Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-04-22
NUMBER 16.
much tim. to 4rrans. hi. h., b-fOrs the mir.

I haNing q long clat IN a hotel t-slfOon
80 you - how tbs land lies,- aid the
old man. "rhough ns,er held that part %
the farm at over two hundrri an acrv. the
sol b-in' thinner than the loser lyin' land.
an rrguirin' q good deal more manure 20
make decsai crops. Tnmlay says it'n fetch .
clean two thoassni an acre when its cut up.
II the -cbcms take. holi as IT, likely 10.
That's Why be advi-ei me 10 retain an In
terrsi, ins;sai ~ scllin' out an out I'm 10
ct I've th1usanal la ca.h for the forty acr~..
an have quarter Interest In all sales. that
means tssuiy thousand Ia the end. N things
turn cot q Tramlay thinks-
"uyi- ejaculaiei Phl. his eyes opening
verN -its, AIpl gulng into brosn study.
Ths OIL man contemplated him for -oms
tim. vi'b q smile % supreme sailsfsctiOa-
Finally b. ali
"Makes you fe.l Q little bit a. II you vas
r,ch mans soa. don't u, old boyr'
"in.i.s,i IL d., Phil rvpliei "Bui doat
- ho- can help you abou, it-
"Dont. shi Wei, IIl tel yOu.- saii the
OLD man. syeing his son clo-.ly. That forty
scrss IL atDut quarter % the farm lani In
j value, calculate, COUNTING out the house an
other builiins n was maxim my will an
div.din' thing. up among the family. IA
leave lust about that much lani to 700. With
an tnisr,st In the hou-s. stock, stostsry,
/ When the Lord 49, nt 10 call your mother.
so--bers the oil man ini.nsifei h. gais-
"rv. Arranged 10 give my quarter interest,"
In the sutsrpri-s to you. a. yOar inhsritAnos:
that1i make yoa director In the oompny.
With a. much az a. anybody sl-s 'it'l
k~p you In York q good dsal. though
"faihsri- etrlaimsi Phil
"An',- coniinu~i the OIL man, dropping bic
sy.- a. s,on a. hls son look~i at hlm, and
patiing on the countsnanos Ia which hs
usually disc'Is.si the ordinary Affairs - the
farm. as " may n~si -oms moo-y for you 10
tsp up proJ~r style With the people -hon
yoa1l have 20 deal With, props-- b put the
tys thousani Ia tank here to our Joint ao-
ooant, - yOa can draw ~hsusysr you ns~i
cash
The oi man b-ssn 10 tarv fns shAvinss
frOm th. tooth plek Which b. hal ehsrish-i
ever since b. ETA the dining room. bat Phl
oomy.ll~i q sgsysnsion q ssigstry Coz mo-
msni by going over % hls fathers chair and
prv~.ing ibs gray boal to hi. br,ast
Tbs other principal s,ocsholisrs,- sAii
ths oil man. a. soon a. be vas able % resume
hb whiting. ar. TrsmlAy an man nAmsi
MArg.-
Mage Phll .cho~i
"Yoa -<m to kno- him, AL the f.rmsr,
booking up fun under bis sJsbro-N
n shoul think 90 All Fhil, fro-ninx
AMI twitchlhs h.s hE- . great esal "llss
tss man
"wslr askei The oil man. for Phl lad
not finished his -entsno. Tlsrs -ss DO 70
ply. - b. coutinu~il
The uaan yoa thought hal caught the gAlr
Phil uoilel Afirmatiyely
"Sos you - shAi oomes % goln' % at
half cocs. All the fArm~r lost your 81.
p-n-s too vays. 10 sAy nOth.n' % T.sos0
mind
Il heard Oos man telling another IT, AID
Ihil, quit. humhly. 'o shat -s ] ~
thinsr
-r you t-trsoy'rythin' T. YEA tsar Atous
msn a. suIHn. LIy boy. yOuu L. ~ y0gr
cour-. all y0ur ufs laug TAks q sooi grip
On that
Again I'hn ~cni into brown study. from
-hich h. rnerse,i sudisnly to syi
"lts lu.t bat yuu di when yOu supposed
yuu harn~i sh- sasnt sn.sg~l, isn't 40 You
believed Il snd sruis ii a. once to ne
"Oh. no'- AID the OH man, an air d
superiority. a. bs pat very sharp pint on
shat rr'nain~l - the toothpics "Noi
much I've lcarn~i slsay, b. 40 20 bal
gusTtsrs for information.
