Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-28
!! By NJ. E.. L.OW|lMAN.
Copyright, 1906, by Joseph 3. Bowle.. +. ),


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Kent Trevor came round the col.
& nle q the house whistling his latest
ssaa.4cQuisitton In "ragtime," a fishing rod
! on his / should er, q tin can Of bait
~ - his AZ hand: He stopped expectantly
L 1.-THE back piazza steps, but seeing
sSnos one. called fother!!n. ~ -; 81 Iii
ss1 Yes, Kent, in Just aminute,,''. came
+ voice from the kitchen; = and, lin
about that. time the owner Of: the
voice. s. sweet faced woman with a
firm mouth, appeared. : ~, -: ::
I. s;I thought you :, were out here,
lmother,6 (, I only wanted TO- tell you
that would not be home to, dinner,
. John and ! are going. over to the
Blue Pond. But { you may expect 4
nv .ayt,nd7 trout for supper p: e
HIS mother smiled. ;. kissing his
:. hand to her he resumed his whistling
and set OF with sturdy stride across
the fields to meet his chum Pride
and Affection showing plainly in her
. countenance; his mother watched him
out Of sight H.. =. = -:s
81 Az he left the fields and entered the
road he was Joined by his friend, John
Fenton, Z boy of his own age, whose
face lacked the strength that was the
predominant characteristic OF Kent's,
but had far more claim to beauty,
They reached Blue. Pond, q famous
fishing place, ipf good time and pro-
ceeded to hes@3siness OF the day.
:.* was just thinking, Kent" " said
John, "of TIL contrast between to-day
and yesterd To-day We are cou-
pie of idle, Mgabonds, apparently alb
sorbed in thoughts of angle worms
and roach, with a possible trout later
on as a lure; yesterday" and he
threw out his chest and spoke in. as
deep a bass as he could compass, Eyes
terday, we stood in the classic halls
Of Senoia high school and GRATED lat
least you did and received the plaud-
Its Of the admiring multitude, and in
cidentally our diplomas and the con-
gratulations of our friends ON being
first and second honor men. Was yes
.terday reality and today a dream,
or vice versa?" Kent laughed, albeit
a little soberly. ~ .
ITO me they are both realities and
both a, little saddening. It is no light
matter to leave your childish days be-
hind you and find yourself confronted
with the great problem, What is my
life to be? or rather, What am to
make of my life? for after all, we
choose what 1t is to be. Have you
thought that to-day is probably the
last We will spend together In the old
careless fashion? What are you going
to do now that you have graduated
from the high SCHOOL,"
Father says I am to help him in
the store for few years, with a final
view to partnership I suppose, as I
am the only boy in the family. What
are your plans?"
II am going to college,"
"Psh-e-w! I thought it was just
all your mother could do to keep you
in the high school until you grad
uated; and now you announce in the
coolest manner and as a matter of
course that you are going to college"
= my plans are not perfected yet, but
II you will not mention it I will tell
you what am thinking of. You know
! the people OF CHENEY have to come
st0s Senoia, Is miles, for their mail, and
It is great inconvenience to them.
Judge Dent has been trying for year
to make arrangements to have the
mail delivered there three times q
week. He is about to succeed in this
and 1 intend to apply for the position
of mail carrier. 1t will only pay $3.50
a year, but that will take me to col.
lege for one year, can 90 and come
the same day, and that will take but
three days out of the week, and the
rest of the time I can help with the
farm work and relieve mother of 4
good deal Of care. All my spare time
shall put in preparing to enter the
junior class, and when get through
! that = am going to make the money
to take the senior year"
.. IT must say you are gritty. But
!. even il you get the place you surely
J. cannot take the horse from the crops
) three days in week or there will be
! no crops. It would take lot of your
wages to buy a horse; you haven't
even q bicycle and you cannot walk
& O1miles a day"
5s=s Buying a horse is not to be thought
I Of. ] have a plan. but propose ia
keep that to myself yet awhile, al
least until can talk it over with
Judge Dent. am to see him about
1t tomorrow. Now let's get to fish
Ing. promised mother five pound
trout. for supper"
The next, morning Kent had an in
terview with Judge Kent and when
they parted the judge looked very
much amused, while. Kents Jaw
looked square and determined; bu,
there seemed to be an excellent under
standing between them, for the Judge
y;clapped Kent on, the shoulder and
81 said: You'll do, Kent. hope YOU
plan will succeed. It certainly de
serves SUGGEST - - :. $50
Thank you!" :: Kent quietly re
5zsponded. II am sure it will succeed
AZ lam allowed to put it to the test
:Ss*s sWhen.Kent=s returned @to-his home III
8 wassobserved by his mother to b.
very busy with his. tools under thu
and afterwards spend sew
Egeral5s hours each. day in a. small bu1