Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-12-23


ye'd better come some other day. I'm
too busy TO talk now"
That's all right" graciously. Il
eon'f mind seeIn' folks work. Comm
up tonight"
Where.
-cwner's. Of course with q grin.
But there's no need to get mad. Bill. .
al, the look on the others face Il
amt mere to plague ye. | come down
t. sell my tater patch. what'ii ~
ri,rr
Il Was iiiil's turn To grin.
I've hecid bout that later patch.
/ l.e ssid. ITS two acres. an old Coon
rr plnw..l II with his mule. an your
dad plrn,rd Il An by himself. an ye
ns~ o. 10 The hoein' an diggln
..,a'i blieyc we've struck n lick M u
'si
4 don't D'licve ! have" acknowi,
edged Gabc frankly. but what'i 50
riyc:'
Why. thought they WAS your we'd
din tateIS." said Bill wonderingiy. Il
hcerd cooner say there'd be forty
bashels an TINT yc could sell twenty
an have twenty for winter put by
Yes. ! heerd him say that myself. &c
SMILED Galbc % i;ul. see here. Bih. {
Amt a-hindrrin oi nobody. Bei likes
~. bciter'n she does me. an Sc IKE
her. an the wust thing her dnd's got
ag'in yc H. ilHi ye'd take her away
lie don't want her 10 leave. Now.
there's ten acres that joins him on the
other side an II eau be had for Sju
| hecrl the owner say so. Can We rais,
$50 anxiously
4 might part OF II nud the rest when
this bark's done
well" In a relieved tone. ''yc sli
u quicks yc can. The owner a take
half down and whit for the rest. He
told me 80 lie tried To sell II TO me
bat didn't want no land 10 work.
But We must hurry. The preach.
ers coirin up Ia two weeks. an yc
want to De- ready. Old Cooner u l-.
all right longs yc own ten acres J'inln'
an lnu acres ~ taters
An yell give up Bet?" incredulousl.
Longs sue likes yc hest. OF cours,.
aln't ,omia IN between nobody thai
way. nm
liiil looked at him earnestly: then
hlS Zee. cleared. aud h. extended his
hnnd.
''Yc'rr the best fellow that ever
WIS" he rrl.d heartily. AN I'm sorry
for anything I've said or done. I'll b.
your srlrud after this. Now. what'll
ye take fr HE iaierSy"
oh. that's al right. easily. When
we're married und s,'ttlcd up there IN
b. 80 do the chores when have ANY
81 won't rost We noihin hut work
i:gie went dIrciiy 10 Conner. draw
Ing n long face
THAT Blil Tanners too smart for
af'' he grumbled. Il went down
ihcfr thinkin' could make trade.
bu, he's got my taterS an | amt got
q thing "a show
tie waited long enough for his WORKS
10 have their full effect. then added:
~ b'iieve III go out to Mexico ~
Maine ~ somewhere that way. The
only thing Is it'n be right hnrt for BEL
90 20 20 FUR. but nlrhbe she can sinnl
~"
Pet 20 IA Mexico or Malncr" almost
Cooncr. "Why. you-you
plumb IDIOT. liIll Tanners with doz.
IN OF We l;ei ~ stay right here Now
80 be- gliiin on"
But thought
"Thouc'' nothin'." angrily ~
along wiz We
tiahe Il with dcwncast head unll
he aut be- uud the cabin. Then ~ BE-
'sn to clnrkle.
his elm E'rs grcw lou,lcr and ii'l"r
- We w,lcIrd the distance between
iiiI alid the cahlu. and by the time ~.
had gone half mile they had de-
lyrd into roars Of laughter
In his prescott mond. however
seemed al too Ineffective ~
mn expression OF his feelings. and hr
,ioud on his head. turned u handspring
,r two ani then walked on his iiards
10. 40 least a dozen feet along thu
ruugli road
Not In YEARS had Gabe displayed on,'.
zenith NJ ilie energy H., uuw expended.
lie WAS very TIRED hnarver. when
his paroxysm II Joy was over. aud hr
promptly sought secluded nook IN
Tbs woods and took u long nap
When he awokc an hour later thu
hrst audible sound hr made was q
aud h. continued In this ncr.
~ mood until the outlines OF The lri.
rental cabin We're sighted.
Much of thu next Two weeks h.
sponl upon his back. with his face H.
I he sl,I.
liui when the wedding day came he
WIS among the gii'stS. smiling and
hippy. with MS hair cut In honor NJ
the ;uomentous occasion.
Mary Ret drew mm aside NJ the
uri opportunity. her ewes moist with
rTT'c'nl tears.
"Oh tabr.' she whispered happily.
II Shr''t ever ror.n what we've dnu,
~ .i ah' ur. ~ wa. l.iir the MY
80 got rnuul dad an 50 Snmr. -
iryr- 81 sd We h'i u IN ". 1871 TOLD
no ~ nh, ~ Il. as We won't c,rr f,r.
III. lc uisi 'r';n.' i,'@l as vflcu ~ Sc
mn M cat witt rs.
A kick Ffsri the prehslers.
The Soirailir of l;nlgariu has passed
d law Imposing q iaA nf al1ul So n