"why. iat.ssr.- I1il etclaim"i. srcit~ily.
''yuu dont ni-an % ay, after 'slai you
%, mi-.l me. that you vnt-ani-and---
"Poksl my no-s Into other Ieoplei busi.
nss.i ~, I Mr Tamlsy took ms hons
to dlnnsr- say shAi an ouilAndish say the-s
city folk. have got % nut eatin dinner al
nish onto l.-ltims' an after the msal. long
aluut tie cl ~ % the evsnin'. When Tramlay
had gune fur slms Iar.rs a. sh0s me-, an ths
OIL lady sas uut % the ruom for sousthin,
to.lk 'cA.iun to consraiulats the gal Ga her
ngagvmsnt that's tie prUfsr thing In such
ca-- made an puryi,i~i v0u knos shs
Iookei kini o. fabtsrgastsl. an at lAst shs
sahl tsas the fls, she'd hesrl q II tri~i
"a 90 oui q " D., ayin' u 10 sAn't true 10
ort a. D.. " Young men In York bal eyes In
their hoads But IL didn't s~-m 30 work She
askrl bow hcrrl q u. an hal to say thai
s,nhel-sly IN n. city hAi toll my soa about
IA
T1.n frovu~i
''Tbsn. coa,inuei ths oil man, she bus,
out ,ryin'-
"Ch. dsari- q, .hei PA
'well. . al 80 OF man. n 80 somsthin'
hal to D. done, ~ put my arms Arogni
h.r"-
"why. f,iher'- ssi Phil. IN alarm.
n PIT my arms aruuni her. an Said that
wben a al sas cryin' shs ort 10 have hsr
pawn. q, clm.Jrt be-. an. a. ncitbsr q
em ~. prr-s Z. hpf.-l she'd make b1isve
ior inmate ~ tso that l sas her grand
taihsr ~ sho tDus my ailtis,s an u -susi
b. d. l.r a .,gat - go..i
What a.lv,cs dti yUa give herr asssi
Ihu
"Non~-,n surls.- S.ll the oi man
swat ull yulrs nay 49,. thsn youll un'isr-
siand
Il ,lont -" ALL Phll. af.ef a moment or
two oi silsure. 'tlst thin.s are much bstter
than they we're Psralta sass Mt enga-cl.
bat that fcilDs Marrr l. hlnging ahDut her
all the time. TrIn g.at I've hcarl tsopls
remark. be. t-scn raN < attention D. hsr Zoe
year or two Nhsn tle family were ai our
hOu-s lat sImmer BE- va the oaly man shs
talksi About I'm pretty sure, too, from
What I've -e.i that her iupiber favors him
-, puiiing everything tUsci.er, AMI think
lng ab1ui u a god deal. a. I've bal 20 DO In
splte - my-lf since I've bscn up home. I've
ulale up my uliEi that 70. for~sOns eon.
clusion
80 yourv go.n' % nOp Ike a stuck plg an
let ii 20 on. are yoIi Just bscau- yoa'vs
n. ut -l.nethia' you'r' guin' % Do nothin'
n ia thousht that q yol don't blisye IA
have hrOayht yOu down herc b D. q business
ulan IA The ciiy 4 fellow that hain't ~,
the gfii q hsht for a gal that BE- wants 10
likely % make m ghiy poor tisi q ii hshtin'
for fOrtune. No. ar; you're not goin' 20
knuckls uDdlr whils you've got father 10
-. you ou ! don't say shes In ey'ry ~ay
the gal "a have plckei cut Zoe you, but any
gal thatll live up o. the b,si that's In her 10
gool snoush for any man alive II you care
a. much for her a. you thought you did
-heu met YOU In the street that day, that
gal l. the one for you o. tie 20. unle-z abe
breaks the rOPa A man sOmstimes gets .
had lickin In a love hshi, an powerful BIG
snar besiies. but both tosethsr don't do him
a. much harm as backin' cut an plsyin'
coward
Elm not q coward. father, protested Phil,
anil his eye. nashei as II he meant H.
"YOa don't mean % b-. my boy" !" aid the
oil man. with Pat on his sons shoulder.
'but ey'rythin' In this affair 1. new 10 you.
an you're IN the dars abrut -oms things that
mebts look blgg-r than they are. That sort
of thing1l make towards cot Of the besi q
uen. N they give In 10 IL; that's the reason
I'm crackin' the whip st you"
II wonder what Mr. TramAy wants of
ne Sil Phil, q moment later.
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