Evening star., 1940-11-24
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

tin my money back wi interust, hae
decided ia let ye have the tweeds."
How much?'
Ten thousand cash. An theer's
one other bit O. deefculty - since
tn ither party is still after them. yen
hae Ia take delivery wuthin twenty
four hours!'
Arizona did some quick calculating.
She had just about nine thousand dol
lars in cash, but it was all the money
she would receive until the estate was
settled. and she couldn't strip herself
entirely. Her salary was not due until
the end of the month, and it would
hardly do for the new president to
draw it in advance. She had never bor-
rowed cent in her life and had no idea
how to go about it. But there were her
jewels. of course. Would they fetch
another thousand? Somehow. some
where. she must raise it. She had
wanted the chance to use her own
judgment - well. here it was. "Okay,
you old hoss thiefr' she said pleas
antly. 'Pll either take delivery by
noon tomorrow or let the other tradin'
post have itr'
i ED LOwERY was waiting at the car
and hardly had Arizona come within
earshot when she began to talk. THE
trouble with running store," she said
as he helped her in. lis that you have
to bait it. Now out where come from,
Bill Williams didn't have any trouble
with the Indians; they just came to
the post and sat until they decided
what they wanted. and it wasn't lot
ofimported nonsense either just COL
ored pop and beads and -four and SUCH
like sensible things. OF course Indians
expect to get the same thing year after
year. but here in New York they ought
to be content to change. Why should l
have to give them something just be-
cause it's the custom? Why not
American goods? Why ="
why is what want to knoww Ted
exclaimed, shaking her arm with a
gentle roughness. why are you build
ing up to a nervous breakdown,
m'gal?" She stared at him in OPEN
mouthed astonishment. With thumb
and forehnger he closed the lovely
mouth. Shut up, Arizonap' he said
softly. "You have got to talk less and
listen more if you are going to learn to
run business
why. you unbroken son of maver-
ickp she exclaimed, outraged. 81 talk
too much?"
"You certainly do! You won't listen
to E. I. or Wiggin or anybody. All you
do is talk, talk! It's becoming ner-
vous habit and you've got to stop it."
81 haven't a nerve in my bodyr'
Arizona declared. her beautiful upper
lip trembling with nervous fatigue
even as she said it, "and Pm not
wearing myself out. know what I'm
dong You think woman ~
Cant stop taIkingr' he answered,
deeply worried for her Then, why,
I'll bet you a thousand dollars you
can't even ride the forty miles from
here to Rosmere without speaking"
"A THOUSAND dollars! This was too
good to be true Arizona pulled herself
together, an odd light in her eyes
"Is that a no-foolin' bet?"
Absolutely" he declared.
Then put your money up with the
chauffeur" she demanded, signaling
the man to stop and taking out her
own check book Even money, okay?
All set then - shake hands to bind it,"
You're bound to lose" he said
warningly. And then the car was in
motion again, the bewildered but re-
spectful driver holding the stakes. Ted
Lowery settled back comfortably in
his seat and grinned "And now that
I've got you where want you," he
said amiably. 81 am going to make