The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1902-03-22

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e, you came 70 me
Just i've years ago To-
yea" she assented. scarcely look
ing up from her breakfast dishes; she
was a modest and unassuming woman.
During these busy years I have paid
every dollar Of the 5000 I agreed to.
and the farm e now nine
She smiled demurely upon me. but
made no comment. 90 I continued.
"YOu have been a participant In al
The details Of my domestic life"
Certainly. Mr. Bollngbroke." And
she turned a curious gaze on me Tor
the hrst time.
I may ss wen be plain and say at
once that IN the vernscular Of the shire
where I lived, I was an odd stick
However. had good habits, q good
farm, and friends sumcient.
IL would Ike 70 take a walk over the
farm, and Be accompanied BY you, 9TH
q matters not interfering" I said
"other matters WiH not interiors"
she responded IN her unObtrusive nan
aer.
We were soon on the way. ana /
commented on an We sGw.
Five hundred acres; 5000. A thou
sand dollars for every 100 acres; and.
Helenette, the place 81 miner
''You have done remarkably wen IN
90 short q season. You dessrve much
praisaS
'There On my LEFT the everlasting
hfns srise. their SUBMITS denseIy Gov
ered with oak, spruce, pine. ana trees
q lesser quality"
@YeA the timber alone q worth
$1,000
HNo doubt Then there g the lux
uriant meadow, the fertile fields, the
roWen-pateh. a pasture SUFFICIENT for
q large herd Of cattle. q gOOdly hoek
Of sheep. dozen horses, and two beau
tiful brooks cross and reGoss my nelds.
Surely there seems 10 be nothing lack
ing"
I tried to take note Of her expression
a. ended the last sentence; but her
eOuntenance did not change. She
seemed to be gazing on over the far
away hiIlS She said very peFtinsntly,
however:
@And there Is the sugar orchard.
That ought to net you $500 per year"
ct wiz"
/ could not help noticing how very
practical she was In her observations.
your buildings ara in good repair;
your farm Is wei stocked. you enjoy
the best Of health. . went on Helenette.
@Your earthly lot Is enviable. May
your prosperity ever contlnusg
I looked at her intently. But that
gWeet face betrayed no emotion.
you think the picture Is eompleter'
said.
'Yes. financially"
"But money is not everything. There
q one lack. The earthly picture canno,
be complete 70 me without Il Can
you guess what Il isT
sEo."
7 want q wifeF'
We both paused then. but her coun-
tenanee DID not change.
"a wifeT she said in a matter Of fact
manner.
Yea as
you seem TO Be very happily stu
ated now; yet the right kind Of 4 wife
would be a useful addition TO the farm.
Yes. you should marry.
Il thank Jon. Heienette. Your al.
vice has always been f6od. I shall
consider Il carefully"
By fhis time we had returned 10 the
house. and a. she walked n. leaving
me outside. I thought, when I take
ny new wife. Helenette wfiI Be- The
best help Tor indoors I can secure
From that moment j began paying
more attention 10 dress than I had
done. and with such success that I con.
gratulated myself On my general i'm.
provement never vas rated a md.
81 man.
one day ! dressed myself carefully
hlznessed u ~ finest team and pre-
pared for q Journey. Helmets stood
a. tire door 10 see me OF.
Helenetle.T Z said. I'm going "a
tsHn. may be gone 4 week. / mas
y g1ns month. During ny ahsencs