The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-11-13

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nearest relatives, and les yours any
way. What property did your aun.
own besides this hOuSe?'
"She had an annuity of $3.50 a yea.
and $50 more from some turnpike
stock. That's all, except the hous'
and furniture, and there is a m~ortGag'
of $500 on that. The annuity stop:
now, doesn't it?"
John looked as though hewanted tc
whistle, but refrained. .
"'YOur aunt was a clever manager,
| he saba capital manager, She
made a very little 60 a great way
didn't she? | don't know any II eIst
who could live on $500 a year, Will
| mortgage interest taken out. lou
have always seemed coy and comfort,
abIc.'
I'VE always have been. But wehad
the garden You know, and tho COW;
that gave us twO-thirds OF our living
Aunty was a wonderful hOUsekeeper,
though. Isn't it a great deal cheaper
to feed women than men? She always
said So
Il suppose it is. Men are carnivOr-
Gus. A diet oftea and vegetables don't
suit them very well; they are apt to
grumbIe for something more solid.
Well, my dear girls, u summing up
isn't very satisfactory. Even without
the mortgage, youcOuldn't live on. fiji
ty dollars a year."
"No. And I've been thinking what
we could do. So has Cree, though we
haven't spoken to each other about it.
| might teach a district school, per
haps. And Cree
II could take a place as plain cook.
There isn't anything else could dose
well. Plain cooking, with dripping
and soapfat by way OF perquisites;'
and I gave a laugh which was meant
to be merry,
1T is hard" said John, with a
moody look on his face which was
foreign to its usual frank brightness.
'How much a little money would
sometimes do for people who can't get
it, and how little it is worth to other
people, who fling it away without q
thought of it's value. A thousand dol
lars, now! Any rich man would con
slider it a mere bagatelle in his eXpen-
ses; but if | could command the sum,
it would make us three comfortable
for life"
"How do you mean? What would
you do with a thousand dollars if you
had it, john"
"Ill tell You. Langworthy is going
to sell his practice"
ooh"
at is a large practice for the coun-
try, you know. 1t brings him in six
or eight hundred a year-sometimes
more. He has a chance to 60 into
partnership with his brother, out
West, somewhere, and he'll sell for a
thousand" . 1851.
"But, John, some people like you
better than they do DR.. Lang
worthy"
eyes, some peopled 0 But the ques-
ton is, will they like me better than
the other man who buys DR.. Lang
worthy out? Ii l were that man |
should command othpractices 1t is
a chance, don't you see? But O. new
man coming in aas his chance to cut
me out"
II see. What can be done?"
Nothing" with rueful glance.
That's the worst of it. | a only
keep on and hope for the best. But
it is hard, when with this miserable
thousand dollars / could double my
chances and make anicehome for you
two. Sue, darling, don't cry"
She had laid her cheek down on his
arm, but she wasn't crying, only look
ing sadly into the fire.
"If we sold everything, all this which
aunty left us-the home, everything
couldn't weget the thousand dollars?"
/ asked desperately.
John shook his head. "I couldn't
let you do that, Cree, in any case.
You'll want your share some day
yourself; it mustn't go into buying a
practice for me. But, apart from
that, houses sell so badly now that
this wouldn't realize much over the
value OF the mortgageat a forced sale.
And the furniture, though worth a
good deal to keep would go for moth.
ing at an auction. That plan would
not do at all for any of us"
"Still, there's no harm in thinking
about it, and seeing what we have,
and what it's WORTH" / urged, 10th to
give up any ghost of a chance. ave
may do that, mayn't we, John?n
"Of course. That is q thing you
must do sooner or later. Look over
the house, and make a list carefully
and we'll consult and fix on approx
mate values. Don't hurry about it
though. Next week is time enough
and / know you need rest"
"Rest is the very thing l don't neec
and can't take" / cried, impetuously
Something to fill up the long days
and keep us from thinking and gettin,
blue is what we want. Well maketh,
list tomorrow, John"
A little more talk and he rose to 90
eDid you stop at the post Office
John?"
eyes. There was nothing for you