The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-10
WILL N.
HARDEN

Author Of
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cast IRON oven uiu JtThtu vi lut lu Ib
a cloud Of steam and smoke. She
turned over the pone with the aid Of u
care knife and then came back TO the
Goor.
Ser the last month I've had my eye
on the Bascome farm" Bishop was
saying. There's n hundred acres
even. some good bottom land and ~.
land an in the neighborbood q tN''t'
acres o good wood. Then thar's q Fvs
room house. well made an light. a n q
barn cownouse an stable"
Lord! | know the place like =
book" said Pole. AN it's a dandy in
vestms1t. Mr.. Bishop. They say he
offered it fer fifteen hundred. It,
with two thousand. You won't drap
auy money b. buyin' that property.
Mr.. Bishop. I'd hate to CONTRACT &c
build Jest the hoIse an well an out
houses fer a thousand"
Il bought It," Bishop told him. "He
bet me have it fer a good deal less u
fifteen hundred. cash down"
We'll. you made a dandy trade,
Mr.. Bishop. All, that's what ready
money Till do! When you got the cash,
things seem to come at bottom figures"
Old Bishop drew a folded paper from
his pocket and slapped it on his knee.
Eyes, | closed the deal this eyenin'.
an | vas jest a-thinkin' that as you
hnin't rented fer next yeer-I mean
Bislor vas ordinarily direct of speech,
but somehow his words became tan.
gled and he delivered himself awk.
wardly on this occasion. You see,
Alan thinks that you n Sally ort to
live in a better house than jest this
beer log cabin. an
The wan face of the tired woman
was sglow with expectation. She
sank down Oh the doorstep and sat
stDl and mute. her hands clasping each
other in her lap. She had always dis.
liked that cabin and its sordid sur
roundings. and there was something III
BisiioC'a talk that made her think he
was about to propose renting the new
farm. house ami all. to her husband.
Her mouth fell open: she scarcely al.
lowed herself TO breathe. Then, as
Bishop paused. her husbands voice
struck dumb dismay to her heart. 1t
was as if she was falling from glowing
hope back to tasted despair.
"Thar's more land In that farm AN
l could do ~jestice to. Mr.. Bishop. but
eff thar's a good cabin on it an you see
fit to cut off enough fer me an one
boss I'd jest as soon tend that as this
heer. | want to do what you an Alan
think is best all round"
"Oh, Pole. Poler' The woman was
crying it to herself, her face lowered to
her hands that the two men might not
see tie agony written in her eyes. A
house like that to live in. with all
those rooms and tireplaces and win
dowS with panes of glass in themi She
fancied she saw her children playing
OF the tight, smooth floors and on the
honeysuckied porch. For one minute
these things had been hers. to be
snatcned away by the callous indiffer-
ence of her husband. who. alas. had
never cared a straw for appearances!
"Oh, ! wasn't thinkin' about rentin'
1t to YOU. said Bishop. And the wo-
mans dream was over. She raised her
head. awake again. You see." went
on Bishop, still struggling for proper
expression. Alan thinks well. he
thinks you are sech a born fool about
not lcceptin' help from them that feels
nigh TO you an. | may as well say,
grateful. exceedingly grateful, fer what
you've done. things that no other Twin
man could "a done-Alan thinks you
CRIT to nave the farm fer yore w prop
erty. an su the deeds has been made
out to-
Pole drew himself up to his full
height. His big face vas flushed, half
with anger. half with a strong emotion
Of u tenderer kind. He stood towering
over the old man like a giant swayed
by the warning winds of good and evil.
81 won't heer a word more of that,
Mr.. Bishop" he said. with a quivering
lip-'nOt a word more. BY golly. |
mean what | say! | don't want to heer
another word of It.. This heer place is
good enough fer me an my family.
It's done eight yeer, an it kan do an
other eight"
"Oh. Pole. Pole. Poler' The WON
ans cry was now audible. 1t came
straight from her pent up. starving
soul and went right to Bishops heart.
You want the place. don't you. Sal
ly?" be said. calling her by her given
name for the first time. as If he had
just discovered their kinship. He could
not have used n tenderer o TO child
OF his own.
Mind. mind what you say. Sally"
ordered Pole from the depths of his
fighting emotion. Mind what you
say"
TIE woman looked at Bishop. Her
glance was on fire.
"Yes. l want it, want it," she cried.
Il amt goin' to lie. | want ii more
right now than | do the kingdom Of
heasc | want 1t eff we have a right
to K. oh. | don't know She dropped
her bend in her lap and began to sob.
Bishop stood up. He moved toward
ha. IN N ;arlv fashion aud laid bfc