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Show READY WITH ANOTHER SCHEME. Thrifty New Englander Wa Bound Not to Lose Money. Nobody had over had reason to accuse ac-cuse Abel Pond of being dishonest, out he was as sharp a man in a bar gain as could be found in the country. When the building committee applied to him for a site for the new library, he was ready to sell them a desirable lot but hot at their price. "I couldn't feel to let It go under $600," he Baid. with the mild obstinacy obsti-nacy that characterized all his dealings deal-ings with his fellow men. "It wouldn't be right." ' "You ought to be willing to contribute contrib-ute something for such an object," said the chairman of the committee. "If it's worth $600, why not let us have It for $500, and call It you've given the other $100?" "M'm, no, I couldn't do that," said Mr. Pond, stroking his chin, "but I tell you what I will do. You give me $700 for it, and I'll make out a check for $100 and hand it over to you, so's you can head the list of subscriptions with a good round sum. and kind of wake folks up to their duty." Youth'8 Companion, |