Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-01-20

OA, lAdIS easy, ALLEN s eyes
spa rkled, 'Ill do it,"
Think it over" said his mother,
, II don't want you to undertake it,
AAlen, unlesd you mean to carry 1t
through! If you feed Mrs. Gray's
chickens you can't go to AUNT
Hates"
II don't think want to go very
much," said ALLEN. might make
enough money to buy snowshoes
or new skates"
For the first week it was fun.
ALLEN had to rise earlier than he
hhed to do, and once or twice he
mad to leave an exciting game be-
tore 1t ended, to be in time for his
evening work, but he made a doll
lar and ten cents and felt we'll re-
paid.
The second week went smoothly
by. But early in the third week
AUNT Kate wrote that they had
new pony, and that ALLEN might
come and learn to drive HIM
"Oh, l do want to co." said All
len. Cant l get Jack Burns to
feed the chickens?"
mo. Allen" said the mother.
You promised Mrs. Gray that you,
and not Jack Burns, would feed
them. The holidays last nine
weeks. You may go to Aunt Hates
for the whole of the seventh week.
That's such a long wait. I wish
I'D never begun it, grumbled AL
Zen. "None of the other boys are
working"
In that week he was twice late
at his work; he found a smaller
number of eggs, and his pay drop
ped to eighty cents.
That's not much for working
like farm hand" he grumbled to
Jack Burns.
| I'D think eighty cents was a
Lot for such little bit of work.
Ireplied Jack, 81 wish 1 had such a
job"
| Nov, Allen said his mother
one morning after the postman had
brought her a letter. Here is a
chance to break off your contract.
Mrs. Gray is coming home for {.
day next week. You may take Jack
Sums up to her and if she will
she may engage him to take your
Iplace."
i; and I'll be glad" said Allen, 81
i newer want to work in the holidays
,lgain.
i He got through the rest of the
i fourth week somehow, and then
Mrs. Gray came back and hired
j Jack Burns.
i l made dollar and quarter"
said Jack, at the end of his first
| week.
Allen felt little pang. He be-
gan to wish that he had kept on.
Then one morning as he was
yawning because he had nothing to
do, Jack came up with hsi eggs.
TheseH be the last said Jack
as Mrs. Ware gave him the twenty
cents for them. MIR. Gray is coming
home tonight, and he's going to
feed the chickens"
"Im sorry that you didn't have
your full time said Mrs, Ware.
| ooh, don't mind that" Jack
answered, and she noticed that his
eyes were shining. You see Mr..
Gray is going to employ me all
this week, and perhaps next. He
wants me to go to the city with
him every day, and rum on errands
and to come back with him at
night"
"Allen turned sharply; Go to
the city with him. Come back with
him. In his car" he cried.
Yes" said Jack, fairly bubbling
over and he says some days he Il
| have to go forty miles, and that
S"h 81 Will HILL Auu mes going
to pay ME, too.
Jack lifted his cap and dashed
down the steps, whistling. Alle1
a stared after him.
Forty miles in an automobiles
he said SLOWLY. Il wish hadn'
quit"
"You must cultivate stick-to-it
ive-ness." said his mother. ''Tha
is new word, but if you cultivat,
it perhaps you will not quit tn.
next time, until your job is FINISHED
Frances Harmer in Youths Com
panion.
ATotba, Co+