These things annoyed her very much, and she cast about her for a remedy.
One day, three girls, each of whom had been supplied with half a dollar's worth of candy, did not appear to account for the proceeds.
Here was a loss of a dollar in one day.

Such things as these are the common trials of business; but Katy who was so scrupulously honest and just herself, was severely tried by them.

It was not the loss of the money only, but the dishonesty of the girls that annoyed her.
"What shall be done, mother ?" said she, anxiously, when the loss was understood to be actual.

"I can't find these girls.

I don't even know their names." "Probably, if you did find them, you could not obtain any satisfaction." "I went to see one girl's mother the other day, you know, and she drove me out of her house, and called me vile names." "I was thinking of a plan," continued Mrs.Redburn, "though I don't know as it would work well." "Anything would work better than this being constantly cheated; for it is really worse for the girls than it is for us.