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Now, sonny, would your mother feel like keepin' up things a little mite if we should say sixty dollars a year rent, payable monthly or quarterly as is convenient?" NOW SONNY WOULD YOUR MOTHER FEEL LIKE KEEPIN UP THINGS A LITTLE MIT IF WE SHOULD SAY SIXTY DOLLARS A YEAR RENT PAYABLE MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY AS IS CONVENIENT
earn something." Colonel Wheeler and Mr. Harmon both liked Gilbert Carey at sight, and as he stood there uttering his boyish confidences with great friendliness and complete candor, both men would have been glad to meet him halfway. "Well, Harmon, it seems to me we shall get some good neighbors if we can make terms with Mrs. Carey," said the Colonel. "If you'll fix a reasonable figure I'll undertake to write to Hamilton and interest him in the affair." "All right. Now, Colonel, I'd like to make a proposition right on the spot, before you, and you can advise sonny, here. You see Lem has got his taxes to pay,--they're small, of course, but they're an expense,--and he'd ought to carry a little insurance on his buildings, tho' he ain't had any up to now. On the other hand, if he can get a tenant that'll put on a few shingles and clapboards now and then, or a coat o' paint 'n' a roll o' wall paper, his premises won't go to rack 'n' ruin same's they're in danger o' doin' at the present time. ORK UNTIL NANCY KITTY AND I GROW OLD ENOUGH TO EARN SOMETHING COLONEL WHEELER AND MISTER HARMON BOTH LIKED GILBERT CAREY AT SIGHT AND AS HE STOOD THERE UTTERING HIS BOYISH CONFIDENCES WITH GREAT FRIENDLINESS AND COMPLETE CANDOUR BOTH MEN WOULD HAVE BEEN GLAD TO MEET HIM HALF WAY WELL HARMON SEEMS TO ME WE SHALL GET SOME GOOD NEIGHBOURS IF WE CAN MAKE TERMS WITH MISSUS CAREY SAID THE COLONEL IF YOU'LL FIX A REASONABLE FIGURE I'LL UNDERTAKE TO WRITE HAMILTON AND INTEREST HIM IN THE AFFAIR NOW COLONEL I'D LIKE TO MAKE A PROPOSITION RIGHT ON THE SPOT BEFORE YOU AND YOU CAN ADVISE SONNY HERE YOU SEE LIMB HAS GOT HIS TAXES TO PAY THEY'RE SMALL OF COURSE BUT THEY'RE AN EXPENSE AND HE OUGHT TO CARRY A LITTLE INSURANCE ON HIS BUILDINGS THOUGH HE AIN'T HAD ANY UP TO NOW ON THE OTHER HAND IF HE CAN GET A TENANT THAT WILL PUT A FEW SHINGLES AND CLAPBOARDS NOW AND THEN OR A COAT OF PAINT AND A ROLL OF WALL PAPER HIS PREMISES WON'T GO TO RACK AND RUINS SAME AS THEY'RE IN DANGER O DOIN A PRESENT TIME
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