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What Diantha Did

CHAPTER XII
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$19,000 "How do you make the gasolene and repairs as much as that ?" asked Mrs.
Bell.
"It's margin, mother--makes it even money.

It won't be so much, probably." The income was simple and sufficient.

They charged $5.00 a week per capita for three meals, table d'hote, delivered thrice daily.

Frequent orders for extra meals really gave them more than they set down, but the hundred-person estimate amounted to $26,000 a year.
"Now, see," said Diantha triumphantly; "subtract all that expense list (and it is a liberal one), and we have $7,000 left.

I can buy the car and the cases this year and have $1,600 over! More; because if I do buy them I can leave off some of the interest, and the rent of kitchen and office comes to Union House! Then there's all of the extra orders.


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