La Junta tribune., 1907-06-15

trions and strong. AMI want work
any kind to get a start
You look as II you might do" re-
piled the collector dryly. but looks
don't count mucl ia this business. lite
your ability TO get the money or the
goods. We sell furniture ON tile In.
stailmeut plan a lot of people forget
the last few installments That's where
our profits come in. You get the last
payments or the furniture We don't
care which. Want to try it?r
Yes" replied BrIshtweii promptly.
when do you want me To beSiny'
Right now"
And after brief discussion of terms
hours. etc. BriSh,welI sailed forth.
armed with the book of his prcdeces.
sor.
He ran down the list, Moore.
Greenwich, Hail." all within a block
( Of each other. Moore and Greenwich
were marked as SLOW" The name Of
Hall had this memo. written after L.:
Hear that two OF the family have
skipped out. Expect trouble"
II was characteristic OF Brightweii
that he started at the hard end Of the
game and rang the bell marked Hall" :"
He climbed the narrow stairs and
nung back his shoulders as he rang the
private bell on the second door.
rs Mrs. Hall in7 Peggy-why, Peg
~ Hair he exclaimed. Then he step
ped quietly inside and closed the door
behind him
II thought IL was the furn--
Henry Brightweii. what are you doing
heref However is your mother getting
along without youT'
She had led the way into the tiny
living room and now stood regarding
him with a severe look not at all in
keeping with the song her heart was
singing.
Il decided that All was big enough
to look after mother and that II l ever
won you ia have to follow you to New
York and make good as you have done.
or you'd grow away from me-
Pergy's gaze fell Henry had never
told her he loved her or wanted to
win her. but OF course she had thought
He drew her very close. Perhaps be
had recognized this us the psycboloC.
ical moment.
Il struck a job the first place went.
Peggy. dear. l think ! can make my
way here. VIII you help mey'
Fifteen minute. later he remembered
the firm of Jones & Grab.
Il guess I'd better be moving on. I
was looking for a family by the name
OF Hall that owes my firm some
money
Peggy turned scarlet
I'm the Hall. and can't pay you.
The girls" her eyes snappeti-"the girls
went back on me-
Henry Brightwell sat down very sud.
denly on the sofa on which $50 was
yet due.
We'll. what do you think OF thatY'
Then his face cleared Yankee shrewd.
ness asserted itself He began to fg-
IRE. and Peggy helped him.
That afternoon he walked into the
office of the collection department and
laid down his book and n roll OF bills.
! Moore and Greenwich paid up TO date.
Miss Hall is up against IL. Her two
partners skipped and left her with all
the furniture on her hands She wants
10 keep II II she can. There's S97.JO
still due. VIII you let me compromise
with her for SIj cash:"
Sure" said the collector.
Il Kind OF thought you would, SO /
took the So while she was In the
frame OF mind. You never can tell how
womcnswill jump. you know"
You're NIL right, young man. You
can have a berth here as long as you
keep up this pace"
The head bookkeepcr from Ainsley's
did not find Mrs Hopkins select board
Ing house to his liking. and the Friday
evening dances never materinliZed, but
sometimes when Kit and Lucy want a
real pleasant evening they 20 TO the
Brlghtwell apartment. where there are
always guests worth meeting. Then
they go back 10 the third story front.
with Its cheap brass beds and moth
eaten hangines. and one says to the
other:
"Well. OF course we get no credit for
1T, but we helped to pay for Peggy's
pretty things