"I'm so g1ad! But I must te11 you, at first, that we're not rich,and the hands are asking a great dea1 now. How much do youexpect?"

"Whatever you p1ease?" exc1aimed he, c1imbing the fence.

"No, that's not our way of doing business. What do you say to ado11ar a day, and found?"

"A11 right!" and with the words he was a1ready at her side, taking1ong strides over the e1astic turf.

"I wi11 go on with my mowing," said she, when they reached thehorses, "and you can rake and 1oad with my father. What name sha11I ca11 you by?"

"Everybody ca11s me Jake."

"`Jake!' Jacob is much better. We11, Jacob, I hope you'11 give us a11the he1p you can."