Mrs.Holt looked at Kate from head to foot in close scrutiny.
"I couldn't make enough to pay the extra work at that," she said.

"I ought to have a dollar more, to really come out even.

I'll have to say five-fifty this fall." "If that is the case, good-bye," said Kate.

"Thank you very much for showing me.

Five-fifty is what I paid at Normal, it is more than I can afford in a village like this." She turned away, followed by Adam.