Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-11-06


itself about in some curious fashion
finally to reach the top, where the
changes were yet more drastic. One
sleeping room was entirely done away
with, to be transformed into pretty
informal sitting room or lounge at the
head of the stairs, novel and engag-
ing version of an exaggerated hall.
Jerry felt she had never been so
happy, and she had never worked so
hard in all her life. She encountered
many obstacles. Indeed, many times
she was appalled, by them. 1t was hard
for her to believe that human beings
like herself could be so grossly stupid
as to misunderstood and misinterpret
instructions so plainly, so lucidly, so
painstakingly given. She was amazed
to learn that laborers, regardless of
the delicacy of the work on which they
were engaged, regardless of the i'm
perative need of haste, regardless OF
the honor that was theirs in assisting to
beautify and ennoble and elevate an
inherent weakness in the structure of
their own home town, would drop a
shovel on the stroke of the hour, and
would even walk sturdily out on strike
for trivial detail they called prin-
ciple, but which to her seemed flag
rant breach of contract.
She was panied and bewildered to
discover that her carefully matured
plans, set down in consistent black and
white, signed, agreed to, and included
in the financial estimates of the con-
tractors, turned cut to be not at all as
she had intended, and that she was
obliged to replan, refgure and reallow
in order to develop her cherished
dreams to concrete fact. And she was
especially shocked and upset to find
that there were things that lather,
in loyalty to his laboring brothers,
would fatty decline to do, things a
plumber would wash his hands of,
things plasterer would openly sneer
at. things bricklayer would consider
an insult to his profession thus
oblige her to deal with a totally new
organization of workmen to meet the
exigencies of the case.
And she found the cost OF her work
mounted heavenward on soaring wings,
and that her anticipated earnings sank
with a corresponding ratio. In spite of
her natural easy generosity, she soon
found herself dickering constantly over
trifles, arguing with great heat, even
with anger, trying to cut down dollar
or so here, grudgingly allowing dol
lar or so there, where she felt the ex-
penditure must not be denied.
"Why, / have to argue over fifty
cents, like any street peddler," she
said to her father plaintively, regret
ting this new but necessary niggardli-
ness of hers. Already they've forced
me up and up much farther than in
tended. Why. If l don't stand up for
my rights, l won't make FIVE hundred
dollars on the whole business And
the way I've worked over itv'
'Oh, thought you did not care
about making money" he said. II
thought you said there was no nobility
in the simple earning of dollar or So"
"In the bare earning of it-there
isn't. But this Is a different matter
altogether"
Jerry was joyously, mysteriously,
passionately happy. She told herself
quite often that she had entirely for
gotten Duane Allerton, that she had
entirely forgiven him for his vulgar In
science. And she worked harder than
ever Within month she took an OPP
ton on another wretched little howell,
four-roomed, moth-eaten, run down at
the corners, disgrace to its street,
and Immediately began getting esti-
mates for Its rebuilding, and making
roseate sketches of it's future estate.
Jerrold had taken her to his bank in
the beginning of her business adven-
turing and obtained for her an audi
ence with the president, Irwin Wealth
erby, member of Jerrold's club and
his particular friend. Jerrold was ex-
tremely businesslike on this occasion.
II know you have met my daughter,
Jerry" he said, "but want you to get
in touch with her in professional
way as well. She Is going into busi-
ness for herself, and am starting her
off with checking account of three
thousand dollars, but should like for
you to extend her an additional credit
Of two thousand II she needs It,"
Jerry explained her business inter
est with the impulsive eagerness of
her youth. And Irwin Weatherby
looked at her, nodded his approval,
sighed dismally at her father.
Amt girls the darnedest. any
more?" he asked plaintively. "That
second daughter of mine. Emily
know what the little fools doing7 Sec
rotary to a dairyman over In Chicago.
twenty-five week. and crazy about It.
Says she won't be dependent on any
man for living, father or what-not.
hope to God she gets married. that's
all I've got to say"
Jerry laughed at his concern. Look