The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-09-28

why Certain ccuntry Resort Could
Gave Many Convenieneea
AZ Low Price.

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children. $50 many conyeniences, too.
Idon't see how they can afford TO charge
SO little"
Possibly we will find out, be re-
piled, for he was wise in his day and
generation and he rather expected to
discover some drawbacks.
Still, 1t must be admitted that eyers-
thing looked very promising. There
were six or eight hammocks swung be-
tween various trees about the lawn,
there were three croquet sets and two
tennis courts, and there were cows and
horses without number.
$50 ideally rural" she commented.
"The browsing cows and horses give the
place the true country air, but, as there
are no fences, except for the grain fields,
should think they would get on the
lawn occasionally"
An old man who was sitting near
them on the porch took his pipe from
his mouth long enough to say: "The
boys keep them off the lawn
"And that nearest tennis court" she
went on, Seems to be newly laid out
and rolled. / do not recall ever having
seen better one"
"The boys did it," explained the old
man. Thought thoold one wasn't good
enough, so they put in two days talxin'
up the sod an maxim new dirt court"
"The boys must be very accommo-
dating" she said.
They're pretty good boys" admitted
the old man. Don't know as we could
ask for any better"
II should think not" she asserted,
and then, turning to her husband: did
you ever hear of more industrious
boys?"
Never" he answered, 'but suppose
they're paid for doing it,"
''Nary cent" broke in the old man.
"They seem to like it. They laid out
the croquet grounds, too"
did they?"
yep; laid out one two years ago, one
last year and one this summer. Most
likely they'll buy another croquet set
and put it out next year."
did they buy the croquet sets, too?'
she asked in some surprise.
"Yep."
with their own money!"
Don't suppose they'd buy them with
anybody else's money, do yep
mo; certainly not" she answered,
hastily. at was foolish question, of
course. ! suppose they put out the
hammocks, also"
Yep; an bought EN-"
Dear me! never heard the like of
that before. suppose they didn't get
them all at once. though. Some of them
seem pretty old."~
Yep. The old ones are the hammocks
the boys left here other years, an it
sort of hurt 'em hanging out in the
snow all winter"
'Then the boys don't stay here the
year round" she suggested. She was
beginning to get interested in the boys.
II suppose it's too dull and lonely for
them here in the winter"
''Yep."
you have good many horses here"
she said, after pause. Il suppose if I |
want to take a drive some day there'll |
be no difficulty about it."
Mop; the boys1i hitch up horse for
you most any time"
where are the boys?" she asked
Reckon they're about the place
somewhere" he answered. sMebbe
they've gone out to the pasture TO drive
in the cows. ! heard one of the ladies'
say she wanted glass of milk for her
baby"
Z "Well, never knew anything SO
obliging as thatl Going out to the pas
ture after the cows because baby
wants glass of milkl This surely is
an ideal country place. And SO cheap.
too. Do you suppose I can have pitch
er of drinking water brought to my /
room every night?"
''The boysgo down to the spring bout
D quarter OF a mile from here and fill
all the pitchers every night, replied the
Did man.
Really, those boys OF yours must be
treasures" she said. looking at the old
man admiringly. AYou have reason to
yourself"
@Oh, they amt my boys" he inter
rupted.
mot your boys!" she exclaimed.
Why, you're the proprietor of the
place, aren't your"
yep; I own it, an Marthy, my wife,
,orter runs it."
Then who are the boys?''
The old man looked at her in aston
shment, and then took few whiffs to