“We’ll have to sell direct from the wagon,” said Andy. “Perhaps we’ll do just as well.”
They found a good corner, and after paying a license fee and getting a square meal, opened up for business. Hardly anything was done during the afternoon, but toward evening trade picked up, and when they finally dismissed the crowd they found they had taken in seventeen dollars.
“And that’s pretty good, considering that we are out of many of our best sellers,” was Andy’s comment. “We must go around to the freight house the first thing in the morning and stock up again.”
“I see by the posters that there is to be a big firemen’s parade in Easton day after to-morrow,” said Matt. “Would it not be a good idea to locate there just before it comes off?”
“Excellent. Day after to-morrow, you say?”
“Yes; the posters are everywhere.”
“Then instead of remaining here we had better cross the river as soon as we have our cases of goods. If we can only get a store in a good location we may do better than we did on circus day in those other places.”
“That’s true, Andy, for I saw by the bills that the railroads are going to run special excursions on account of the big parade, so there will be many strangers with money in the city.”
As soon as the freight depot was open the next morning the two drove to the place, and Andy entered the office and called for the cases, three in number.