Then there is the frame,
which is worth, say ten dollars, making thirty-five in all. That
isn't much."
"It's more than I've got. I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll take
it, and pay you five dollars down and the rest in one month."
"I would take your offer, Paul, but I need all the money how. It
will be expensive moving to Philadelphia and I shall want all I
can get."
"I wish I could buy you out," said Paul, thoughtfully.
"Can't you borrow the money?"
"How soon do you want to give up?"
"It's the seventeenth now. I should like to get rid of it by the
twenty-second."
"I'll see what I can do. Just keep it for me till to-morrow."
"All right."
Paul walked home revolving in his mind this unexpected
opportunity. He had made, as George Barry's agent, a dollar a
day, though he received only half the profits. If he were
himself the proprietor, and did equally well, he could make
twelve dollars a week. The calculation almost took away his
breath. Twelve dollars a week would make about fifty dollars a
month. It would enable him to contribute more to the support of
the family, and save up money besides. But the great problem
was, how to raise the necessary money.
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