The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-08

YOU'VE WON TWO SUITS FAIR AND
SQUARE"
ever, she just leaned against the bank
Of earth, with her hands still grasping
the pick, and her head bare to the
night breeze. The long line Of newly
dug earth which stretched away up
the hillside showed the astonished
farmer that new trench was being
dug from the other large spring to
the end Of the pipe which supplied the
village with water.
"Oh, Mr.. Hankins," Agatha cried, as
something very much like sob found
its way along with her words, II hope
you will not be angry with Hiram and
me, will you? It's all my fault any
way. couldn't bear to think of let.
ting that miserable old lawsuit go
on about the trough II has worried
all OF us most TO death. guess !
have studied mostly all the books in
the city. and finally | thought would
just get to work at it myself and use
little common sense. 1t seemed to
me that there's must be some reason
why the water wouldn't run up into
your water trough, and made up my
mind that II there could be a little
more pressure back of the other spring
that would be all that was needed. So
Hiram and ! have been digging this
ditch. We have the pipe laid down as
far as we have gone, and now we are
almost to the spring. II you only
hadn't come so soonr' And as Agatha
spoke she turned her face away and
dropped the pick,
"Come, father, won't you 60 back to
bed and let us finish the job?" Hiram
asked, after recovering his surprise
"We'll have the water running into
the trough In less than half an hour
All we have to do is to make the con.
nectlons between the pipes to the low
er spring.
"You go to bed yourself! I'll not
think Of letting Agatha dig here in
this dark ditch any longerw And
Farmer Hankins sprang down into the
ditch, lifting her gently out of the mar
row quarters in which she had been
working so heroically In few min.
utes the job was completed. and the
two pipes were Joined by Hiram, who
had provided himself with a rude kit
of tools for that purpose. Then all
three of them fastened down to the
water trough in Farmer Hankins' barn
yard Agatha turned the faucet, her
fingers trembling little as she did So
A gurgle of JOY greeted their ears, and
a moment later the water came tric-
king through the pipe and then fairly |
gushed out in stream. So that ]
Agathas ingenuity had solved the |
problem which had defled the knowl. |
edge and skill of the water commits
sioner and all the rest of the wise men
who had made the unsuccessful at |
tempts to run the water up through |
Farmer Hanklns' water pipe. All three
stood watching the water pouring out
of the faucet for a few moments In
silence. Then Farmer Hankins took
Agatha by the hand and said: "Now
7ou 80 home, little girl. and get good
lights rest. You've won two suits
air and square,
And that was the end of the trouble,
tut the town officials rewarded Hiram
md Agatha for this little act, which
lvoided so much trouble and unpleas-
Intness, when few months later they
et up the family hearthstone.
AT the next meeting of that august
'ody one of the officials made mo
ion that pipe line be laid from the
illage main to the farmyard Of this
rorthy young couple and supply wa
er for their stock free for all time,
With faucet at the back kitchen door
7ithin easy reach Of the charming
nlstress" And the motion was pass
d and agreed to without dissenting
oice