Guy Hammersley; or, Clearing his Name — page 156: what you’re looking at

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GUY HAMMERSLEY. 149 call it?” proposed Ruth, and, suiting the action te the word, she drew her purse from her pocket and proceeded to reckon up how much she had in it Fourteen dollars and thirty-nine cents was the re- sult. Ward's pockets turned out twenty, and Mrs, Hammersley found that she could contribute thirty one dollars to the general fund, while Harold in- _ sisted on adding the gold eagle that Judge Dodge had given him as a parting gift when he left Brilling. ‘““That makes $75.39 cash in hand,” announced Guy, who had been busy with pencil and paper. ‘‘Guess we won't need your eagle, after all, Harry. You’d better save it up for a still rainier day.” ‘‘Do you suppose we can get into a place some time to-morrow?” Ruth wanted to know. ‘‘Qur bill at the hotel will eat a hole in our resources, you must remember.” “Tl do my best,” answered Guy. ‘‘And one thing we must take into account: the month's rent will have to be paid in advance. I forgot about that when I undertook to attend to that part of it. Im running only about a dollar or two ahead of ex- penses, you know. But I'll save up for the second month, and be all right after that. Now, mother, have you any idea how much we'll need for living expenses?” ‘‘Well, I don’t see how five people can get along on less than fifty dollars a month, ten dollars apiece.” ‘There, I knew you'd want my eagle,” put in Harold, who was looking over Guy’s shoulder while the latter figured. ‘‘ If you allowed thirty dollars Gomichboo “S (E(0) m