The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1902-06-03

want the whole ranch, meadow.
! f"wergarden and all, I'll quit claim
in and help you dig out them thist.
les besides
Thanks Felix. but / am not seek.
ing pastures new; l have only been
visiting sick relative and as it is
getting late, will have to ride on.
God he with yor !" Fare thee well
and if forever, still fare thee WE'LL"
Just think Billy what "a a cat as
thrope had liked tn have been precip-
ila,ed why | wouln't have met MIR.
Berrie before Zeke remembered for
every drop Of water Scott Polling ev.
e. tried to turn into good liquor. L
think Zeke's mind must be reunion
religion, or the girls, | don't know
which, but if L was Zeke's age, while
L might carry little religion as a
side line, my chief business would be
looking after Beck IIerrie.
Yonder. Billy, comes II. G.. Good =.
night. He's kind of paper hanger
for the International Coal Co. We
will try and circumyert AN option on
him,-Good morning Henry
Good morning FeIix-you seem
in a hurry"
Yes, promised to meet man at
LIT Gamers who is buy royalty in
oil-behind time now. Whoa Billy.
Say Henry. do you remember the ag-
gregate number of acres of those
tracts of land | gave options on last
winter?
Not precisely, but about 100 as
| remember"
Well now, have a few other
scraps; one of about 800 on the heif.
er fork of Steer creek; 200 on Calf
creek, "a tributary Of Bull river;
about the same amount on the sting.
er prong of Bee creek and a hundred
or So on clapper draiu of Bell run,
Decides half interest in quite ter.
rit"ry on the rooter end of Fog Knob
Col Bill Holland is my partner in
that, but can fix Bill, and as |
have no great faith in its early devel.
npmert, / would Just as soon playa
good thing on you as anybody, go
just advance small sum, say five
cents per acre as bonus, and I'll
i've you an option in perpeIuty to
ho ld forever, or until you sell out for
more money.
"Well Felix, that is certainly
fair proposition, but I'd have to have
a little time-how long will won
give?"
Not an hour, not a minute after
We rart.
But I've not got the money and
"ould have to look ii up"
That's your misfortune missed
vonr tide in The affairs of men"
Come Billy Look here Henry, how
long time would you want to close
this dicker?
at would take me six days to go
Pittsbu:g and get back"
Just now Henry swear, | am
feeling closer about you than any
man living, and may lose by it,
but I'll do this: you pay me cents
day for six days waiting, ard III
wait.
Honestly Felix / have only this
% cent piece about me.
Pass her up then and owe me
nickle till we meet again Thanks.
Bye, Bye, -fraid I'll miss my man.
Go Bill, go--Slow up now, n. G. is
out Of sight; he has given us our
bearings We will skin up the point
over to the oil field and blow this
quarter for beer. Here we meet J.
ID. Bell. How are you Deliver ?
and how is the family
81 am fairly we'll hut E1na is no
better II avis Felix?
0 he's bedfast, been belfast for
long time--uowu with rheumatism.
Billy is taking him ove7 to the oil
field to give him black.strap bath.
Do you know anything Of the pro-
duclion over here?
IL hear they have q little bad LICK
IN the held--lhe Tichpnal No. on
the Hanrick farm, ON account If a
"crooked hole" have been compelled
to pull down the derrick aud move
90 a new location"
About Billy; "no BALM in Gillead"
take me home aud III suffer ON my
three score years. Billy, ring ~
John Freed, I'm too weak.
Mach, Mach, Mach
Hello Felix. how are you glad