Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-01-09

satisfied with just a shack to start
with, but l always flowed that when
we married Marigold should live like
a lady an me like lord. That's what
reused me to go west. Now We'll buy
the Hunter place an build new house
with four rooms-four rooms," lower
ing his voice little and looking about
the car.
but that will only take very small
part of your money" suggested the
drummer. What will you do with all
the rest?'
Put it aside" answered Georgia
promptly. None O. my family ever
had any money put aside"
"You must have pile" remarked a
portly man, glancing little obviously
at the bulky packages and at the same
time comparing his own comfortable
need for money and appreciation of
it with this backwoodsmans evident
| primitiveness.
"A pile! Yes, sir; that's what keep
a-sayin' over to myself" agreed Geor-
ga. 81 reckon there'll be enough for
all of us. None O. my family IL ever
need any more.'
All this time the two recipients Of
the conductors scowl had been appar-
ent uninterested spectators of what
was going on. One had tapped impa-
tiently upon his window. and the other
had fumbled with his newspaper. But
even in their Indifference they had OBJ
served that the two miners who sat
together were strong, keen eyed, reso-
lutte men, apparently able to hold their
own in all sorts Of vicissitudes, while
the man from Georgia was simple, I'M
sophisticated and in possession of all
his baggage.
Presently another significant look
| was exchanged, and the one who had
been tapping upon the window rose
carelessly and crossed over to him of
the newspaper.
rs this seat engaged?" he asked
NO." removing valise from the
seat to the floor and then folding his
newspaper as a preliminary to CONVEX
sation.
"Going far"
ITO Georgia."
"Really?" in feigned surprise. "Why,
I'm going there myself"
| The miner in front turned eagerly
and gazed into their faces, but appar-
emily they did not notice him.
"Most inquisitive set of people in this
car ever met" one Of them remarked.
Yes, anything but boring strangers
with questions, l say"
| Georgia turned away, but his ears
remained vigilant.
At length on one Of his rounds
through the car the conductor stopped
beside the two men whose fingers were
| noticeably long and white and nerv-
Gus.
| II believe your tickets ran out at the
last station?" he said inquiringly.
Yes, but we've changed our minds" "
one of them answered easily. Last
| night l ran across this man, an old
| friend of mine whom hadn't seen in
twenty years. Now we're going on to-
gether for visit to our old home in
Georgia. We'll pay the difference"
Him" the conductor said coldly.
"Where to-"
"Breshtown, Ca"
The miner whirled with his mouth
open and his eyes bullying in eager
| ness. AS soon as the conductor moved
away he blurted out:
"Doggone it, stranger, that's my
place. Who mout you be?
"Smith and Robinson My names
Bill"
Georgia's face beamed with pleased
recognition
why, know heaps O. Smiths an
Robinsons!" he cried, reaching over
and shaking hands with first one and
then the other. Il reckon you all are
some O the family who went west
when boys. There was Tom an Seth
an Ike an'-an'"
MY friend here is named Ike
blandly.
"Ye don't say" delightedly. "Then
me an him was old friends when we
was boys. He's changed, though
looking the man over curiously, but
then, folks do as they grow up. Well
we'll, I'm plumb glad"
There was no more reserve Georgia
talked freely and was met With a cor
diallty that delighted his simple heart
At last, as the shadows began tt
darken in the car, the train slowed ur
at small implanted building which 8
brakeman introduced to the passengers
as Breshtown
The men helped Georgia of with his
baggage and then piloted him to 6
carriage which. they had telegraphe6
ahead to have in readiness. He lived
six miles from the station, he had toli
them, and had frankly added that thu
way led through a Wild, almost unin
habited forest. At this their eyes haC
frightened hopefully, and they had as
sured him that it would be unnecessary
for him to order a carriage. Theirs
would be large enough for all three
including his baggage, and they were
going directly his way to their ole
home
! Georgia was bilariously exuberant
He laughed and sang and cracked jokes
that he remembered to have been time
.honored in the old neighborhood, and
they sang and laughed with him unit
they came to a lonely place in the
woods
Then the carriage was turned quietly
into the bushes, and Georgia felt the
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