Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-10-05

were beginning to see better timesIs
prices were getting better for farm
ers' products. EYES," she meditated.
there are a. great many things to he
thankful for" She had great faith In
Republican times, and she believed!
that i'm 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 a
part of her salary and pay 1t for him.
The mortgage would never he allowed
to take the old home. AS she sat in
her office, meditating " the pros
poets of the future, there came a tap
at the door, and then 1t flew open. and
Winnie was surprised to see her father
standing in the doorway.
Good morning, Winnie. How are
youY' he said. taking her hand.
Very we'll. thank you. father. How
are the folks at home!"
"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"
Every well; what is It'll"
why, Bob Wright, down there in
Boonsville, has some calves he wants
to sell. and l want to buy them.
Though extremely anxious, I havn't
the money to buy them with. Thought
maybe I could get the money from YOU.
I dor't know as there's any money in
'em, or in anything else, as far rs that's
concerned, but Joe Harrington Is;
countin' on buyin' these calves, and
that's the reason l 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. IL
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 'cm and he
wants 81 apiece. It's really an out
rageorls high price. but l won't stop
for that. Why last spring a man
couldn't get a bit owe. So for such
calves"
AAN ~ NhS XIV NA'sA
they were then"
We'll. the Republicans say they are,
but 1 don't think so. We amt havin'
IL bit better times than We had. in spite
of their predictions. I've beer think
in of writing to Ezra and telling him
that he is Il false prophet"
Have you received any letters from
Uncle Ezra lately:"
"Yes; we received one just the other
day."
What did he write:"
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 l get l eN-
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 l wished to make money
now was the time to speculate. Buy
all the calves and other stock that l
could. and hold them for higher prices"
80 you are taking his advice"
mo. Winnie; 1 I'M going to buy Bob.
Wright's calves for the express pnr-
pose of outwitting Joe Harrington.
What does Ezra know about running ~
farm? He's lived nearly all his life in
a city, and is green as n squash. when
it comes to country life"
His judgment is good. though. on
almost every subject"
ut is on some subjects, to he sure,
but still he doesn't know everything.
He has his faillngs like all other hui
man beings"
ITO change the subject" said Vim
ME. "have you planted your corn YETI"
Eyes. we just finished planting a few
days ago."
"How does the wheat look?'
at looks splendid. but l 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 it. 1 suppose now wheat will
tumble. and we all know it was low
enough last year."
ITO be c%ontinued.l