Putnam patriot., 1910-06-10

Mir Sanders looked up
 from The harness lie waa
 O usndieg in preparation for spfiugs work to see lis Two daughters standing before him
 Wen9' le said. Nifh an inqulring smile
 sHe@we want tp 70 fe college. z said Malial She WAS the older af ihe two. fair haired girl uf seventeen Her slsier tiHdys was il year younger. a short. plump llff!e elf8 with unruy brown hair and an lrrepfessible smile afhelr fHthef iet fbe strap he was holding fail to the floor.
 What foff' he asked
 .'ro learn things. said Mabel We want to go to th. agricultural college and take the domestic science course. If you'll come in tic house I'll show you what the catalogue saya about Il" Mr Sanders picked up bls strnp and went to work again. You're mighty good girls" he said. and l want to dc all can for you. but don't see where the money 10 send you to college is coming from"
 Mabei.s lip qaivered ..sfhen can't can't we gof. she asked.
 Her fathers eyes twinkied as he looked up, ''t'Il tell you what I'll do he said .ill give gou girls the old apple orchard. and you ean use all the money you make from It to 70 to col icge with.
 The old apple orchard consisted of an acre of apple frees that Mr san. ders hnd aeI oul several years before with the expectation of renping handsome reward when they should rsach benring nee. i,ut The locality wns not especially well adapted to ID pie growing Weeds and insects play ed havoc, and the orchard turned out to be anything but | paying proposi. ton.
 Mabel turned abruptly and left tbc shop. hut Gladys sat down on a nall kcg. with her forehead puekered up in thought After few moments stie got up and weut over to tine window There had been Q hard frost the night before. and the apisle trees were laden with white coating of frost crystals that shone and sparkled In the sun. light
 .lts pretty this morning anyway she said. ''Can we really have it to do as we please wlthY'
 That's what sald." her father an svered .Yanii have d hard tfsne getting anything out ef il. though"
 Well" Gladys replied determined ty. were going to get something out of 1t. believe We can make that old orchard pay our way through college,
 Mir, Sanders smiled T hope so,' he said. ''lli help you all can"
 "lm gelns over to Pearsons this afternoon" said Gladys as they were seated at the dinner table that noon, .'i,o you want te ge along. Mahelr
 "Mhat forg. asked Mabel.
 ITO flnd aut how he raises so many apples"
 Hes got better apple soil than we have" spoke up Mir Sanders.
 Maybe that isna the only reason. !" persisted Gladys sI want to talk with him anyway"
 Mir. Sanders had three yearsoid colt, which the girls had broken 10 drive that winter They had had many lively tnssle with t before IL would acknowledge that if was con. qaered. but now l, was as quiet and doeiie as could be asked for and would follow the girls around Ike a big dog. Gladys always Insisted that Mollie. ms they called the colt. needed only q little trainlng to rival Lou Dillon In deed. she had haastea of Mellir's speed qualities so much that Mrs. sanders ceuid not be induced to ride behind her. and she he'd her hreath every sime the girls drove out of the yard with the eolt.
 After The dinner dishes were washed and put away the girls hltehea Aetlis to the old fashioned square hex cutter and drove over "a rearscn's
 Mir Pearson was somewhat eccen. tric ed farmer He spent most ef his time polteriag around ia his orchard and garden. leaving hls three hays to do the farm work. The neighhors were folseG te adntA thai hN raised fine fruit. but they were inclined to give credit to his rich. somewhat sandy soil rather than to his painstas. aag care. He rubbed his bald head delightedly when the glrls told hin their crrand.
 ..Of course you can make il pay~ he exclaimed That acre of apple trees ought to send half dozen girls 10 col lege-"
 Thereupon he entered into lengthy tiscuxsiou on apple growing. wasch the giris only half understood. though they listened with growing interest
 What you want 10 dc first" said Mir. Pearson. "is to prune your trees cut out about third of the cd u's'ss and let the sun have chance fo ges