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appropriate even though she wasn't so re-
markably queenly-looking.
1t was well enough for True and Bent 70
spend their time making sport, as the trip
for them was to be one of pleasure, but jim
mie had no idea Of losing single hour, ana
he announced his intention of making lnqui-
ries relative TO the best points for trade, In
order that he might have nothing, to occupy
his attention after the goods were Drought Oh
board
Bent and True proposed to see what they
could get at home toward furnishing the Nv
ing rooms of the River Queen, and the boys
parted with the understanding that they would
be ON board again at two o'clock.
When that hour arrived, the hatboat was was
considerably changed in appearance. Inc
boys had returned two hours before the ap-
pointed time, and True and Bent had gotten
so many things at home that it was necessary
to hire a wagon to haul them to the river; j,
Mrs. Warder had come on board, and had
at once taken charge of the household de-
partment, fitting up the rooms with the things
true and Bent had brought.
Curtains were up at the windows: In the
sittingroom were quite a nice-looklng tapie,
five upholstered chairs, somewhat the worse
for wear, three pictures, checker board,
mirror, with but very small corner missing
and a large quantity of books and papers. :, d,
Four berths were made up, with all needfui
bedding-three in one Of the sleeping rooms,
and one in the other while in the ;itehee,n
was varied assortment of cooking utehslis9
and. dishes-uuite enough to suffice Tor all
their wants, SO Mrs. Warder said. There We're
table cloths, towels, toilet articles ana soap
sufficient for a much larger crew, whlle sport
ing implements had not been, forgotten. !,
True had also put on board ms aha!euiS
good supply of writing materials ana Two
hammocks-the hammoclIs to be USED When
the River Queen was SO far south tnaI II
would be uncomfortably warm to sleep IN the
small rooms. /,
The stock of goods for trading purposes, and
the provisions were to be put on board the
following day, which was Wednesday,, ana
there was no reason why they should not
leave, port on Thursday, as had oeen pro
posed.
Jimmie remained on board the fiat-boat
that night in order to care for the properly
already loaded, and on the following morning,
even before True and Bent had arrived men men
were busily engaged putting the stock oil goods
in the little store.
There were tea, coffee, sugar, spices and eV-
erything that people down the river ,mig11' 1
need in the way of eatables,, as well as thread
needles, buttons, coarse cloth, knives SCISSORS
cheap jewelry and other wares, IN varied as
sortment, but limited in quantity. -
Each article was marked in PLAIN hgnres the
price it should be sold at, and numbered, SO
that by referring to the bills Jimmie could see
how much profit he was making.
The young trader was surprised at the quan-
tity of goods that had been sent on board,
for there at least three times as nlucn ~
Mr. Grout had when Jimmie started WIN
him and still more surprised at the amount Of
the following bill, which had been delivered
to him in a sealed envelopes:
Cincinnati Ohio. April.
James warder. Dr.. to Bartlett Howssrqho ho M
TO cash advanced Mrs. Warder ...''.s SVo ~
amount paid for stock .......... 2SlSo
one-third the following account:
Cook stove ........$ SW
Provisions ZS.e0
Pals, lanterns. etc....... 308
3l34.S8
11.62 11G2
psnses sass 70 De sen' io' ......... ou''... 5000
s3s2.97
When True and Bent arrived they found