The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-01-16

II don't make no difference There was
a tone Of Independence in the voice
which al once brought the commits
: sioncr in terms.
Il didn't propose 1t. but / always
stand by what McD'ic says ! must. and
/ VIII now"
Joshua felt his heart leap within
' him when Hcttic gave linn one OF her
most approving glauccs as the carriage
drove away. All the evening, while
p the two were doing the chores. Joshua
iaborcd with his father in behalf OF
the water trough. II was a joy to both
I 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 %barHyard, The faucet
was attached. Then, when all was
ready on a certain day the water was
let into The main. II Icapcd into the
pipe and went weeping down TO give
10Y to the t"ownspooplc; but not a drop
came through the half-inch pipe which
rose mp from III" main five feet be-
low to The trough In the barnyard.
Farmer stone knew II was a con
spiracy against him. They never
meant to do as they agreed Luke
Malhrrs always was a ra3raI He
might have known better than 10 trust
him. Bat IT was just as much Of a
ppzzIc to the water commissioner az
10 Farmer stone himself why the water
went SO srornrulty past the water
trough. He went all over the line
pe"rlng into tn" faucet and listening
with his var close TO It's mouth in the
vain oudcayOr 10 solve the problem.
10 satisfy himself that the work Of
laying the pipe and making the con
he''lnhs mad been properly done, he
directed me earth all be dug away and =
'ne pipe examined. Everything was ,
Io"hd 10 be all right, no defect any
where.
fIhaIIy an engineer from the neigh /
boring city was engaged. After care a
I"iIy examining the line he decided
mat the spring being so much higher b
'lah the trough, the water came with t
7u'h t"rce that 1t had no time to stop i
IL Farmer stones place. Some were Il
so Shrptical as to this mans ludg- o
men'' however. that another engineer b
OF sin higher rcpute was summoned. Ii
ms VERDICT was That the spring, in y
S''"" "I o'lhE higher than the trough, "
was IN iacl' lower, therefore there "
was no 'orc" I" push the water up to II
''e iau'e'. u
NO" us my turn 10 see what the W
II 40, inc farmer said. They y
p'"'hise" me water; they've got to
luFh'Sl IT,
oo'l" one reminded the Old man that
ne commissioner had only agreed TO \,
''rh'"N inc trough and thc faucet; the
water was no in the contract. It. was
! mover situation. The town must
''tileF ne deprived OF water or the
rough must be supplied with it, and
arHler stone brought suit against the 90
own oWclaiS' And now Joshua and q
deltie were in trouble again. What ~
YOU'D income OF their hopes and pros fir
'ects II things went on like this? ri
! hho" there must be some way to NO
W water MO mat trough she de- go,
Jared, TT | had half the knowledge ~.
ONE ioIkS think they have it seems to frr
could fix It," -,
Mettie suddenly developed a decided thi
aste for studying water in its relation ott
, supplying cities and towns throueb ~
he medium Of the gravity system, NV,
When all others we're sound asleep -
w" " Po'l"S over DOORS pear the
u on This subject, borrowed from the wo
ny library. Then she made numerous wh
lslls TO the spring, She measured Inc
le distance between the spring and ,
mother larger spring, several rods oel
9, wy ,"' n'IiS'"e' as accurately wa;
J she could with her eye. inr
sun further to complicate matters. ont
armer stone forbade Joshua ever TO M,
sit Mettie again. rh,
We Will have nothing to do with cd
.eln~ he said. They're a bad lot. :, -,
don't know as | really ever heard COO
anything Luke done before this, and woe
used 10 think ia like well enough No
have Mettte for a daughter, but this ,,oo
ins's opouob =, -, D" '"'' hea
N never would have a Minute. n pho
you married her. Chip of the old yor,
tnn
in the meantime declared ,hat
shua never must darken his doors mn,
ain. n,a,
nj T., a.. , T'''"' '"' WHAT'S lear