The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-09-25
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overworry. and the intolerable heat.
And as the shewd Tamaki looked after
ais retreating figure. he wondered how
much farther ne might dare to toy with
his endurance.
rs Mr.. Smithers in?" q clear, high
voice rang above the gruffer sounds.
and before the overweight Smithers
had time to smooth out his forehead or
temper. the voice gurgled, rushing up
to him: "Oh. Mr.. Smithers. I've been
trying all morning to get you on the
telephone. hope you are feeling very
good-natured and neighborly this morn
ing, for want to ask little favor of
you"
Smithers looked up blankly, but with
out noticing his woe-begone appearance
the voice ratified on: I'D like to borrow
about Ave hundred trays from you il
you can spare them. and your sprink-
ling cart, our roads are getting 30
frightfully dusty, and q dozen or two
cutting knives, you always have such
quantities on hand. and Why, what
In the world has happened7 You look
as II you had reached the last notch
Of endurance!"
Something near 1t. think" answer
ed Smithers. with sallow smile.
THAT damn Tama-I beg your pardon,
Miss Smythe-that-"
"Oh. not at ALT" she interrupted. tax
Ing in a good, long breath. ''and II you
could send over some pickers!' adjust
inc n furuuolun utuA In hos b1,,o .t,i,<
waist, wed be 30 much obliged. We
are getting along famously. don't you
know. think It's such fun to run a
ranch. Do you have any trouble in get
ting men?'
"The scarcity Of men 10 not 20 bad
AS"
"Oh. yes. of course" the high. clear
tones remarked, isn't 1t q perfect
shame? But do you know l was about
to forget my main object In coming
over. such a tragic thing has happened.
My dear little Dandy. you know he has
always been used to the park roads,
has gotten something In his foot; do
you suppose you could loan me horse
for q few days?"
Smithers made some sort Of q dumb
sign the lady was pleased to take for
an assent.
"Oh. thank you 80 much" she gush-
ed, you know we find the neighbors
around here simply dear in doing little
things for US, and it is such lark to be
. business woman. don't you known
And. gathering up her skirts, she pick
cd her way daintily among the drip
ping boxes and over the sticky floor.
When the sound Of her wheels was
out Of ear-shot, Smithers opened his
eyes. "Well. this certainly 10 the last
NOTCH" he muttered. ''These internal
women from the city. with their measly
little twenty-acre patch. have disrupted
the whole system Of piecework by rails
ing wages whenever there's q pinch.
and have borrowed every unattached
article on every ranch within ten miles.
and-but this 10 my chance" he finish
ed. with wicked CLINT in his eye. ere
venge IL sweet"
'.Tamaki." he called, "Miss Sybil
Smythe at the next ranch wants some
more pickers. l am through with your
men and think you will just suit her"
1t was because he saw his revenge.
swift and sure. upon his two pet an
noyances, that he was able to preserve
his outward calm, and. with soothed
feelings. turned his energies to solv-
ing the labor problem minus his jap
crew. But a. the hop fields had begun
to draw from the ranks of the work
ingmen. the highways and hedges were
almost depleted. One crop of peaches
actually did 90 to waste for the lack
Of cutters. but, - he saw the ground
covered with twenty-dollar
pieces. he said to himself: ut would
have been q greater loss to handle It at
the rate was paying Tamaki:" then,
with . chuckle: II wonder how Miss
Smythe IL making it?''
In few days. when that young lady
returned to borrow a few more trifies
In the nature Of ton Of hay, a set Of |
harness. and . garden hose, she said:
80 immensely good of you to send us
Damntamaki. His crew IL simply ele-
CANT. "Oh, yes. we have to pay them
two dollars a day. but we haven't lost
q peach" with an inquiring glance to-
ward the Muir crop. yellowing ON the
ground.
Nevertheless. Smithers held on grim
~. TamakPs crew would break her
up, he argued, she would not come back |
next year, and the consequent saving
Of his trays. harness. horses, hay, wag-
ons. and every detachable implement
would more than compensate for the
loss Of that one variety. ~
How are you getting along. Ia