The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-12-13

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Bat about the Sau n I were you I
wpuidnt hlFe tlc n'oaeE inst yet
i4rgmmers hats priocs that are sup
paeod in cofer Ee8ergas system
DdB'f ysur nlsa say anything sl'ou,
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Ne said could have thirty ~ sixty
days time jest - wells not bg, told
him 70 r1ihw pAy casa
Very gocd. prprid~d you hsre the
mooney 10 pay aud slso provided be ri.
lows Fea fair Discount fat paYins T.
Ngud essisf w< and srs thar cut send
TIE rrrn whzg fponeY yea hare and Vet
fbs sis hundred SO unfn tho drummer
cur~s ruuna aNzin fos MAJ take IN
enough " ihat tiHas 70 pay hlm Al any
rate, md ous bis discount faf cash. and,
u SIS ulofe thah eaF thiercst come 70 me
aaa vfA iei you have the money. oniY
don't hire unless you're obliged 20 =
one morning q few wesss later Nathan
TAyiaf entered the store iAsh was look
lns ever HIS account book. kept with
Esd pencil Ia much the same manner as
~ had taiiea Gown items while on the
farm sssry vas AZ another counter, en-
Gagged IN rubbing her hand back and forth
aesess = new ssisns u yslTeiesn whleh had
iasi been taken from the case. Nathan
said, Good morning and then paused
and glanced critically about IN. store,
with evident di.approvAi in his syes
You've done just what was afraid o.
Llsh he said. at length. "A third OF the
goods won't sell In all the world. That
fellow was too slippery and has loaded
you with 4 lot Of unkslable stun.
Several times during the spring and
summer Lish was s0rsiy pressed for
money and more than once he started
10 the bank but each time he turned
back before reaching there,
But the end ga not come until another
winter, just one year from the time be
had left the farm Then one dag a tail,
strongly built man In heavy coat STROBE
into the room
Elisha Hopkins. / SUPPOSE he inter-
rusated
Yes What can 90 for yer
Tho man dld not answer Taking a pa
per from bis ke,, he unfolded IL DELHI
crateiy and read In slow. ponderous
voice for several minutes Then he looked
at the startled figure behind the counter.
Going to pay ny he asked
Cant jest now" Llsh answered weak
W
81 suppose 80 He walked 10 the ooun-
ter and held out his hand u may as wen
take the Key he said
Iish nodded toward the door from the
lock Of which the key had not been re
moved The sheriff vent and took II out
and then held the door open significantly
iAsh realized that II was for him to 20
out
How he stumbled across the room and
out into the snow and across the yard
70 hts own house he scarcely knew. only
tina, Il was feeling Of thankfuness
that ssiry had not happened to be in the
store
She was bending over the stove when he
entered and sank heavily into chair
Goodness land" she exclaimed, sud
denly strengthening up. what Is the
I.ish2"
'Nothin' -drearlly -"only the sherins
took the store an shet me on the out
sideg
'whatT She came quickly to his side
and placed hand upon his shoulder
For money!
YES twelve hundred"
AN can't Sc pay?'
mo An II ! could there's most an
other twelve hundred thatll be asked for
soon IS this is known Mebbe ! could
raise IL al 10 the bank '-siowly-"but |
dunno : ] want to. I'm gettin' tired o.
The whole thing
But the goods are wuth more'n what
we owe. amt they
Twice as much. cordln' 10 what we
paid but there amt no KNOWN what
they'll fetch to auction Not more'n
enough 10 pay the debts mehbe"
She was silent for some minutes, looking
town at him.