The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-02-25

waistcoat pocket He dropped his
sample case beside the stove and
pumped down in the chair, to the peril
OF its existence. Il don't make this
town very Often" he pursued while
Duncan studied his card "Sothern L.
Lee are the only people l sell to here,
but l never miss a chance to chin
awhile with old Sam. So, having half
an hour before train time, | thought
I'd drop in
MIR. Graham doesn't order from
your house, them"
Doesn't order from anybody, does
he?"
II don't know. I've just come here.
He'll be sorry to have missed you.
though. He's Just stepped out to wire
your house, gather from the fact that
it's in Elmira: he mentioned that town.
not the firm nHme-for some sirups"
you don't mean it," Sperry gasped.
whats struck him all of a sudden?
He ain'r put in any new stock for ten
years, | reckon"
'Wcll, You sec" Duncan explained
artfully, give persuaded him in q way
to try TO make something out of the
business here. We're going to do
what we can. of course, in small way
| at first"
sperry wagged dubious head. II
dunno" he considered SANS n nice
old duffer. but he aint got no business
sense and never had. You can see for
yourself how he's let everything run to
seed here. sothern L. Lee took all his
trade years ago"
eyes. | know. That's why he needs
me-" said Duncan brazenly. In his
soul he remarked. "Oh, Lordw In a
tone of awe. His colossal impudence
daZed even himself. But don't you
think he could get back some Of the
trade il the store was stocked up?'
mo doubt about that at all.' Sperry
avcrrcd; he'd get the biggest part OF
IT,"
"You think so?"
"Sure OF It. You see everybody
round hero likes Sam, and sother1i &.
Lee have always been outsiders. They
would swing to this shop in minute
just on account OF that. Fact is,
wasted a lot of talk on our firm
couple Of years ago trying to make our
people give him some credit. but they
couldn't see IT. He owed them a bin
then that was so old it had grown
whiskers"
"And still owes it, ! presume|'
"You bet he still owes it. Always
will. It's SO small that 1t amt worth
while suing for
Look here, Mr.. Sperry. how much Is
this bill with the whiskers?'
About $50, think" said the travel,
ing man, fumbing for his wnIlet. "I'm
supposed to ask for payment every
time I strike town, you know, so
always hive it with me. but / haven't
had the heart to say word to Sam
for good long time. Here it is"
Duncan studied carefully the memo
randum: '"ro Mdse. as per bill rem
dcred, S47s5" 81 wcnder"-- he muir
INJURED
"EhY said Sperry.
81 was wondering. Suppose you were
| to tell your people that there's young
| fellow here who'd hke to give this
| store boom. Say he wants a little
I credit becausc-because Mr. Graham
won't let him put in any CASH
mot bit of use" Sperry negatived.
II would myself, but the house-no."
"But suppose l. pay this bilP'-
| "Pay it? You really mean thatY
| "Certalnly mean it," Duncan pro-
| duced the wnd Of bills which Kellogg
had furnished him the night before
F! his departure from New York. Thus
far he had broken only one Of the $500
| gold certificates. and of That one he
had the greater part left. Living is
| anything but expensive in Radville.
"Pm beginning to understand that !
was cut out for an actor" he told him
self as he thumbed the roll with a
serious air and an assumed indiffer-
ence, which permitted Sperry to esti-
mate it's size pretty accurately.
CHATS quite stack Of chips you're
carrying" Sperry observed.
Duncan's hand airily waited the re-
mark into the limbo Of the negligible.
"a triGe- mere trlfe," he said casu
ally. 81 don't generally carry much
aeah abort ma. Haven't for Ave