Part 8 (1/2)
AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK
The next three days were busy ones for Matt and his newly-ned such papers as they deemed proper between theon
Andrew Dilks had cut several advertise papers, and these they hunted up one after another
The so-styled bargains proved to be more or less false In nearly every instance they ran across so an outfit for a , or man who had left the city, tried to pal away
Late in the afternoon, however, when they were alular dealer, they ran across a Ger out at a private sale
”I vos go to Chermany next veek,” he explained to the two ”Mine old fadder vos dead, and he vos left me all his land and houses in Bremen
See, I vos shown you der letter froot”
And he produced a large letter-head, upon which ritten a dozen lines in German, which neither could read
”Never on, and set a bottom cash price on them”
”Come dis vay”
The baker led the way around the corner to a boarding-stable, and brought forth a good, chunky brown-and-white horse, that did not look to be over six years old
”Stand around, Billy!” he cried ”Dere he vos, chentleoot a horse as der vos in New York”
”Anything the an an exa, sir He vos sound as a tollar, and chentle as a lamb I vos use him on der bread route for a year and on?” questioned Andrew Dilks
”Here vos der wagon,” said the baker, as he ran the vehicle out so that they ht look it over
It was a four-wheeled affair, quite large and heavy There was one seat in the center, and before and behind this were two big boxes, each with a hinged lid In the rear was a rack for pies and cakes
There was also a box under the seat, and a money drahich opened with a concealed push button
”This is just the thing for us,” whispered Andrew to Matt ”For a one-horse wagon, it could not be better arranged The running gear seeood condition, too”
”Vell, vot you dinks of them?” asked the baker, after they had finished their survey
”Where is the harness?” asked Matt
”Here she vos, neo veeks ago, and here vos der vip, too”
”And what is the lowest you can take for the rig?” asked Andrew ”We are willing to pay spot cash, but cannot afford a fancy figure”
”I vos sold der whole dings for dree hundred dollar”
At this announcement Matt's face fell Three hundred dollars! It was more than they had to spend for both turnout and stock