The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-20

strobe of, and for a moment had a wild
Impulse to pick up a stone and hurl it
at the bulky boarder; but that passed,
and he crept dejectedly back into the
house and met his wife ait the dining
room door. 'fWelI2' she asked
Well, he's broke today" said Nc
Farland, but he's maybe have some
money in a week or two and then he'll
square up everything
Did he say that2"
Well he didn't exactly say it-iust
sort Of intimated it-and the chances
are that the factory viii open up again
inside Of a week or two. Ycu just leave
BIZ Seney to me, I'll manage him al
right. He tried to speak with jaunty
confidence but he could not meet his
wires suspicious and indignant eye, and
mis- nervous cough came on again.
feebly There's lot wore than Bill
whole townships Of en- When he's
got the money he's as good as the
suppose you go down to the meat
market and get pot roast of beef and
tell them that youh pay for it when Bin
Seney pays you. >" suggested Mrs McFar-
land. Tell them what good Teller Bill
is and they'll let you have it"
That reminds me" said the old man,
What kind of an idea do you think it
would be TO let them have Maggie? She
ain't giving much to milk now, and
might get good deal to take it out in
trade"
covered 1t wasn't exactly my own
ideef he exclaimed. 'tBill 49,
lit was Bils idee was it2" She said
no more, but went away after bestowins
a contemptuous lock on her quaiiing hus-
band.
At noon when Seney came in he was
met at the door by Mrs. Mcfarland,
whose bare arms were aklmbo and who
had an unmistakabie glitter in her eye
as She looked UP at him. Usually Seney
had passed her by without much notice,
but this time he felt constrained to take
of his hat and wish her a 5000 merniils;
Mrs Mcfarland however, dld not seem
apDeased by this polite attention
Was you going to dinner she asked.
We'll it isn't ready yet but I think it
viii be by the time that you get back with
the money you owe me for board. GU hsd
better get out and hustle, too because
you're going to get hungry if YOU wait Tor
me to feed you until you We paid me. l on
may put Mcfarland off, but you can put
me or. my man, ana you heeuH l L ~, a.
me that way because when you 90 you
make me curious how fast them minister's
are in your face 1 should pc aslaIileo'
sir if 7 was YOU to try and take adVan-
tage of hardwOrking people IN the way
you have. You needn't tell me that You
haven't got it, because / know that they
amt giving trust down at the saloon ana
v0Il'7e snent the price of a days board
there this morning, and you needn't think
that YOU can fool me. If you haint got
the money it don't make no difference, be-
cause ] cant afford to carry you-you re
too big and too ugly. and you wouldn I
have talked strike the way you have at
my table here if you had thought that You
was going TO suffer any.
s'Tn go up to my room for minute.
said the man, but Mrs. Mcfarland plant
ed herself directly in his way,
so that you can get your tools and 30
over to Duff's and pay cash. she said.
NO you don't. IN take care Of those
tools for YOU, and I'll take care of you II
you try to 60 over to Duff's before you
Maybe I can borrow some said seney'
with a crestfallen air.
Then go borrow it,. said the woman
In less than half an hour Seney got back
with the money and paid it over to his
/ landlady He had thought of freeing his
mind when he had done this, but ne
/ thought better of the resolution when he
once more looked Mrs. Mcfarland in the
eve He did not wait for dinner. however,
and meeting MI Mcfarland in the hail as
he went out. sworo ferociousiy at nm,
.fHeFs paid " announced Mrs Mctar-
/ land. exhibiting the bills, paid up in
full - a.,
II knew he would said the old man. -
laid down hard on him and he knew he q
got to- or else have trouble: but b. iieve
I've made him mad, and [ wouldn't pc
surprised If he went over to DuII s. r
/ Grand auids Herald.