Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-07-18

Hold on to !" grfnned Ahner;; that
-, eff he kin rake an scraEe enough to-
gether to pay the taxes. Why, last yeer
his taxes mighty nigh foored i'm, an
the expenses on this county he's jest
annexed will push i'm, like rips fer
now, you know, he'll have to do with
out the income on his factory stock.
But he thinks he's got the right sow
by the yeer. Before long he may yell
out to us to come hep i'm turn 'er
loose, but he's waltzin' with 'er now
At this juncture Mrs Bishop came
out of the: dining room wiping her eyes
on her2apron. -
Mother" said: Alan tenderly, '4try
not to worry over this any more than
you can help"
| "Your pas gettin' old an childish"
whimpered Mrs. Bishop. ''He's herd
somebody say timber land up in the
mountains will some day advance an
he forgets that he's too old to get the
benefit of it. He's goin' to bankrupt
u.s."
EFF I d." the man accused thun-
dered from the hall as he strobe out,
'ftll be my money that's lost-money
that made by hard work."
He stood before them, glazing over
his eyeglasses at his wife. 1--WE had
enough Of yore tongue, my lady. Eff
I'd not had so much to think about in
thar jest now, I'd a. shut you up soon
er: Dry up now-not another word.
I'm dom the best / kin accordin' to
my lights to provide fer my children,
AMI won't be interfered WITH"
No one spoke for moment. How
ever, Mrs. Bishop finally. retorted, as
her brother knew she would in her
own time
II don't call buyin' thousands O
acres O. unstable land providin' fer
anything except the porehouse," she
fumed.
That's beca'se you don't happen to
know as much about the business as l
do" said Bishop, with a satisfied
chuckle, which to the observing Dan
lei sounded very much like exultation.
when you all know what I know,
you'll be laughin' on t'other sides O.
yore mouths. reckon I'll jest have
to let you all know about this or l
won't have a speck O. peace from now
on. didn't tell you at fust beca's Sc
nobody kin keep secret as well as the
man it belongs to, an I was Altered it
I'D leak out an damage my interests,
but this last 5000 acres jest about
sweeps all the best timber in the
l vrhnlo Cnh,1tfo
we'll let up. I reckon you all know
that ell say ef-my land was nigh a
railroad it I'D be low at five tines
what 1 paid fer it, don't you? Well,
then, the long an short of it is that
happen to be on the inside an know
that railroad is goin' to be run from
Blue Lick Junction to barley. It'll
be started inside of the next yeer an
IL run smack dab through my proper
ty. Thar now! You know more'n you
thought you did. don't your
The little group stared into his glow
ing face incredulously.
"A railroad is to be built, father? p
exclaimed Alan.
That's what said.' 10y
Mrs. Bishops eyes flashed with sud-
den hope, and then, as If remembering
her husbands limitations, her face fell.
alfred" she asked skeptically,
chow does it happen that you know
about the railroad before other folks
does?"
"How do I? That's it now-how dc
II" and the old man laughed freely
'1've had my fun out O this thing
listenin' to what every crank said
about me bein' cracked an so on, but
was jest a-lyln' low waitin' fer my
time"
"Well, I'll be switchedv' calculated
Abner Daniel, half seriously, half sar
castically. "Geewhilikins! A railroad
I've always said one would pay like
rips an open up dern good, God
fersaken country. I'm glad you are
a-goin' to start one, Alfred"
Alan's face was filed with an ex
preston of blended doubt and pity TO,
his fathers credulity. Father" he
said gently. ''are you sure you got your
information straight7'
II got it from headquarters" The
old man raised himself on his toes an(
knocked his heels together, a habit h<
had not INDUCED in for many year
1T was told to me confdentially by {
man who knows all about the whole
thing. a man who Is in the employ o
the company that's goin' to build it,
HUH! The exclamation was Alb
ner Daniels. do you mean that At
lanta lawyer. Perkins2' 49,.
Bishop stared. his mouth lost som,
Of it's pleased flrmness. and he cease6
the motion of his feet.
'What made you mention his name r
he asked curiously.
"Oh, l dunno. Somehow I 1est
thought O him. He looks to me like
be wought be buildin' railroad III
two"
'Well, that's the man I mean" sale
Bishop, more uneasily. - :.
Somehow the others Were all looking
at Abner Daniel, who 1grunted sudden