POLLY'S JUDGMENT HALL 97 



permitted such liberty ; I kissed her lips, and 

 was ready to defend any sum total which the 

 ledger dare show. 



" Do you know how much it is ? " said 

 Polly. 



Not within a million ! " I was reckless then, 

 and hoped the total would be great, for had not 

 Polly said that she knew I had got the worth of 

 my money ? And who was to gainsay her ? " It 

 is more than I planned for, I know, but I do not 

 see how I could use less without losing precious 

 time. We started into this thing with the theory 

 that the more we put into it, without waste, the 

 more we would ultimately get out of it. Our 

 theory is just as sound to-day as it was five 

 months ago." 



"We will win out all right in the end, Mr. 

 Headman, for we will not put the price-mark on 

 health, freedom, happiness, or fun, until we have 

 seen the debit side of the ledger." 



" How much do you want to spend for the 

 house ? " said I. 



" Do you mean the house alone ? " 



" No ; the house and carriage barn. I'll pay for 

 the trees, shrubs, and kickshaws in the gardens 

 and lawns." 



"You started out with a plan for a 110,000 

 house, didn't you? Well, I don't think that's 

 enough. You ought to give me 115,000 for the 

 house and barn and let me see what I can do 

 with it ; and you ought to give it to me right 



