The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-11-16

di.ion. They waited and waited, and
began to fear that their grand scheme
was about to prove failure. The
landlord of the hotel had agreed to
chalk up their bill for week, but he
was beginning to show very fatherly
interest in them, which was rather
significant. In the meantime, however,
they had succeeded in securing the
services of a practical farmer, and he
was even now engaged putting the
farm, in shape. Blackler's good old
uncle was so pleased that his nephew
had decided to settle down to life Of
honest toll, that he shipped couple of
carloads of horses and cattle to the
farm, just as matter of encourage
ment. OF course he knew nothing of
his nephew's intended methods.
Perkins had almost made up his
mind, that they would have to take
French leave of their friend, the hotel
keeper, and depart for more healthy
climes, when he received letter with
an English post mark. His heart stood
still, but without any waste of time he
opened it, and read:
"Perkins & Blackler,
Dear Sirs:-I saw your advertis-
ment in the Times, and as it impressed
me favOrably, l am sending my son
William out to Canada, in the hopes
that you can help him to start in life.
He will probably reach you as soon as
this letter, and will pay you your tut
tion fee on arrival. Hoping you will
report to me my sons progress, / am
Yours truly,
John Smith"
Perkins read the letter in the hotel
Office. When he finished, he rushed up
stairs to the room where BlackIer was
sitting, and with whoop, like wild
Indian. handed him the letter, and
proceeded to dance around the room.
"It's come, old boy; 'tis come" he
shouted. "And there Will be more to
follow, you'll see."
BIackIer was delighted. "What will
we do now?" he added.
"Do? Well just wait till William
arrives and hands over that five hun
dred pounds-twenty-ive hundred
dollars old mau-and then I'll gently
lead him out to the farm and put him
to work."
"And what will do?"
"You will remain here, in my ab.
sence, and send any flesh arrivals
out to me. There will be lots of them.
"But we will have to limit it. The
farm won't provide work for more
than fifteen or twenty"
SWELL take everyone that comes anC
puts up his dough, Blackler, old boy
For, if I'm not mistaken, they will not
stay long, when they see the work they
have to do. And if they leave, they
forfeit their fees. Their work on tht
farm will pay for their board, and VIZ
can make enough in couple of years
to retire, and do nothing but clip cou
pons."
"All right, old man; just as you say
The scheme was working famously
After the first man had been starte'
, in his studies, Perkins had his hand
full receiving new arrivals. The banl
account in Winnipeg was growing
beautifully. The farm prospered un
der the capable management of Wal
ters, the overseer. For time it lOoke
as if Perkins had found veritabl
gold mine. He and Blackler wer
talking of trip to Europe, to spen
some of their hard-earned wealth
: And then the blow fell.
= One evening, when Perkins was i
Winnipeg, about twenty young En-
e glishmen, students in his Agriculture
' College, met out in the open behind tn
barn. Walters was in the house an
would not disturb them. One husk
son of John Bull stood on barrel, an
> addressed the others.
"Fellows," he said, 81 have an ide
that we are being made game OF ou
here. came out here to learn farm
ing, and paid five hundred pounds
0 fee. But didn't come out here t
!. !. make slave of myself and pay for tn
/ privilege Of doing it. This man Pc
4 kins and his partner Blackler never d
;. a hands turn. They take our none
= and do nothing for it. The men wh
work on other farms hereabouts, al
paid to do it, whether they are exper1
J. or not. Now am not going to stan