Middletown transcript., 1903-03-07
what, truly, could have been more
eloquently convincing?

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and the plenty in America. HI
hung with almost breathless sus
pense upon the actions of Con
| gress. and chafed fearfully under
the Presidents delay. Then hs
began to doubt the wisdom of his
great enterprise, and even ques
toned his own sense.
Finally, in despair, he dashed
off telegram.
He aitedananswer justthree
days. Then q messenger came
pounding up the Sheridan road,
bringing a cloud of dust with him
and a telegram. Richard broke
the seal and read, underaC Chicago
date line:
RIcHARDMoRRIsoN, Sheridan:
Wheat on the jump Buy quick.
Hold for advance. ]. G. K.
It was evening. She was CON-
ing down the path toward him, he
knew she was. He could see her
and the roses at her throat with a
spray Of dogwood bloom. Her
face was looking at him as in a
dream. The CLINT of sunlight was
on her gold hair.
Helen, he said, holding out the
bit Of paper. Something in his
throat was choking him.
She took the telegram, read,
and dropped it upon the grass.
My own Richard, she said, and
put her two hands caressingly
upon his face, but tears were in
her eyes as she spoke. My
Richard is always right. Iknew
it would all come true.
That day Congress had de-
clared war against Spain.
All over the valley the green
pillows were changing to brown.
A new life was in the country.
Farmers drove a little faster
excepting Furious Foster, who
couldn't possibly-talked a little
brisker and not so long. The
buzz and boom of traffic were
everywhere; everywhere men
were doubly occupied in putting
in canvas drapefs, and tightening
nuts on headers and harvesters.
Old man Keating generously
assisted Richard and the hired
men with their work. The
drivers swung out their long
whips over the twenty-four-
horse teams and drove the har-
vesters into the field. The sun
came down hot upon the horses
backs and there was a continual
swish, swash of wheat and the
thud of heavy bags of grain from
morning till late at night. One
after another they went along
the solid banks of standing
grain, and where they passed
the stubble was thickly strewn
with sacks of wheat Men with
teams followed after, gathering
up the yield and Transporting
it to the railroad for shipment.
And they could not be too dill
gent to suit present needs;- for
every day saw prices advanced.
Through it all Richard kept a
watchful eye on business. The
newspapers assisted him to keep
his finger continually upon the
worlds pulse. kilograms came
every day from Chicago, and his
own special messenger brought
them to him on swift hoof.
Before the first day of the
threshing every available team
had been detailed to haul the
stored grain to the warehouses,
and, bank it, against pending
| emergencies. At the end of the
tenth day the harvesters took uE
the line of march out of the field
| and Richard knew that his thous
and acres had yielded him JUS
| forty thousand bushels of yellow
| wheat.
/ He now set about with feverisl
| interest to watch the market. A
Il dizzy success had already evol
| yed out of his first crude plan
but there was yet a possibility
of losing all. Here's where ms
strategy must avail, he said t.
himself, and went to laying
plans.
And he made q fair beginning
That same evening as he stood
/ by the front gate he saw clout
Of dust and knew that Furiou.
Foster was coming up the road
Foster salnted with a broad
circumspect sweep OF his arm
His horse WAS trotting low, un
der whip. Evidently he had no
|. intended to tarry.
Hold on there, shouted Rich
ard, in despair of bringing hin
to a halt. l want to know Wha
u Won mill fokn FOR that farm n