The advocate., 1894-01-31

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scheme which he had finally hit upon
with success; and he urged John to aid
in getting the consent of the old folks
to the arrangement. To his great de-
light, John, now thoroughly his friend,
entered into the project with will;
and they were talking in iattering
terms of Kate's possibilities when she
Joined them and put an end to their
panegYrics.
$50 you're going to college, at last,
Kate? It's great piece OF luck, and
Pm glad. You're deserving of the
best there isl said John.
"Oh, has he-haS Mr.. OVertOn told
you?" asked Kate. "And you are will
ing? Oh, I'm so glad! But what will
pa say?"
"' Pa has got to say yes" said
John. "DO you suppose he'd stand in
the way when you've such chance? :?
OF course not. You're all right, Kate.
Don't you fear. I'll talk with father
right now."
"YOu relieve me of very embaraSs-
ing duty, Mr.. Cotterell," said OvertOn;
''and | can't be thankful enough. To
tell the truth, have rather dreaded to
mention the matter, lest your father
should have 'scrupleS', like Kate had"
"Well, / was right; now don't you
think SOP" asked Kate.
"Of course, Kate. | can't think Of
you as doing anything that is nOtright;"
said OVertOn.
OVertOn and Kate went back to the
house, while John went to the barn
where his father was feeding his horses.
What John really wished was to i'm
press upon the elder COtterell the i'm
pOrtanCe of treating very seriously
Kate'S agreement to repay the money
to be advanced her; for he knew that
if she should once come to think the
written agreement a mere sham, she
would fOregO her prospects rather than
have anything to do with the scheme.
BY this time, Cotterell had been COM
pletely won over by his wife, and
viewed the proposal with favor, and
John succeeded so well that when they
had all come together in the parlOr and
OvertOn had stated the proposal Cot
terrell assented, but made grave Objec-
tiOns on the ground that this particular
kind of an agreement-being in wait
ing, tOO-might cause Kate serious
trouble if she should not see fit to re-
pay the money. OF course, she could
pay it, easily enough, once she got
through college and got to be type
writer or something, but she might not
wish to give up her earnings, and this
agreement would be too binding to
break. He acted his part so well that
John became afraid he might OVerdo
it, and frighten Kate out of signing the
paper. But it was all arranged at last,
and OVerton produced the legal docu-
ment he had prepared and put into his
pocket before leaving Golden. 1t was
an imposingly formal paper, but, haV-
ing been carefully read by her, Kate
signed it. and Mr.. and Mrs. Cotterell
witnessed it, whereupOn OVertOn paid
to Kate the first inStallment of $3.50,
and took her receipt.
1t was arranged that when John re-
turned to work Kate should accompany
him to Graham, and be fitted out there
by mOdiSte; for it would have excited
remark had Sam Cotterell'S daughter
ought such an amount Of goods at a
Golden store, especially for cash down.
John had little prospect of being at
home again for months, and so was
easily persuaded to stay another night,
though at the risk of trouble with his
boss. However, neighboring farmer
was going to town that afternoon, and
by him John sent message to be sent
from the telegraph office at Golden an
nouncing that he would be absent
another day.
That night after supper, all were in
the parlor Bgain; Kate and her mother
in a corner discussing dry goods, mil
inery and the like; and Mr.. Cotterell,