The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-05
CHAPTER v.

Of the United States.
Winnie Grey had acted In the capacity
of County Superintendent OF Public
instruction since the ist 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 10 answer; all, yes, and
there was another letter II was from
her Brownsville lover. How 1t filled her
heart with joy! II seemed to her the
happIest morning OF her life. She felt
that she had 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. YES" she meditated,
there are a great many things 10 be
thankful for" She had great faith In
Republican times, aud she believed
that in two years. at least, her father
would be able to pay the mortgage On
| their home, without her assistance.
If he wasn't able. she would take
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, medltating over the pros
poets of the future, there came tap
at the door, and then 1t few open. aud
Winnie was surprised to see her father
OF ,,5inu IN The Innr..-a~
Good morning, Winnie. How are
your he said. taking her hand.
VERY WE'LL thank you. father. How
are the folks at homer
"We're all well. thought I'd come
down to the comfy seat this morning
to see you on a little matter of bust \
ness"
Every well; what Is itF
"Why, Bob Wright, down there in {
Boonsville. has some calves he wants
to sell. and want to buy them.
Though extremely anxious, ! havn't
the money to buy them with. Thought
maybe could get the money from you.
I don't know as there's any money in
eln, or In anything else, as far as that's
concerned, but Joe Harrington is
countin' on buyin' these calves, and
that's the reason want EN- I've been
a-lookin' all this time for chance to
get my revenge on that man, and nOw's
my chance. My! but he'll get mad, II
l step In ahead of him, and knock him
out Of the bargain by gettln' 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 hef
wants 81 apiece. It's really an QUIT
rageous high price, but won't stopA
for that. Why last spring q MANI
couldn't get 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 ain't havin'
a bit better times than we had, In spite
of their predictions. Ive been think
in of writing to Ezra and telling him
that he is false prophet"
Have you received any letters from
Uncle Ezra latelyW
Eyes; we received one 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 get l ex-
pect to hear that he's turned POpullst,
but so far my eXpectati ons have been
In vain. He wrote that he thought
prices would get better for the farmert
He said II I wished to make money
now was the time to speculate. Buy
all the calves and other stock that II
could. and hold them for higher prices.'1
$50 you are taking his advice"
mo, Winnie; am going to buy Boy
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 ~
a city, and Is green as squash. when
It comes to country life."
His judgment is good. though, on
almost every subject"
at is on some subjects, to be sure,
hut still he doesn't know everything.
He has his failings like all other hui
man beings"
ITO change the subject" said Vim
ME. .'have you planted your corn yetfI
Eyes, we Just finished planting few
days ago"
How does the wheat look"
at looks splendid, but don't expect
to get much out OF II, 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.
81 do wish Bryan had been elected, )
for II we had free coinage Of silver. 5
he said silver would rise In value.
therefore wheat would rise.
III wheat would be worth what II
ought to be, there would be a good
prospect for me to pay the mortgage
with II. I suppose now wheat WIN
tumble, and we all know Il was low