The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-13

troll Of himself. Slipping the invoice
into his pocket, he drew out the check
(. and placed it in the cashiers window.
"1'd like that cashed, Mr.. White" he
said, "an' I want to borry 5000 more
Ye know I'm good for it, an anyhow
there's stock enough in the store"
"Oh, that's all right, MI. Hopkins"
laughed the cashier II never knew
the time when your wordswasn,t good
for 5000. But how happens it you need
more just now? You We're telling me
the other day that you only intended
to put half thetmoneyT into goods now
and hold the rest as reserve"
Lish grinned ruefully.
II guess want much used to buy
in'," he confessed. Look here"
He produced the invoice and spread
it out in the window. The cashier look
ed it over curiously.
II don't know much about this line
Of goods. Mr.. Hopkins" he said at
! length, "but it seems to me there's a
good many things here that won't find
much sale. Now, this six dozen door
bells, for instance" .." -.
'"The drummer said they were good
| Sellers" ventured Lish.
"Well, perhaps they are" acquiesced
the cashier. "Of course don't know
But about the $500. If I were you
wouldn't hire the money just yet.
Drummers have prices that are sup
posed to cover generous system.
Didn't your man say anything about
ft2"
"He said I could have thirty or sixty
days time jest as wells not, but told
him I'd ruther pay cash."
Every good, provided you have the
money to pay and also provided he al
lows you "a fair discount for paying It,
You'd better wait and find that out. Send
the firm what money you have and let
the six hundred go until thelCdrummer
comes round again. You may take in
enough by that time to pay him. At any
rate, find out his discount for cash, and.
| # it's more than our interest, come to me
and will let you have the money. Only
don't hire unless you're obliged to-
One morning few weeks later Nathan
| Taylor entered the store. Lish was look
ing over his account book, kept with a
lead pencil in much the same manner as
| he had jotted down items while on the
farm Sairy was at another counter, en-
| gagged in rubbing her hand back and forth
| across new piece Of ,velveteen which had
just been taken from the case. Nathan
said, "Good morning." and then paused
and glanced critically about the store,
! With evident disappr0val in his eyes.
| mr. f1at mt r sofr ~
Iish." he said at length "A third Of tho
goods won't sell in all the world. That
fellow was too slippery and has loaded
you with lot Of unstable stuff"
| Several times during the spring and
summer Lish was ,sorely pressed for
to the bank. but each time he turned
back before reaching there.
| But the end did not come until. another
winter, Just one year from the time he
had left the farm. Then one day tall,
| strongly built man in a heavy coat strobe
| Into the room.
| ''Elisha Hopkins, suppose?' he inter-
rogated.
| Eyes What can do for YER
The man did not answer. Taking a pa
per from his pocket, he unfolded it DELHI
erately and read in a slow, ponderous
voice for, several minutes; Then he looked
l II.
| ''Going to pay it," he asked, ..-
| "Can't Jest now" Lish answered weak
~.
| II suppose so.' He walked to the coun-
ter and held out his hand. II may as well
take the key" he said.
| Lash nodded toward the door. from the
| lock of which the key had not been re-
moved. The sheriff went ana took it out
and then held the door open significantly.
1Ash realized that it was for him to 60
out.
How he stumbled across the room and
out into the snow and across tho yard
to his own house he scarcely knew only
that It was a feeling Of thankfulness
that Sairy 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
''Nothtn "-drearily-"@only the sherifrs
took the store an shet me on the out
stdet',
'Whatr' She came quickly to his side
and placed hand upon his shoulder.
| For money!"
/ Eyes; twelve hundred"
| IAN can't ye pay?''
mo. An II I could there's most an
other twelve hundred that'll be asked for
soon 3 this is known. Mebbe ] could
raise 1T all to the bank'-slowly-"but
dunno g want to. I'm settin' tired O.
the whole thing" IT,. ....-. F..
"But the goods are wuth more'n what
we owe, amt they?''
! "Twice as much, 'cordin' to what We
paid, but there amt no KNOWN what
| they'll fetch to auction. Not moren
! enough to pay the debts mebbe.'
! She was silent for some minutes, looking
down at him..
The man Squire Brown rented ou
farm 10, has moved away she said at
last hesitating1y, ''an' I hear the squire
wants to rent ag'tn ..-
Lash looked up quickly.
"An'-an' wouldn't ye mind goin' back,
Sairy7'' he asked.
''Mind?'t she asked. 'Oh, Lish, I never
! did really want to leave the farmH.
| He rose sturd1ly to his feet.
'Then we'll go back" he declared. And
there was something that was almost
gladness In his face. IT know how to run
| farm an 'tryin' to keep a store. = .
dogs life anyway"
Mountain Of the Sacred Footprint
Adams peak, or Mount Samantha, q