Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-01-14

WE S.%|/"STNO edgoing into ag-
WI9/IS riculture, or be-
NO cause he want
ed to be quoted
as gentleman farmer'-it was because
he had money he didn't know what to
do with.
Hurrying down to the station one
morning to catch the train in order to
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.
I'll 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 small sum to Elliott
Raymond, but still he didn't know
what to do with it. Banks were pay
Ing only3. General Metallic was away
down. Real estate was low, and it was
still problem whcnthe train stopped
and he climbed onto Tom Harvey's
coach beside Miss Carruth. In her So
ciety he forgot all about Northeastern,
General Metallic, and banks that pay
only 3.
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 a swift run across country
after the hounds, a flash through
patchin's woods and gulley, and the
meadows beyond, where Miss Carruth
came in first and won the brush.
shall we go home by the Willow
road? she said to Elliott. 1T 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 chanced to see Il sign
tackled to II tree near farm gate:
This Farm for Sale at n Sacrifice"
Suddenly he remembered the $4,000.
The house was away back from the
road, there was neat hedge on one
side, ana Il grape arbor and a few giant
elms. Quite handsome country place.
Why shouldn't he put his money in this
farm? He would if it was Il good in
vestment lie 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
Ip..n of t1,n fnp,,,n,, y,
John wrote Elliott that the farm was
in an excellent state of cultivation. He
was going to SOW such and such fields
with wheat and reserve others for
white oats, and would Elliott kindly
have the florist send n lot of bulbs for
fall planting? Elliott carefully attend
ed to every request, and he used 10
tell Miss Carruth all about 1t as they
drove out to the football game on his
drag.
Brooks has sent enough plants and
things for Cousin Margaret to plant the
entire farm" he said, laughingly. Miss
Carruth was such a sensible girl-sht
liked to hear about his farm, he knew
and always seemed so Interested.
Truth to tell, Gertrude Carruth haG
hoped, she acknowledged it to herself
boldly, that Elliott Raymond would
some day ask her to share his fortunes
his interests, wherever they might be
She did not care about the fortune IL
itself, She looked straight In her mir
ror one night and told herself so, &c
wouldn't care II he hadn't penny, ;
she said; "he is the best man know. :
At Mrs. Westerleigh's dinner Mis-
Carruth was sure Elliott had some
thing in particular to say to her. The
We're in the conservatory, she sittin
on rustic seat and he leaning on tn
edge of a marble basin, watching tn
gold fishes swimming about. Neith,
had spoken for some time and she fe'
when he did speak 1t would be som,
thing she would wish to hear. Sh
pulled a red rose from branch nes
her.
'It is beautiful. isn't 1T" he sal
taking 1t from her fingers. 1T is
crimson rambler. am going to hay