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 on the stamp table. "If you keep this up, you'll soon have this promoted to a second-class post office."

Frank wound up the day's labor by polishing up the show case Darry Haven had sent around that afternoon. They fitted up its glass shelves with samples of the goods they advertised. They got a staunch iron standard to support the case, and screwed this securely to the walk just at the edge of the street.

"We'll work to-morrow morning on our catalogue and the advertising Darry Haven is going to place for us," said Frank, as they left for home that evening.

"Don't go in too deep at first, Frank," suggested Markham.

"No, I have formulated a definite system," declared Frank, "and I shall try to stick to it. You see, I left Greenville with about two hundred dollars. It has taken about fifty of that to get mother settled here, and Incidental expenses. Then I have your twenty-five dollars you Insist on leaving in trust with me. I have put fifty dollars aside for preliminary printing and some advertising in county papers Darry is going to get cheap for me. If returns are favorable I shall print a small catalogue, and put just half of our profits back into