"Yes," put in Loammi. "You ought to do all you can to pay pa for his kindness to you."
Scott did not answer, but he thought his young cousin about the most disagreeable boy he had ever met.
CHAPTER IX. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE.
Scott went with his uncle to the store the next morning. It was rather an humble imitator of the larger stores which keep everything for sale.
In any city but New York it would be considered a big store, but it could not, of course, compare with Macy's, Ehrich's, Simpson & Crawford's, and other large bazaars, equally well known. It followed the methods of these stores, however, and generally had some article in which special bargains were offered.
When Mr. Little led the way into the store, where from twenty-five to thirty salesmen were employed, besides cash boys and girls, Scott, who was not used to American shops, thought it a very large one, and his respect for Mr. Little increased, as a merchant on a large scale.
Ezra Little, followed by Scott, walked through the store and paused as he reached a tall man of about forty, with pretentious side whiskers.