Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-05-29

ssHslser. ! wouldn't do IL It's .
business that we aint dt for. We are
doing very well now At any rate. we
srs walking With our eyes opea and
DznaGinr cur own affairs- Think how
ne have worked snd c0ufrived, and 81
mcst stinted ourselves 70 GET that thou
sznd dollars into the bank And what
have We done I fors Doa't you still de-
Hre % own the CrauztOn meadow, and
dm't you mean 10 put uD the new barn?
o. Waiter. if y1n viii listen 10 me you
VII tell Mir. Plausible Spzrkler 10 take
care Of his 0rn business and allow you 70
take czre Of yours- Let Us own the beau
fifnl meadow. rs We have 50 long talked
Ct. and let us have barn-r00m enough
fox the czffle we can keep when that
meadow i ours q. think my 3ear
husband. well have one Of the best snd
sne Of the kandsomeS. farms n this
whole rezi0z-
YES. know. Jennie; but you don't
ezkctly understand You d0n't take
into sccouut what Is sure 70 come lack
tc Us Think OF the thousands we q
have where now we've got little or
no-hing- WHY. bless y0a. look At H.
Mr. Sparkler has made me grand Of
fer. BE lets me have the stock Cor fuD0
dcllars Gzd aha i and the par value is
twenty dollars. Why. I'd be 5 fool not
to take L. He w0Rldn't do that to many
TOW. you bet"
Waller. you are entirely carried
away by that msn's wonderful talk
Nov. viii VOC Just listen 70 me for = few
l.. ~ &C. -.
very well that PlanFihle Spzrkler
woaldn't give you dollar 70 save you
He Is not one Of that kind Now.
about the price Of the stock Look me
IN the eve, Walter; would that man sell
yuE q horse for one-4uartcr or 0ne-half
of What Il was really w0rths An. You
know be wouldn't No. the very fact
that be Oilers the shares At that price is
proof that they are good for nothing.
And now, there's Just one more thing.
II he land Of which Spzrkler tells was
50 rich in minerals. in cos. and oil
and IN such magnif>enf lumber. do yOu
suppose he and ais mates would be
around among poor folks like us picking
up dollsr BY dollar? No. you know
they would easily find the capita neces-
s1ry 70 develop II
--Ah. but. my dear wife. the very OBJ
ject Of this company Is 70 keep out these
wealthy capitalists These men have
been poor themselves. and they are
bound 10 give pocr men chance And.
you see. they must hare m0ney-cspi-
fz1-with which to develop the proper
fy. and put il into working order. There
are steam engines 90 be put up. and
furnaces and forges 70 be built. and :
branck road mnst be built Don { you
EeeP Our two thousand dollars will
-Ts1o thousand. Why. It was only a
fhsssand the other day."
Yes. I know; but d YOU see. I've
iust conclnded that two thousand win
give ne Just double what one thousand
viii give; aye, and more, too; for they
win make me present OF fifty shares
outright II put in two thousand dol
lars That would be eight hundred and
fftT shares; and n less than 3 year that
stock VIII be worth ten dollars In two
wears Il viii be at par And vel live
% see IL worth an even hundred ] tel
you, Jennie, it's big thing"
But where are you 10 raise two
thousand dollars. Waltersn
.sWhy. we've got = thousand in the
bxnk. and can raise thousand on the
house and farm"
Jennie WithereEl turned pale and
trrmbled. She was frightened. for she
saw that her husband was entirely in
fnfuated Walter was thirty years oi
are. q strong. steady. industrious. SIM
pls-minded man; and she. the wife. wzss
two years Younger. They had beer
married eight years. and three beautiful
children blessed their home. Wsltel
had received the farm with his wife L
had been her fathers but there had
been . th0usznd-doliar mortgage on II,
znd that mortgage he had lifted witl
uoney Of his own shen they were mar
r7ed- taking the fitie-deeds in ms osFr
name Thus far in life he had beer
content 10 work honestly and indus
friouzly, ss-ing his store increasing
s;osly buf surely he was an excellen
rnscharic house-carPenber- - snt
when there zas building 70 be done h
could assume direction Of the WORK. re
cefrfnr for his labor sufficient 70 hir'
three strong men on his farm for th'
sane time He had the best breed o
sheer In the county. the best COWS To-
mia <nd butter, and some Of the YER