Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-31
Mrs. Lang's i Told You So"
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On his return from the village one
afternoon, Daniel Lang entered the
house with a preoccupied look on his
face, which quickly vanished as he
caught sight of his wife.
well, l declare, Maria" he exclaim-
ed, IF 1 didn't forget all about that
yarn! Never thought Of it till this
minute. And the bingham, too. It's
too badp'
After a search through his pockets
be finally produced a much crumpled
bit of cloth. Here's the sample you
gave me-" he said, in a propitiatory
tone, as if there might be some slight
merit In having brought that back in
safety.
I told you so ~ said Mrs Lang. COR,
at any rate, thought to myself when
you started of that you'd forget more
than you would remember. 1t was
easy enough to see that your wits were
wool-gathering all the time 1 was Civ
ing you your charges. l should think
that you had been gone long enough,
though, to do all your errands twice
over"
well, you see," said Daniel, 81 was
tending to a little matter Of business"
"Business" cried his wife. I'll
warrant you've gone into that petrol
cum, Daniel Lang Just as expected"
she went on, as she read assent to her
T., L. 49, hof
man Rosencraft would inveigle you
into that foolishness If you didn't look
out"
1T isn't foolishness," protested DAN
lei. Its an A No. Investment. Ev-
erybody knows that there's money in
oil"
Money In oil p scoffed Mrs. Lang.
Eyes, for Rosencraft, no doubt! And
the oil is all on his tongue. He's a
smooth one told you, from the
frsbO
"Now, Maria, do be reasonable. Do
you suppose that such men as Deacon
Locke, and Squire Marks, and old Mr..
Evans, that's as close az the bark to a
tree, would let Rosencraft fool them,
even If he wanted to? 1 tell you, they
don't 60 into things with their eyes
shut. They've investigated. Squire
Marks has figured 1t out that those
shares will pay from fifty to seventy
I'VE per cent dividends the first year,
and nobody knows how much after
that. Why, they've struck oil already
Rosencraft had a bottle Of 1t with him
this afternoon, and he let me smell of
r."
Remember thatpatent churn, Daniel?
And what l told you when you bought
the county right for forty dollars? And
how It came out7"
@Of course 1 90. You've reminded
me Of It twice a week on an average
Tor the last ten years. But this is diff
ferent This isn't a speculation; It's
a certainty"
''Now, Maria" he went on, coaxing-
y, don't be offish. I'm doing this
more on your account and ROsetta's
than on my own. 1 want you to take
some comfort as you get along in
years, and want Rosetta to have ad-
vantages. They say that every man
has his chance once in his life, and
this is mine"
'EFor the land sake, Daniel You talk
as II you were buying whole well
yourself. How much are you calculat-
ing to put ln?
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wife's steady gaze, you see, Rosencraft
had just fifteen shares left, and we
got to bsntering. and on the spur Of
the moment, so to speak, he offered 'em
to me for an even thousand. He was
sorry the minute took him up, but 1t
was too late"
A full minute passed before Maria
found her voice. "a thousand dollars!"
she gasped, at last. "a thousand dol
lars! Where Is the money coming
-from?"
'Why, I'm going to borrow 1t of Mr..
Evans-just for the time being"
"And mortgage the farm? o, Daniel,
you don't mean itI'
cit isn't going to be one OF these
long-running mortgages" said Daniel
doggedly. ''I can pay of quite part
Of 1t before snow flies, and the balance
next year. You don't seem to realize
that the dividends will be coming in
right away"
The discussion lasted for a long
time, but with no effect On either side.
~Its no use arguing with you, Dan
lei" said Mrs. Lang, finally, dropping
her voice from the key to which 1t had
been raised. You are clean bewitched.
But when you wake up some day to
md that you've been swindled out Of
house and home, perhaps you will re-
member that I told you beforehand"