The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-10-10
A STORY OF COUNTRY LIFE.
BY ALMA |. PARKER. GUIDE ROCK. NEB
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CHAPTER V.


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 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; ali. yes, and
there was 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 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 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
your" he said, taking her hand.
very 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 BUSH
ness"
Every well; what is it?"
"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 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, and
that's the reason want 'em. I've been
a-lookin' all this time for q 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 'em and he
wants 81 apiece. It's really an out
rageous high price, but I won't stop
for that. Why last spring man
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 don't think 50. We amt havin'
| a 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 a false prophet"
''Have you received any letters from
| Uncle Ezra latelyw
Eyes; we received one just the other
| day."
| "What did he writer?
II 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 I 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 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 you are taking his advice"
| mo, Winnie; am going to buy Bob
Wrights calves for the express pur-
pose of outwitting Joe Harrington.
| What does Ezra know about running q
farm? He's lived nearly all his life in
city, and is green as squash, when
it comes to country life"
"His judgment is good, though, on
almost every subject"
"It is on some subjects, to be sure,
| but still he doesn't know everything.
He has his failings like all other hui
man beings"
| ITO change the subject" said Vim
ME, shave you planted your corn yet?'
Eyes, we just finished planting few
days ago."
| GLOW does the wheat look?"
| 1T looks Splendid, but 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 it, or when silver went up
| wheat went up also.
| Il do wish Bryan had been elected,
for IL we had free coinage Of silver,
he said silver would rise in value,
| therefore wheat would rise.
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