Mower County transcript., 1904-09-28

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, KenneF yelled as1egr6 who stood too
near the descending press for safety.
who'd pay damages on that bale eff
1T got stained athrough8 and through by
havin' you mashed on it? Jake, it
seems to me you get green hand on
every press1n' day." &{oS@sr
II toll dat fool niger to.Slook out,
Marse Kenner," replied Jake. who, with
barred arms and neck and wetwith per.
spiration, was bossings the others. "Ef
he git smashed ter a jelly, reckon he'll
be more careful next time"
Just then old Hanks came out of the
rear door Of the warehouse and lazily
picked his way across the cinder strewn
steps, but climbed on to the platform
like schoolboy. ~ =. :S:S.-
"Jake, gi' me match" he called out
as he f1shed a cigar from his pocket
and bit the end Of it. :*=* ]:
"Matchr' snarled Kenner. EFF that
coon handled matches around this plat
form I'd bust his skull" Il. !: =, y: >.
"Well, I reckon I'll not smoke any
way" said Hanks, and he seated him
self on a bale of cotton and took: d
small piece of tobacco from the pocket
of hts vest and began to chew it. s:say,
Jim," he went on, what do you think
about the way Hillyer is actin about
wheat1 Is he plumb losin' his mina?"
II was Jest a-studyin' about that my
SELF" replied Kenner. .Its quar- to
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IT reckon you don't feel like you are
exactly a Solomon" smiled Hanks,
with the market at $1.42, after all the
row you made about him pay 81 05.'. II.
''Not exactly" and Kenner burst into
a harsh but hearty laugh. '"That's
whar was wrong, I'll admit 1t, but
most O. what I said was jest to keep
George from maxim mistake. It don't
do young feller any good to start out
with record for bad judgment. But
what's got me is Hillyer's quar- excite
ment all along Why, he is as nervous
as he can be. It don't look like he'd
be that Away with all that profit on his
side. An then, whenever thar'd be
rise an anybody advised i'm to sell,
he'd always turn to George and ak i'm
what about it-never knowed I'm that
way before - an whatever George
would say went. But the old man is
ratified bad this mornin'."
"You say he is?"
"Yes; l was in the Office just now
when he got the reports. Two brokers
wired that the top notch price was
SLAP and that nobody could predict
whether she'd advance or decline. The
old man was as white as q sheet as he
handed the kilograms to George an
watched his face That boy is simply
wonderful. He's as cool as a cucumber
in a barrel O. frozen vinegar. He's
read every newspaper bearin' on wheat
all over the country an knows the
thing from a to lizard. He's on to
every grain that's exported, every
dourin' mill that's shut down on &C.
count Of the rise in fact, every detail
concernin' wheat in America an every
whar else. I acknowledge I was ex-
cited just now watch1n' the two.
George didn't change countenance one
bit; he jest sorter laughed an said.
We'll. thars one thing certain, Mr.. Hill
yer, this strain amt a-dOin' you any
good, an, as fur. as I'm concerned,
reckon we'd better try to unload"
"Good Lord, he said that, did hep
"You bet, an the old man got whittier
an more excited eff anything. Re
member, it is Jest with you, George
he said. Tell me positive, would you
sell right now If it was yore dealY
George hung his head a minute an
then he said: Yes, Mr. Hillyer, since
you leave it to me; I've hung on jest
as long as I'm willin' to. It may
climb to $1.5O or even higher, but I
don't want to resk it. Then the old
man shot around the Office like dog
after it's tail, wirin' fer cash, offers.
never seed the like. l tell you, old
man, thar's some'n at the bottom O.
this"
"Whar' are they now-?" asked Hanks.
'*They wasn't in the Office when l
come through"
Both Of 'em struck off uptown fer
the telegraph Office lickity split. They
was too anxious to wait fer messen-
ger boy to bring the reports. Ha, thar
comes George now, long by Bob's
store-see im?-an' right behind i'm
is the old man. Did you ever see Hill
yer walk like that2 Let's 60 over to
the Office an meet 'em."
Kenner and Hanks stood under the
| awning in front of the warehouse
when George and the merchant ar
rived. They ali went into the Office
together. y 81 y Z ..a z%
"You think Jacobs & Co. are the
best to deal with, them" the old man
was saying eagerly. Lord, my boy,
ef we slipped up now couldn't stand
| 1t. We must trade with solid parties
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