“Yes? What’s that?”
“It’s about the money.”
“So?”
“Yes, sir; I’ve got that five dollars Mr. Schmitt gave me for the extra work when he opened the branch store.”
“Where’ve you got that, Tom?”
“I’ve got it ’round my neck on a strong cord. I made a bow line knot. It’s in my membership book to keep it clean.”
It was a new bill and he had always kept it clean.
“The rule says it must be in the bank—one dollar anyway. But I don’t want to break it. One day I was going to ask Roy to give me five ones for it and then I decided not to. I like one bill better, don’t you?”
“Yes, I don’t know but what I do, Tom,” said Mr. Ellsworth, smiling.
“Did I tell you it was a new one?”