Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-29

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~ IT, cause os:1 he In'eai-
SSp~S>-TWo ed going into ag-
NS9-<G a - riculture, or be-
SN4D) cause he want
ed to he quoted
as gentleman farmcr"--it was because
he had money he didn't know what TO
DO with.
HulTying down to the station one
morning to catch the train in order 10
join the first meet of the Flint Valley
Hunt club. he ran against his broker,
who stopped him long enough to say:
Great Northeastern went up any
number Of points yesterday We sold.
III send you check for $1,000 to-day
on the train Elliott had time to think
over several business matters, among
them the rise in Northeastern, -Four
thousand was Il small sum to Elliott
Raymond, but still he didn't know
what to do with il. Banks were pay
ing only General Metallic was away
down. Real estate was low, and it was
still a problem when the train stopped
aud he climbed onto Tom Haryey's
coach beside Miss Carruth. In her so
ciety he forgot all about Northeastern,
General Metallic, and banks that pay
only ).
The hunt starts at l." she said,
smiling at him with frank, level eyes.
eve have luncheon at the BircheS.'
and so the conversation drifted. fol
lowed by n swift run across country
after the hounds, Il flash through
I'atchins woods and gulley, and the
meadows beyond, where Miss Carruyh
came in first and won the brush.
shall we go home by the Willow
road?" she said to Elliott. ut is the
longest way" and he said of course,
for Elliott always agreed with Miss
Carruth.
1t was riding home by the Willow
road that Elliott CHANGED TO see sign
tackled to tree near farm gaze:
This Farm for Sale at IL Sacrifice"
Suddenly he remembered the $1,000.
The house was away back from the
road, there was neat hedge on one
side. and grape arbor and a few giant
elns. Quite Il handsome country place.
Why shouldn't he put his money in this
farm? He would if it was a good in
vcstment He would notify Brooks.
That was how Elliott Raymond came
to buy farm. \ distant cousin was
brought from the west somewhere and
installed thereon, while the former
owners-well, Elliott didn't know what
became of the former owners. Cousin
John wrote Elliott that the farm was
in an excellent state of cultivation. lie
WAS going to SOW such and such fields
with wheat and reserve others for
white oats, and would Elliott kindly
have the florist send lot of bulbs for
fall planting? Elliott carefully attend
ed to every request and he used TO
tell Miss Carruth all about it as they
drove out TO the foot ball game on his
drag.
Brooks has sent enough plants and
things for Cousin Margaret to plant the
entire farm" he said, laughlngly. Miss
Carruth was such a sensible girl-she
liked to hear about his farm, he knew,
and always seemed so interested.
Truth to tell, Gertrude Carruth had
hoped. she acknowledged it to herself
boldly, that Elliott Raymond would |
some day ask hertz share his fortunes, |
his interests. wherever they might be- |
She did not care about the fortune in |
itself She looked straight in her mir |
ror one night and told herself 50. Il
wouldn't care If he hadn't penny" |
she said: "he is the best man | know"
At Mrs. Westerleighs dinner Miss
Carruth was sure Elliott had some
thing i'm particular to say to her They |
were in the conservatory, she sitting
on "A rustic seat and he leaning on the
edge of marble basin, watching the
gold fishes swimming about. Neither
had spoken for some time and she felt
when he did speak it would be some
thing she would wish to hear. She
! ig.cd n red rose from branch near
her.
1T Is beautiful, isn't itT' he said,
taking II from her fingers. 1T is
crimson rambler. | am going to have