Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-01-15

| trough here in tha BARNARD and fur
| nish 1t with Il faucet, 80 that you could
have all the water you need the year
rOund, would You not be willing TO he,
| the line go through your laud?'
Farmer stone thought Mot,ic never
looked prctticr. But he was not so
| easily captured. II he wanted IA water
trough he supposed he could put II
there.
But o haven't got tho spring,
have you?" Mcttie innOccntly qucr!cd.
And this settled this part of Farmer
Stones argument. 1t was a fact that
his farm was destitute of springs; and
when, as always happened IN dry sea-
sons. the wells on his farm failed, his
place was as dry as the desert of Sa-
hara.
well, I'll have TO think about It. I
amt one of the kind TO make up my
mind in a hurry. You'd be willing to
do that, would you, Luke?"
"Why, it's more than ! ought to do;
but If you'll say right now that thatll
be satisfactory, | think We can close
the bargain. Tomorrow | might not
want w W. ~ 10 " IL 6l'al
concession on my part, a great conces-
sion
But Farmer stone knew his adyan-
tagc and pressed II.
"All right. So far as I'm concerned
IL don't make no difference" There was
a one of Independence in the voice
which at once brought the commits
sioner to terms.
Il didn't propose it. but | always
stand by what Mettie says | must, and
! will now"
Joshua felt his heart leap within
him when Me,tic gave him one of her
most approving glances AS the carriage
drove away. All the evening. while
the two were doing the chores, Joshua
labOred with his father in behalf OF
the water trough. II was n JOY 10 both
Of the young people when, the next
day, Farmer Stone allowed that he
guessed they might go ahead with their
line. The water trough was duly in
stalled in the %barnyard. The faucet
was attached. Then. when all was
ready on a certain day the water was
let into the main. II lcapod into the
pipe and went sweeping down to give
joy to the tOwnspeOplr; but not n drop
cam" through the half-inch pipe which
rose up from the main I've feet be-
low to the trough in the bainyard.
Farmer Stone hncw & was a con-
spiracy against him. They never
meant TO do as they agreed. Luke
Math'rS always was a rascal. He
might have known better than to trust
him. liut il was just as much of n
puzzle 10 the water commissioner as
to Farmer Stone himself why the water
went so scOrnfully past the water
trough. He went all over the line
perring into thc faucet and listening
with his ear close 10 its mouth IL the
vain cndcavOr to solve the problem.
To satisfy himself hat tho work OF
laying the pipe and making tine con
nection8 had been properly done, he
directed the earth all be dug away and
the pipe examined. Everything was
found 10 be all right; no dercc, any
where.
Finally an engineer from the neigh
boring city was engaged. After care
fully examining the line he decided
that the spring being SO much higher
than the trough, the water came with
such force that it had no time to stop
AT Farmer Stones place. Some were
so skcplical as 10 this mans iudg-
mcnt. however, tina, another engineer
OF still higher rcputr was summoned.
his verdict wa that the Bpriny, in
stead Of being higher than the trough,
was, In fact, lower, therefore there
was NJ force to push the water up to
the faucet.
Nov it's my turn 10 sec what the
lawnl DO" the farmer said. They
promised me water; they've got to
furnish it,"
Some one reminded the old man that
the commissioner had only agreed 10
furnish the trough and the faucet; the
water was not in the contract. T. was
a novel situation. The town must
either be deprived OF water or the
trough must be supplied with it, and
Farmer Stone brought suit against the
town officials. And now Joshua and
Mett'c were in trouble again. What
would become Of their hopes and pros
poets II things went on like this"
II know there must be some way ia
get water into that trough" she de-
clared, IF ! had half the knowledge
some folks think they have II seems to
me | could fix It,"
Mctrie suddenly developed a decided
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