Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-10-06

''Ver' sorry, Mr.. Smithers,' he be-
gan; ever rush, I know, but boys
think have to quit
whats the matter now? Smitherc
called from behind his desk.
Boys think too hard work. They
think like to go to hop-felds, get more
money"
Smithers, in the midst of column,
did not look up.
IT think maybe stay little while for
$175," he added, obviously.
Not a cent more, dye heart"
Smithers roared, as soon as he had
reached his total. The cool-headed
man of a few weeks before was now
the haggard, heavy-eyed victim Of
overwork, overworry, and the intoler-
able heat. And as the shrewd Tamaki
looked after his retreating figure, he
wondered how much farther he might
| dare to toy with his endurance.
is Mr.. Smithers in?" 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: ooh, Mr.. Smithers, I've
been trying all morning to get you on
| the telephone. | hope you feeling
very good-natured and neighborly
this morning, for want to ask little
favor Of you"
Smithers looked up blan6ly, but
without noticing his woe-begOne ap-
| pearance, the voice ratified on: It'd
| like to borrow about 500 trays from
| you if you can spare them, and your
sprinkling-c our roads are getting
so frightfully dusty, and a dozen o.
two cuttingknives, you always have
such quantities on hand, and Why,
what in the world has happened? You
| look as if you had reached the last
| notch of endurance!"
Something near It, I think, an
swered Smithers, with a sallow smile,
''That damn Tama-I beg your pardon,
Miss Smythe-that-"
ooh, not at ALL" she interrupted,
taking in a good, long breath, ''and if
you could send over some pickers! :"
adjusting turquois stud in her blue
shirt waist, wed Be so 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 getting menu"
1.-THE scarcity of men is not so bad
as
ooh, yes, of course the high, clear
cd nct
shame? But do you know I 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 few days?'
Smithers made some sort Of dumb
sign the lady was pleased to take for
| an assent.
ooh, thank you so much" she
| gushed, you know we find the neigh
bors around here simply dear in doing
little things for us, and it is such a
| lark to be business woman, don't
you know" And, gathering up her
skirts, she picked her way daintily
among the dripping boxes and over
the sticky floor.
When the sound of her wheels was,
out Of ear-shot, Smithers opened his
| eyes. We'll, this certainly is the last
NOTCH he muttered. 'These Internal
women from the city, with their
measly little 20-acre patch, have dis
rupted the whole system of piece
work by raising wages whenever
there's pinch, and have borrowed
every unattached article on every
ranch within 10 miles, and-but this
is my chance" he finished, with d
! wicked CLINT in his eye, "'revenge is
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."
It 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 solving
the labor problem minus his Jap crew.
But as the hop-felds had begun to
draw from the ranks of the working
men, the highways and hedges were
| almost depleted. One crop Of peaches
actually did go to waste for lack of
cutters, but as he saw the ground
literally covered with $40 pieces, he
said to himself: 'It would have been
a greater loss to handle it at the rate
l was paying Tamaki;" then, with a
chuckle: II wonder how Miss Smythe
is making it?'
In few days, when that young
lady returned to borrow a few more
trifes IN the nature of ton of hay
a set Of harness, and garden hose,
she said: so Immensely good of
you to sent us Damntamaki. His crew
is simply elegant. Oh, yes, we have
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