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240 which, equally divided, was eighty-six dollars apiece—not a fortune, but still an amount which Matt at least viewed with considerable satisfaction.

"If we do as well right straight through," he said, as he and Andy talked it over on their way to Lehighton and Mauch Chunk, "we will have quite an amount to place to our credit in the bank by the time we reach New York again."

"I am in hopes that we will do even better as cold weather comes on," returned Andy. "Folks seem to buy more then—I don't know why. And besides, after stopping at Mauch Chunk, we will only go to large places, for I think it will pay to skip the smaller ones."

"I don't know but what you are right. I know one thing that I am going to do when I get to Mauch Chunk—that is, if business continues good."

"And what is that?"

"I am going to buy a post-office order and send Miss Bartlett the money she so kindly loaned me. Won't she be surprised to get it back so soon?"

"No doubt of it, Matt. It was very kind of her to loan it to you. I suppose you are going to pay her the interest"

"For the full year," finished the boy. And at Christmas, if I can do it, I'm going to make her