The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-10-04
A STORY OF COUNTRY LIFE.
BY ALMA /. PARKER, GUIDE ROCK, NEB.
Observation-Disclosures
CHAPTER v.

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CHAPTER v.
The Road to the Poorhouse Missed.
Inauguration day had passed and{
VIM. Mckinley of Ohio was President
of the United States.
Winnie Grey had acted in the capacity
of County Superintendent of Public
Instruction since the 1st of January
and she was delighted with her new
work and Marble County was proud of
Political Simon's daughter.
On this particular morning, Winnie
was alone in her Office looking over her
mornings mail. There were business
letters for her to answer; ali, yes, and
there vas another letter. 1t was from
her Boonsville lover. How it filled her,
heart with joy! 1t seemed to her the.
happiest morning of her life. She felt
that she had a thousand things to be
thankful for. Glen Harrington re-
turned her love; her folks at home.
were beginning to see better times;
prices were getting better for farm
ers' products. Eyes" she meditated,.
there are a great many things to be.
thankful for" She had great faith in.
Republican times, and she believed
that In two years, at least, her father
would be able to pay the mortgage IN
their home, without her assistance.
If he wasn't able, she would take a.
part of her salary and pay it for him.
The mortgage would never be allowed
to take the old home. AS she sat in.
her office, meditating over the pros
poets of the future, there came a tap,
at the door, and then it flew open, and
Winnie was surprised to see her father
standing in the doorway.
Good morning, Winnie. How are.
you?' he said. taking her hand.
Very well, thank you. father. How
are the folks at homer" Il
We're all we'll. I thought I'd come.
down to the county seat this morning
to see you on a little matter of bust
ness" a
Every well; what is it?"
why, Bob Wright, down there in
Brownsville, has some calves he wants.
to sell. and l want to buy them.
Though extremely anxious, I havn't.
NAS A1ohSJ ~ Duy .llcul WILL. lOuSlL
maybe I could get the money from you.
don't know as there's any money in
EN-, or in anything else, as far as that's
concerned, but Joe Harrington is:
countin' on buyin' these calves, and
that's the reason I want 'em. I've been
a-lookin' all this time for a chance to-
get my revenge on that man, and now's
my chance. My! but he'll get mad, if
l step In ahead Of him, and knock him
out of the bargain by gettin' those
calves he's been calculating to buy"
You shall have the money! said
Winnie, rather amused at her fathers
method of revenge. "How much will
you need?'
"Well, there's ten of 'em and he.
wants 81 apiece. It's really an out
rageous high price, but 1 won't stop,
for that. Why last spring a man
couldn't get a bit over S. for such
calves"
maybe they are worth more than
they were then"
well. the Republicans say they are,
but l don't think so. We amt havin,
a bit better times thar we had. in spite
of their predictions. I've been think
in of writing to Ezra and telling him
that he is a false prophet"
"Have you received any letters from
Uncle Ezra lately?
yes; we received n just the other
day."
"What did he writer"
81 don't remember exactly what was
in the letter. One thing that disap-
pointed me is the fact that he's still
Republican. Every letter 1 get 1 ex-
pect to hear that he's turned Populist,
but SO far my expectations have been
in vain. He wrote that he thought
prices would get better for the farmer.
He said if I wished to make money
now was the time to speculate. Buy
all the calves and other stock that I
could, and hold them for higher prices"
$50 FOL are taking his advice?"
mo, Winnie; l am going to buy Bob
Wright's calves for the express pur-
pose of outwitting Joe Harrington.
What does Ezra know about running a
farm? He's lived nearly all his life in
n city, and is green as a squash, when
it comes to country life"
His judgment is good, though, on
almost every subject"
ut is IN some subjects, to be sure,
but still he doesn't know everything.
He has his failings like all other hui
man beings"
"To change the subject" said Vim
ME. "have you planted your corn yet?'
"Yes, we just finished planting a few
days ago"
"How does the wheat look?"
1T looks splendid, but I don't expect
to get much out Of it, for silver's going
down right along, and Bryan said
whenever silver went down wheat
went with 1t, or when silver went up
wheat went up also.
II do wish Bryan had been elected,
for if we had free coinage of silver,
he, said silver would rise in value,
therefore wheat would rise.
IF wheat would be worth what it
ought to be, there would be a good
prospect for me to pay the mortgage
with 1t. I suppose now wheat win
tumble, and we all know 1t was low
enough last year"
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