Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-09-09

ne Sull l0yo3 hef. Alan VIII nope and wait.
XII and XlI-Allen goes to Miller with project
for Q railroad to the land. Ic redeem Polo
Barker from tho prison gong.
CHAPTER XXI
ITN HE following morning Pole
rose before daylight and rode
sSsSSI to barley. As he reached the
place the first rays Of the
sun were touching the slate covered
spire of the largest church in town.
He went to public wagon yard and
hitched his horse to one Of the long
racks. A mountain family he knew
slightly had camped IN the yard, sleep
Ing In their canvas covered wagon,
md We're making coffee over, little
fire. Pole wanted a cup Of the bever-
hge, but he passed on into grocery
store across the street and bought q
dimes worth of cheese and hardtack
crackess This was his breakfast. He
washed it down with a Mpper of water
from the street well and sat around
the store chatting with the clerk, who
was sprinkling the floor and sweeping
and busting the long room. The clerk
was a redheaded young man with a
short, bristling mustache, and suit
Of clothes that was too large for him.
Don't Mr.. Craig stay around Finch
er's warehouse good deal?" Pole
asked us the clerk rested for a moment
on his broom near him.
Mighty nigh all day long," was the
reply. "Him nm Fincher's some kin,
think"
ION his wifes SIDE" said Pole. 81
/. want to see Mr.. Craig. wonder eff
he'll be down thar this mornin'.'
Purity apt" said the clerk. Finch
er's his best friend sence his bust up,
an they arc mighty thick. reckon he
gifts the cold shoulder at lots o.
places +"
You don't sayr'
An Of course he wants somewhar
to go besides home In passin I've
seed i'm a-figurin several times at
Finchers desk. They say he's got
= some notion o workin fer Fincher as
his bookkeeper.2, .,.s.i - *
Well. he'll have to make Twin
some way" said Pole. 8Ils
The clerk laughed significantly.
"Ef 1t amt already made" said he
with q smile.
Pole stood up. 81 don't think that's
right he said coldly. "Me nur Won
nur nobody hain't got no right to hint
MT what we don't know nothin' about.
! Mr.. Craig may IA lost ever cent he
had"
an 81 nfa,s volisel,, sneered tho red.
headed man "I,d hot nv Int hos pot
,nonoy-an, n,entv NJ q hnhv,
..Wel, 4 don,t know nothtn, about
~ said pole stiu cold,v AN, what's
moro Dunn i oin,t a.poin, about
sm,rchin, any hn,nless mans character
nnther nj / xnowed no had made NV
tho hn,at ia tolk difrerant INT don;t
know ito
..oh soa ,,h,oh eide ,o, oro on
p.,,a,, !, ,n,,ss,,oa .ha a,ars .I,o,i,s 80
aho,,. o,,a,sv d,riaad no,, l. sor In,
m, hols ~ tn nv n,err INV ,yords
Cr,,a viii Slide ont =, th,s .nyn so,ra
dav On, ha hoard ~ ortar oH,hi,a -
IN, 81. s.ar.ad aodn sona,,,a o,sa mo-
$50. 49, , &C. '.a.,..s - e.. -, -,
anar t,a ,.o,,ntrIS,, y s' -
~ 49, a., ,,.., o..
chow ua,r IN hanr ,,assad n,s.on,a,.s
n.a.a aa,ntna ~ sna,n a. ,ra, 100, ,.a.s
and oSom,nina a,woras nr tha conn.
tors and ,nanins s,nw n,rchosas Tho
n,.nn,,ato,. =. nn., :, ava lot .ho ',,,ar,, -
70 hra.rs,st pole stood ,n. tho Ndoo ..
,,oy ioor,nn I'M tho stroo+ A., tho disco
t,on as srrnia,s ras,danoo .prosan,,H ha
sow tho ex,hanrar com,ns from. tho
nostot,,co raoding h,s mall poIo ston.
nad haoL ,nto INC stora ond iot Mn, -
~. t,,an no Wont to tho door nc, aeasn
and saw crntp an into Fincher,s ware.
.hn,,sa ~ tha enS ~ tho noYt hiocL =,
stragy,,na wooden hn,ldinos Pole
sa,,ntorad dawn tho s,dayyo,S IN TINT
,5,raat,oTs M ss,,,,, thal erort door =, mo
[ worehonsa, w,tbont ,noking in The
dor nj tho s,aarn, tho house had a
long platform before Il and on II
Finc},er rho nronrietor, wa weighing
hales ~ hay witch were heinz nnload.
ed from several wagons nv the coun.
trvmen vho were disnosino ~ ~
"Hello Mr.. Fincherp Pole greeted
: him familiarly. .Want any help nm.
ioad,n,y, -
.Hello. Bakerw said Fincher. look.
ina nm from the blankbook In which he
was recordinr the weights. mo. i reck-
On thew can handle Il all riahtn Finch.
On was a short fat man. yery bald and
With a round laughing face. He had
known Pole a long fine and cous,d.
44asted him a nsost amusing character.
Sf1ow a. you come on. poier,
doh ahont as common, / test Thought
,hen, rel,ers looked s.o.ter, liohtwe,aht"
The men on the wagon laughed 90
thew thumped bale Of hay on to the