Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-19

AMI I,Iiy..I 90 lea th. si>hi~.s window
IA liz. that ,-lsh,zl. Mr.. White. h"
,a.I. -aa I want Z, larry Sss' ii'l'.
\. ,,lt ,,v T,p =a.l fer 10. an an! h'w
fI,.-r,.-, o.. .ll,'I h lu the >iH7"
oh. thrt's m ri-ht, MI. ii'PSi's,
ls,t-b.,i the ,-t>ti.T. I never Knew
the. ann. when yuur ward WASH I : ''''
for SssL ErI h,W haHcu> u you n's'd
ut.r,. fu,l new: lou wee irli.h me
tl,.. Other day thai y"u "nly miene'~i
10 IN, half the money into goods ho"
AMI hpld TIA. rest a. a reserve.
IiSh .IiuE.-l Iu~.uliy.
Il guess want much used 10 buy
in" IL. confessed. Look here.
H. ~ .luced the invoice aud spread
Il out m the window. The cashier look
81 il over cur.ou>ly.
i don't know much about this line
OF soc,.s. Mr.. Hopkins. Ia said NJ
Irnath. but IL seems Ia me there's a
good many things here that won't nhd
much sale. Now. this six dozen door
bells. for instance.
The drummer said they were good
sellers. veu;ured Lish.
Well. perhaps they are. acquiesced
the cashier. .'Of course | don't know.
But about the $3.50. II | We're you !
wouldn't hire the money Just YET.
prummers have prices that are sup
r,scI 10 cover generous system.
Didn't YOUR Iaan say anything a'out
it,
lie said could have thirty or sixty
DAYS time jest as wells not, but | told
him Id ruther pay cash.
Very good. provided you have the
money t. pay and also provided he al
lows YOU fair discount for paying II.
You'd better wait and ind that out send
I the firm what money you have ana lei
/ the six hundred go until the drummer
{ comes round again. You may take III
/ enough 10y that time TO pay him. AT any
/ rate md out his discount for cash. ana
/ II it's more than our inter. I, come 10 me
] and | Will let you have the money. Only
/ don't hire unless you're obliged 10.
one morning few weeks later Nathan
/ TAYLOR entered the store. Lish was look
Ing over his account book, kept with {
! lead pencil In much the same manner AS
he had jotted down items while on th'
/ farm. Sairy was AT another counter. en-
gagged in rubbing her hand back and forti
across new piece of velvetecn which liat
tust been taken from the case Nathan
said, Good morning" and then paused
and glanced critically about the store
with evident disapproval in his eyes.
you've done just what was AFRAID OF
Lish," he said, at length, "A third OF tn
goods won't sell IN all the world. Tina
fellow WAS too slippery and has loade'
YOU with IA lot of unstable stun.
Several times during the spring ant
summer I.ish was sOrely pressed 70
money. and more than once he starte'
to the bank. but each time he turne
back before reaching there,
But the end did not come until anothe
I winter. Just one year from the time b
had LEFT the farm. Then one day tai
strongly built man In ii heavy coat strod
into the room.
Elisha Hopkins. SUPPOSE he inter
rogated.
"Yes What can do for YEP
Tha man did not answer Taking pa
per from his pocket he unfolded II DELFT
eratoly and read In SLOW, ponderou
voice for several minutes Then he locke
at the startled figure behind the counter
Going TO pay IT, he asked.
Cant Jest now" Lish answered weak
ly.
II suppose so" He walked to the cour
ter and held out his hand. 81 may AS we
take the key" he said
Lish nodded toward the door, from II
lock OF which the key had not been r.
moved The sheriff went and took II OF
and then held the door open Significant,
I.ish realized that 1t was for him to &
out.
How he stumbled across the room ar
out into the snow and across the yai
to his own house ne scarcely knew. on
that 1t was feeling of thanlfulne
that Sairy had not happened to be in Il
store.
She was bending over the stove when
;. entered and sank heavily into a chair
t Goodness land" she exclaimed, SUI
denly strengthening up. What is Il
matter, Lish?"
9 "Nothin' "-trearily-"o the sheriff
+ took the store an shet me on the GU
, side!
WHAT" She came quickly to his 81,
and placed hand upon his shouldC
t For money!
+ Yes; twelve hundred"
AN can't ye pay"
mo. An II | could there's most a
!. other twelve hundred that1l be asked T
: soon s this Is known. Mebbe l cou
;, raise it all to the bank -slowly-"but
Il dunno s I want to. I'm gettn tired
d the whole thing"
n But the goods are with more'n VIII
We owe. amt they"
Twice as much. cordin TO what '
s paid, but there amt no KNOWN VIII
II they'll fetch to auction. Not more
! enough TO pay the debts mebbe."
She was silent for some minutes, looki
IL down at him.
h THE man Squire Brown rented o
II farm to has moved away" she said
last hesitatingly, IAN | hear the squi
wants to rent ag in
3, Lish looked up quickly.
l. "An'-an wouldn't ye mind goin' baC
# Sairy?" he asked.
Mind" she asked. "Oh. Lish. l ney
III did really want to leave the farm"
,r He rose sturdily to his feet
- Then We'll go back he declared. A
~ there was something that was aim,
gladness in his face. II know how to r
)! farm, an tryin' to keep a store g
IT dogs life anyway"