The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-12
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sSsy WiillaAr' II. fIslAa
NAs$s Ingle ceased Click ksHG$ $Ee tMpe-
A5flsr Cor moment ana kfFa igilthn-
efsin hef chair to rest the muscles
OF her shoulders The work of the
Midland Coal & Mineral Land com
palg was very heavy for one stenug
rapher. The, grind grew more weari-
scme and neryewrecking every day.
bui She was alone in the city and
this was The. only employment she
was fitted for And she must have
bread and fire
What did Jackson say about that
land in Glade county?' asked the
junior partner looking up from a
letter Jackson was the company's
coal expert.
Said it was one of the finest out
locks he ever saw" replied Biker, the
senior partner. Worth at least
hundred and fifty an acre"
What Is it worth for farming pur-
poses?H
oh, not much Ii is poog, vers
poor. say twenty or twenty-five an
acre"
About what shall we offer the
young hayseed?'
Start him t thirty" ropllei Elk
81. and turned to other work.
The junior brought the letter to the
stenographer and began to dictate:
"Mr. Willard Ferris, Gladeyille, Mo.
r. r. d. No A.
Dear sir: Our expert reports your
land absolutely worthless as a min
ing proposition. There is some coal,
but owing TO the formation, location,
etc, it will be impossible ever to
mine it at profit We can, perhaps,
handle your farm on our exchange
hst as agricultural land, and as such
could pay you $50 per acre for it.
Very truly,
The Midland Coal & Min. l.. Co. >
All the morning Miss lngle kept
thinking Of the young farmer, Will
lard Ferris, He was still in her mind
when she started to luncheon. tins
rascals,9 she said Indignantly under
her breath. And over and over, II ct
hope lie won't take H."
No one in the office had ever seer
ferris, but She had been interested III
him from his very first letter abou
tie land All the correspondence
passed through her hands. She open
cd all letters addressed to lhe com
panN.
The first letter FROM Ferris hat
been 4 juLilant announcement OF tat
discovery Of coal on his land Ii
that frank way which people unuscC
to the Ways of The wo,ll have o
mixing personal affairs and business
he told how long be had been hOpn!
to find something under his farm n
be never could get II to grow mucl
OF top.
There had $been some correspond
ence,a nd iiiHeach letter young Fe.
ris naiYeiy revealed something Of hi
home, his family, himself Baker an,
the junior made much sport owe
these personal things in his leI,o,
hut they were not funny TO Miss Ingl
She saw instead frank, generou
young msn struggling against odG
TO make living on the poor soil 10
HIS orphaned young brothers and si,
j tera She could even see the weathe
beaten, Imprinted farm house an
hleak unproductive fields She SAY
he great tunult OF excitement in tn
! Ettle family when coal was found
: saw the ffame Of hope leap up in III
young mans face-and now he We
/ 10 be cheated out of Il.
The reply came on Friday. TIL
senographe9's hands trembled a
she opened it, She was glad no on
3 else was III the office. The lette
said in part:
n was powerfully disappointed b
2 ycur letter. | had hoped-but gues
fellow is always hoping things thg
Won't h5ppen. j don't care much fo
, myself but | was real anxious {
send all the lSids-there are four b,
s!des me-away to school | gues
Z It that Is The best you can do, L
have to take it, owe twenty do
. lars an acre on it, and / cant nevt
make it farming it. Yours respt.
WILLARD FERRIS"
Miss lngle gulped down a lump
. Ter throat and reached for her han'
Ike chief just as Biker came in.
Mr. Biker," she said, Il want I
resign this morning
Stenographers were easy to get an
|, he let her 20 without question. Sh
! took her coat--far too thin for tn
raw February day--and hurried ou
Poor fellow poor dear fellow.' sh
said What Q good brother he is.
= only had such a brother to look OF
!. FOR me- hope | won't be too late
) She went to the nearest telegraph o
ilco ana sent this message
! Willard Ferris, Gladeyille, Mo-
! Don't accept offer for land II
: worth five times that figure N. |
= Then she went to her room an
cried She had no scruples oyt
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