The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-02-25

OF you fellows, come and help Rose out,
won't yeh? Don't stand there with
your mouths wide open. Whoa, ! tell
yeh!" Hall a dozen sprang orward
eagerly.
Il don't want any help Shit arose
impulsivsly and vaulted from the bug
gy like a boy, alighting with grace and
spring as it she always got out that
way. Then a ripple of laughter at the
discounted SWANS. and a {girlish tiirt,
she disappeared into the house.
Too slow!" burst ont the old squire
with a great, gurgling laugh. You
fellersll have to wake up II you want
to help her out. .Ho, no, no! Say, Dan.
have somebody take this Is3,ss and
stand by him. He's full of ginger this
morning. How're yeh getting along2'
Good. Here, sam, YOU and Jakey
take the squire'S boss. Come out tsiId
see EN-, squire; they're neat ones, / tell
yeh.' The old man alighted briskly
and went With Dan.
Wal, wal, wal, boys, you have done
we'll. That's a good job. How're they
dressing up, Dan? Goodg"
Prime, squire. Never had a better
lot of hogs up by the heels, never. Jest
you look 'em over. squire. wunst.'
The old man examined them with
critical eye, and found nothing to crit
cize. Dan expanded volubly on the
merits and history OF each in turn, and
swallowed greedily the ~patroniZing
words which the great man deigned to
let fall. The squire was indeed a man
OF commanding presence, a man to in
spire awe and even fear in the peasant
mind. There was that in his every
tone and attitude which suggested
mystery-the stamp of the man who is
often called upon to decide, and who
is accustomed to be loeked UP to and
obeyed without murmur. He turned
from HI hogs and threw a quick
glance over the men in h yard,
Instantly his brow darkened.
Say, Dan"-he turned sharply-eis
that Al F%arthing? Howd'd he get
here?"
II invited him." There was a logged
tone In the answer.
'Humph! o did, did, yeh? Get
ting pop'ler, amt hep" No answer
from Dan.
which Is served eve at a butchering
at IL. -Four of the boys had gone into
the house to help the women extern
porize the seats n tables from planks
and boards. The others had been
watching f~urtively the progress of the
great man. Many of them feared him
beyond expression, n they had cause.
Some We're in deb to him beyond all
hope; others We're his tenants without
power to release themselves even IL
they would; still others were dependent
upon him for work. Few there were
y - $500 RPo 1hAAa 49, 49, q.
He walked straight UP to Allen Far
thing, the jealousy and hate which had
been gathering for weeks written on
every feature. AS he grew older his
power of self-control, never large, grew
feebler. SO accustomed had he been
all his life to undisputed supremacy
that the slightest o~~ositien angered
him u~nreaSonably. He found his man
sitting by the corner OF the overshot
ana clearing the ashes from his corn
cob. The others looked on with rising
excitement. They knew the man; the
fire and tow which nae been so long
preparing had at last come together.
Changed yei1 business, SO 1 hear.
They tell me vn--'7Fo set up in produce
and groceries" The sneer in the mans
voice and the curl of his lip made the
speech positively maddening.
You've been misinforrned, squire
He calmly Knocked his pipe against
the barn to free 1t from ashes, and pre-
ceeded with elaboration to find his
plug of tobacco. His ceolness acted
like a red rag on the choleric old man.
"Hain't ordered a carload o. -four?
oh, no! Hain't bought two carloads o
corn and one o. wheat? Oh, no! Think
L don't see what's going on, heigh?"
You cont in this case, 1T seems. It's
three OF corn and two of wheat, per
haps three" He pressed the tobacco
into the pipe bowl with his thumb, and
began W SSdicIi MS pockets lor a
match,
who's selling yeh this grain, l want
to knoy? Who IN this valleys selling
it to yeh?"
Who's selling it?' He echoed the
question IN mild surprise, looking vi
c~uriouly through the first white puffs
of smoke.
"Yessuh, who's selling 1t. There's
some here that ant afford to sell you
their wheat. They'll find mighty quick
that they cam afford It," He turned
and cast a slowering look over the
men. And -four" he continued with
rising passion, his face fairly purple
The mans GOODNESS was like a whip.
cut. You think you can cut under me
in flour and make money? Flour! Go
ing to add dry goods and millinery ant
5-cent-counter STUFF" The sheer ir
his voice was changing to q hard, men
acing one.
Why, it's possible, squire; it's posi-.
BILE" admitted the man m~editatively
Folks here seem to be paying bis
!. prices and getting small returns fol-
their produce. | may get a carload o
| farming tools next month. l find thu
price lists very interesting"
TO he'll with your INTEREST," Thinl
you're going to run me out Of business
do yeh?"
Squire Hartswicl5. | haven't iii,
= slightest intention of interfering viii
!. ~anybody's honest business, not in Thu
! slightest"
1 Honest! You call me dishonest t,
4 my mead, do yeh? You stand there ant
Insult me, do yeh? Heigh? You b,
: mighty careful. young man. Fl,
swung his hand angrily within a foo
of Fathing's nose.
= Il haven't called any man dishonest
as you know very well, squire, but i
: you want to wear the coat 1 can't he'll
it. You are doubtless aware of you
own failings." He was as serene as /
: the conversation IA been about tn,
weather.
Look here. Al %Farthing." Realizin,
a suddenly that he had gone to far, h
: made a great effort to control himself
> ut has taken me 40 years to work up
business in this valley, and. nobod.
> amt going to take it away from M
! without the biggest fight they ever hat
in their lives. You remember that
! These people here owe everything
:. they've rot in the world to me-e-e. l
l wanted to, l could turn half of zen
out Of house and home. I'm putin;
! the bread and butter into their mouth
: and I'm the best friend they've got ii
this world. They know hat. Nov