Chapter 37 Continues
The story so far: Anton heads for Duluth to pick up supplies for the miners.
When Anton came back the next day, his cart was loaded with crates of food. He stopped his horse next to the tavern door. Samo, Dusca and Old Joe came out to help him unload.
"Where do you want these?" Samo asked.
"Load 'em up behind the bar, I say. Lily and Katka can get it all organized once it's there."
Katka and Lily were already behind the bar. In fact, they'd been there for about an hour, removing bottles and wiping down shelves. When the crates came in, they began to unload the wares. Sugar. Salt. Rice. Canned Beans. Flour. Coffee. Yeast. They carefully organized the shelves, then re-placed the bottles of spirits in front of the food items. "Tomorrow we'll go into town, first thing in the morning," Lily said. "We'll go see Mrs. Sherek. She can find out who has the greatest need and take orders."
"What if the company discovers we are selling food on credit? Won't they shut down the Slovenski Dom?"
"They probably would if they found out, but they won't. I got it all worked out. I found us a delivery man who won't reveal our identity."
