The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-21

teal store. But, law, they wanted 500
month for 1t, much as I'd think the
place could be with for whole year.
jest LATED. Then I found Wood &
CO.'S dry goods store would be empty
the LIST Of April, an I went an looked
that over. The drug store folks said
their place bein' on the corner made it
valuable, an as Wood & Co. was right
IN the middle Of block fggered it
might be cheap enough to wait for till
April. But I didn't look round much.
When they said $50 I jest turned an
walked off,
He stretched himself more comforta-
| ably across the chairs and chuckled
| again.
'Good thing, though" he went on re-
fectively. 1T set me to lookin' round.
Now I've got the incest, quietest an
best place in the whole town, 'cordin'
to my notion. There's big shade trees
right in front, an there amt no rush
an rumblin' O. people an wagons
Customers can come in an go out easy
an CONFERENCE.-The without no dan
ger O. bein' run over nor nothin'. We
can almost make believe we're livin' in
the country, Sairy, an the best of it is
only pay $40 month. Deacon
Rounds wanted SIS, but I beat him
down to $40. Ye see he built the place
two years ago an has never been able
to rent it."
deacon Rounds store Amt that
considerable way out?"
"Only three streets. Buyers I'll be
glad to come that fur jest for the quiet
an comfort bleness O. the place. Why,
we have to go eight miles for our gro
cries an things. No; it's a bargain
Sairy. Squire Browns goin' to take
the farm an stock jest as they stand
| for So, 500. He'll be out tomorrow with
the papers. Then We'll move right off.
I want to open the store next week"
| Her eyes widened a little at this.
| 'But We amt got no stock nor moth
in yet, Lish," she said.
He rubbed his hands gleefully.
! "That's all fixed, too, Sairy," he
| beamed II done a gist O. bizness up
there Some folks ID "a took two days
| for it an then thought themselves
smart. I had fggered on havin' to go
to the city an mebbe payin' as much
as $25 for car fares an expenses that
wouldn't turn me in cent. but a Teller
| that was shown samples to Mr. Wood
follered me out, an'-an'-well, he got
the whole thing from me an is comm
down next week to show us samples.''
II s'pose ye talked it over with
Nathan Taylor fust?" she asked. Hes
done bizness there the heft O. his life
an could tell We considerable. An he's
your own fourth cousin an a school
! mate"
Lish snorted ....
INA than Taylor! Huh! Don't s'pose
| he's goin' to encourage opposition, do
ye? I did speak to him a little, an he
advised me to take the drug store
! stand; said it was at the best part O.
the bizness street an on corner an
that the extra trade would pay the big
rent a dozen times over. The idee!
seen in q minute what he was arter.
Longs I was bound to go in, he felt
the faster I rushed through the money
the quicker I'd git out. Why, Jest one
years rent would take half quarter
Of all we've got! An, more'n that, he
said I'd better be pretty careful how
| left things to them drummers an that
ought to go up to the city an hunt
round through the stores fer jest the
things I needed an the best prices
! But he didn't say a word bout the $25
| or more expenses that wouldn't turn
! me in cent. Oh, no! He even limited
| I'd better hire a bright young man
with experience to help in the store"
The next week the drummer was as
| prompt as his word and came down
with an extensive assortment Of sam
pies. An entire day was spent with
| him in the big, empty store, which
| Sairy had swept and scrubbed with her
| own hands. At first they were DELHI
| crate and circumspect in their buyings
Sairy being for ordering a dress pat
tern from this and that, a few yards Of
! one ribbon and another, piece of braid
| or cake of fancy soap, and Lish for
breaking dozens and dividing the boxes
! and packages. But after the drummer
| had repeatedly assured them that they
| were purchasing to fill store and not
! for their own immediate necessities for
! a few months ahead they grew bolder
and yet holder, and finally, when pas
sion for buying had begun to possess
| them, they ordered from everything
shown and toward the end recklessly.
After it was all over and the drummer
| had left they drew long breaths and
looked at each other curiously.
We've bought sight, Lish,'' Sairy
! faltered.
IT should say so' rubbing his chin
| thoughtfully. "More'n was ever put
| into store at one time before, guess.
But it's bizness,' frightening up some.
| ''As the Teller said, we can't open a.
| store with yard O. 'lastic."
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