bat she did not he'
II. Not till nearly O'clock did 81
rise from the table. toe weary 10 fe
hungry, and put the books away in
safe place.
She laid the tea things and sat dow
10 wait for her husband, wonderiI
how she would break the bad news
him. for, looking at matters In q
most favorable light David Houst'
was insolvent nearly hundr
pounds on the wrong side
Jess heard him bidding gOodby TO
friend az the gate, laughing merrill
Then the gate clicked, and ne car
running up to the house, calling mp
her ere he was through the doorway
"Jess, Jess! I've got two hrsts1 T.
eot two hrsts. Whaur are ye, iassf
He stood before her, six feet
DediAu anu SutnRNus kOOul9 niAA
look at. proud. biithe and loving.
he poured forth his story, picked I
out OF the chair and hugged her, .
her back and dropped three grea
pound notes into her lap.
There. ma iass-twa first prizes, 4
every pennys yer ain! N.Y. wish
had been there. Ye wud haze been
pYOOd wumman."
he ran On, while she tried to sm
back 10 him in spite Of the thing II
repeated itself In her mind: eth
pounds for a hundred pounds! Thl
pounds for a hundred
wait a minutei" she gasped ~ Il
and He'd from the parlOr. I'm afr
the kettles boiling"
She ran into the kitchen, shut
door and laid her face In her ar
against the panel.
Five minutes later she went back
the parl0r and kissed Dayie. I'm r
glad, Davie," she said.
we've been greetin', lass.' he eri
alarmed.
"No wonderi Two first prizes! 70
be a gardener yet ladw she added.
most solemniy.
During the evening be asked
how she had got on with the books