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"Gimme a
few days to sell my route to the best advantage I can, and I'll come all
day. I'll come for about a half what you are paying now."
"But you admit you need money urgently."
"Well not so urgently as to skin a friend to get it--not even with the
winter I hadn't thought of coming. Gee--I don't know just what I am going
to do about that."
"For yourself, Mickey?" inquired Douglas.
"Well in a way, yes," hesitated Mickey. "There are things to _think_
about! Gee I got to hump myself while the sun shines! If you say so, then
I'll get out of the paper business as soon as I can; and I'll begin work
for you steady at noon to-morrow. I've seen you pay out over seven to-day.
I'll come for six. Is it a bargain?"
"No," said Douglas, "it isn't! The janitor bill was for a week of half-
done work. The messenger bill was for two days, no caddying at all. If you
come you will come for not less than eight and what you earn extra over
that. I don't agree to better service for less pay. If you will have
things between us on a commercial basis, so will I.


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