Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-01
Tho other two watched him out OF

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| continued Uriah.
Hardly the man for this kind Of bust.
ness?"
We'll, l don't know. likes good
fellow"
Good fellow? Why, Of course he Is.
Nobody thinks more Of Ike than do.
"NoW, l tell you, Jet" continued
| Uriah, hitching his chair up to the 9TH
er, between you and me and that lum-
| Der wagon, Ike Is the wrong man for
this business. You wont u man that
can git up and git and amt afraid 10
| hustle, and Ike will never fill the bill;
you mark my words"
WELL" said Jet, slowly, II reckon
l never give It thought whether he
would or not So you think he won't
| doc"
DO? OF course he won't do. tell
| You, Jet, just what's common sense for
yOu'n newell make up the polish and
start out together and let Ike sell what
he can around here; that'll let him
down kind o. easy; but We'll take the
| but us can handle It,"
Jet rose to his feet "I'll think the
| thing over" he said. ''Of course, II
Ike won't do We'll have to drop him."
Jet walked slowly homewarj, rubbing
his fingers caressingly over the stove
lid and shaking his head In accom-
pan.ment TO his thoughts. As he turn
ed the bend In the road he discovered
Isaac sitting on the bank ahead OF him.
Il knew you'd be along pretty soon,"
said Isaac, rising awkwardly, land
thought I'd wait for you. No chance 20
talk business when Uriah Is around.
A good fellow. too, first rate; only he
| blows too much"
Blows quite a bit, that's q fact"
| assented Jet.
We'll. you know what he is and what
| his folks We're before him as we'll as
| do, and you know just as well that he's
no man for this business. You see
what you want IS a man that has somL
dignity about him and knows how to
approach people in the right sort Of
way. Now. Uriah don't know what dig
nifty is. Why, he'd 20 into mans par
lor just the same as he'd 80 into q COW
stable. Well sir that may Go around
here, but II won't Go in the big towns,
and that's where you'll make your
money. Mighty good thing you've got,
Jet; mighty good, but be careful and
don't throw il away on a man like
Uriah. l don't pretend to be no great
| shucks myself. but il l can't sell more
in day than he can in a whole week
III eat the samples. But then, II you
think l won't do. just say SO, and I'll
drop out at once"
ooh. l amt afraid but what you'll
do all right answered jet. anxious to
conciliate. "But allow l hev got my
doubts of Uriah.'
'Of course you have; you're man Of
sense and couldn't help but have doubts
| III have TO cut acrDSS here, but think
the matter over. Jet; think it over"
Ill do that" answered Jet, emphat-
| ically, as be started on alone again.
He walked on rapidly until he came
to an old barn along the road The roof
Of the barn had been blown off and
never replaced, and the whole thing
looked very dilapiGated but very famil.
| lar to jet. for 1t was his barn. He no.
ticed the hole in the roof and made a
menfal VOW that some of his profits
should so to repairing it. Beyond the
barn was a little tumble-down house
and the yard between was filled with
remnants Of lumber wagons, 'hay rake.
reaper, blackboard and several odds and
ends OF Old buildings.
4 tall, thin and melancholy looking
| woman was bending over a washtub
at the pump. She Strengthened and stop
| ped her work as Jet came up.
He went on into the house and nut
the stove Id he had been carrying on
the stove. Then he came out and sat
down near his wife.
"They say there's SO day in 1t for
sure thing: that's what they say"
We'll, I'm glad If there is" said the
woman. signing softly. 1.-The Lord
knows we need It. Is Uriah and Ike
goin' to take hold of 1t with you?"
"Mebbe they are and mebbe they
amt. l know them fe,lers better than
TO trust either of them l kno@ what
they'd like-they'll shiny up to me and
let on they hate each ether like pisin
till they find out how to make the pol
ish, and then you'd SEQ them together
again thicker'n hops, and I'd be left.
Not If know It, can make $1,000 a
| year out of and so 1t alone"
Cant you get Inc that wrapper to-
night. then; It's only 20 cents?'
only 20 cents? COnfound Ii, don't
you know that it will take every cent
l can rake and scrape to get the thing
started: I'd rather get YOU dozen silk
dresses two weeks from no " than spare
q cent tonight"
Il don't see" she began when there
was yell from the kitchen, followed
by the loud voice of mali
'fhew! Judas! What the DEVILS up
here. anyway? Are you trying to burn
| the house DOWN."