The sun., 1900-10-09
A STORY OF COUNTRY LIFE.
CHAPTER V.

of the United States.
Winnie Grey had acted In the capacity
of County Superintendent of Public
Instruction since the list 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; ah, yes, and
there was another letter. 1t was from
her Boonsville lover. How 1t filed 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. YES" she meditated,
there are 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 on
their home, without her assistance.
If he wasn't able, she would take q
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 1t 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.
Every well, thank you, father. How
are the folks at homer"
"We're all well. l thought I'd come
down to the county seat this morning
to see you on little matter of bust
ness" 4
Every well; what Is it?"
"Why, Bob Wright, down there in
Boonsyille, has some calves he wants
to sell, and l want to buy them.
Though extremely anxious, l havn't
the money to buy them with. Thought
maybe could get the money from you.
[ don't know as there's any money in
'em, or in anything else, as far as that's
concerned, but Joe Harrington Is
countin' on buyin' these calves, ana
that's the reason l want 'em. I've been
a-lookin' all this time for chance to
get my revenge on that man, and now's
my chance. Myi but he'll get mad, If
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. "Iow much will
you need"
"Well, there's ten Of 'em and he
wants 81 apiece. It's really an out
rageous high price, but / won't stop
for that. Why last spring man
couldn't get a bit over S. for such
calves"
"Maybe they are worth more than
they We're then"
well, the Republicans say they are,
. but don't think so. We amt havin'
n bit better times than we had, In spite
. of their predictions. I've been think
, in of writing to Ezra and telling him
that he is false prophet"
"Have you received any letters from
i Uncle Ezra lately?"
E "Yes; we received one just the other
day"
"What did he writer"
81 don't remember exactly what was
e in the letter. One thing that disap-
!, pointed me Is the fact that he's still
. Republican. Every letter l get | ex-
t pect to hear that he's turned Populist,
n but SO far my expectations have been
| In uoir1 To WV 4, a
prices would get better for the farmer.
t He said If / wished to make money
/ now was the time to speculate. Buy
e all the calves and other stock that /
y could, and hold them for higher prices.r
80 you are taking his advice?"
II mo, Winnie; am going to buy Bol
e Wrlght's calves for the express pur
t. pose of outwittlng Joe Harrington
l. What does Ezra know about running
e farm? He's lived nearly all his life i
II city, and is green as a squash, whe
n 1t comes to country life"
"His judgment is good, though, 4
II almost every subject" &
at Is on some subjects, to be sui
d but still he doesn't know everythir
1 He has his failings like all other i
IS man beings"
d ITO change the subject" said Y
d ME. "have you planted your cornsyS
IL Eyes, we just finished plantingaE
: days ago"
"How does the wheat looksu
Tx at looks splendid, but dcn,t ex
ut to get much out of it, for silyer's
e down right along, and B.yan
Id whenever silver went dovn
went with It, or when siEer web
!" wheat went up also.
a. Il do wish Bryan had been eI6
re for il we had free coin 90 Of
= the said silver would ise in
"fFefore wheaay@oulfrise.
t ought ''ht to at ) worth \
t prospect foe oe' would be
d tnmh,' nl,h It. I suppose now WV
to enough last year" Ao~ VI
'To be continued.)