The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-06


things done. I'll stand another dolla
all around. said Red. Il don't want !
20 stare me in the face tomorrow.
The eldest spoke up We'll sta.
with you, Mr.. Saunders, but we don
want any money for II, do We. fel
lersf"
mo" they replied In chorus. wei
meaning what they said.
"Why. you're perfectly welcome t
the cash." said Red
"And you're welcome 10 the work.
rtorted the boy. "We're paid plenty
As 1t Is
"If that's the way You look at it
I'm much obliged to you," said Red
who would not have discouraged such
feeling for anything. lie said 10
himself. This don't seem much Ike
/ the kind Of people I've heard inhabited
these parts. Thos1 boys are all right.
Reckon if you use people decent they II
play up TO your lead, 40 matter what
country it is
At 80 the fence was done. gorgeous
In a coat Of fresh red paint. and
the hands departed, each with Il slice
Of Miss Mattie's chocolate cake, Il
! thing to make the heather gods feel
/ contemptuous Of ambroSia.
! They went straight to the black
smith $ shop, where they We're anxious
ly expected.
Good Lord" he said little later,
eff you fellers will talk one at time.
p'raps | can make out what's hap
the speaking?"
Whereupon Sammy faithfully chrOn-
I icled the events of the day. The boys
had behaved themselves as if there
was nothing out of the common hap
pening while they We're with Red, be-
ing held up 10y a sense of pride, but
naturally the splendid physique Of the
coWmau, his picturesque attire. his
abandoned way Of scattering moEey
around and the air of frolic be had
managed to impart to a days hard
work all bad effect on Imagination,
and the boys were very much eX-
cited.
IA like to know how many Injuns
that feler's killed. piped up the
youngest "lIy! He could grab hold
of man and wiring his neck - a
chicken"
Jaw, lst.' demonstrated the black
smith But the elders stood 10y the
younkcr this time.
Yes, he could, Mr. Farrci" said
they. You ought to seen him when
he rolled up his sleeves He's got an
arm on him like the hind leg of a
horse, and he uses an ak like tack
hammer. lie got mad once when he
pounded his thumb and busted the
post square in two with one crack"
"Well, he looks like a husky man."
didn't YOU boys take the eXtry dollar
when he made the offer? He pears 10
know what he was about, and it looks
Kind of foolish TO say no 10 it,
There was a moments silence. I've
wanted 10 show him we were just as
good as the folks he knew" explained
the eldest somewhat shamefacedly.
The blacksmith Strengthened himself.
"Qulte right. too" said he we air
when you come to that" A little
pride is a wonderful tonic Each man
of that gathering felt himself the bet
ter for the display of it.
In the meantime Red was repairing
the rayages of the day opposite Miss
Matte at supper table which was
bountifully spread. Miss Matte pu;
two and two together and found they
meant Il larger sum of eatables than
she had hitherto felt sufficient, and,
with little pang at the thought of
the inadequacy of her first Offering to
her cousin, provided such fairness as
the land of Fairfield boosted.
They discussed the events of the
day with satisfaction.
MY" said Miss Matte. You do
things wholesale while you are about
1t, VIII, don't you?"
Red smiled in pleased acknowledge
inent. I'm no peanut stand, old
iaus, Sdlu ne. ike 10 see things
move"
Then Miss Matte preached the ques-
tion she had been lowering around
ever since her guests had taken their
leave.
do you think you'll really go into
business with that young man who
was here TO dinner" she asked.
why, ! think It's kinder likely"
said Red.
but you don't know anything about
him, Will" she continued, putting the
weak side of her desire forward il or
der to rest more securely If that stood
the test.
mo. don't" agreed Red. "But
here's the way I feel about that: !
want to be doing something according
to my size: besides that, 1t would be
good thing fol, this place II some
kind of a live doings was to start here.
All right. that's my side of 1t. Now,
as far as not knowing that young fell
ler's concerned. might think ] knew
him from cyclone cellar to roof tree.
and he might 90 me to a crowded
house. My idea Is that life's good
deal like faro-you know how that is"
II remember about his not letting
the people go. but I'm afraid I don't