The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1910-07-28
-lt's in for an all nights storm


40 Al ZOE 0u All ulB0G0 8lOFW,
predicted Phineas.
You will have to. stay all night.
said Hannah. gleefully.
Yes; ten miles in this rain and the
unknown roads would be too venture
some even for me" replied Irene, 60
Ing to the telephone and informing
her mother Of her safekeeping.
Presently the telephone rang again.
The message was for Irene.
THAT wasn't your folks" chuckled
Phtneas. as she hung up the receiver.
How did you guess?"
Your tone was 50 different"
Wasn't 1t your beau!" asked Han.
nah, timidly.
"Y-es-no-almost my beau" laughed
Irene. He asked me to wait here TO-
morrow, until he rode over and we
could ride home together"
Then we can have a camel" said
Hannah, hopefully.
Eyes; he shall stay for several
games"
In the morning the sun was shining
brightly, and after breakfast, while
Phineas fed the cattle, Hannah
:hurned SO that "Irene's beau" might
have fresh buttermilk to drink.
Il should think" said Irene, musing.
". that you would be perfectly happy
In this dear, little place."
Hannah made no reply. irene, look.
Ing up quickly. saw her wipe away
surreptitious tear. The girls sympa.
thetic questioning finally ELECTED the
cause of her sadness.
"Phinny don't know yet" she said,
and I'm goin' to keep it from him as
long as can, but you see there's been
mortgage for quite spell on 1.-THE
Nutshell" We've kept up the interest,
and thought we could always renew
It, but the man wrote us yesterday that
we must pay right off. Miss Simons
brought me the letter from town, and,
luckily, Phinny wasn't here. l can't
think yet but way will come"
How much is it?"
-Four hundred dollars"
"Oh, is that alp" exclaimed Irene.
4 should think you might borrow that
somewhere"
Its lot to us. You see we've only
got 20 here, and Phinny's too old
to work it-more'n a garden patch
Tor what we eat, and we amt no hands
to scrimp in our feed"
mo, indeed" agreed Irene, recall
Ing her two sumptuous meals.
Though 1t seems lot to us, sup.
pose it's only a drop in the bucket tc
Mr.. Philip Maxfeld. But he's going
to foreclose."
1rene's face turned pale and then
red. She turned to the window to
| hide her confusion.
Il couldn't have believed 1t of hint"
she thought. sadly.
AS she stood there, she saw horse.
man coming down the road. He was
tall, straight, and sat on his horse like
cavalryman.
Here comes -my-friend," she said.
It'll 60 to meet him."
Philip" she said, before he had
dismounted, these are the sweetest
old people and this is the dearest
place!"
|
Would you take it away from them
wreck their home-for just $4OO?"
II? Why, what can you mean,
lear"
"They say you hold a mortgage for
hat amount on the place and that you
have written them that you would
| toraclose at once"
"hfv door Trono didn't o,,o,, 1>ror,
hat owned this tiny place. have so
much property! My agent, Carter, at.
lends to all the business. He probably
wrote them and signed my name"
you will let them renew it, please,
Philip"
! why. of course, Irene"
For how long?"
"For-forever, If you wish, Irene"
Come into the house," she said.
Ioyfully. 'Tie your horse first. You
have to play several games of casino"
He followed her, somewhat dubious
as to what was expected of him.
Mrs. Hewston, I want to introduce
Mr.. Maxf1eld."
"Oh, he's come for
NO, sml1eu irene, net come 1Ol
me-"
While Hannah was serving the but.
termilk, Phineas came in and was in.
troduced.
You're the gentleman who holds
the mortgage?"
$50 1t seems. l didn't know 1t un.
til now. Irene told me-"
I'VE may get way to pay it," said
Hannah, anxiously.
whats the use?" said Philip
quickly. you can renew it as often
as you please. I'll explain 1t to my
agent today. would rather have a
glass of this buttermilk every time
ride by here than the amount of the
mortgage"
The flash of joy in Hannah worn
face was so reflected in Irene's eyes
as she turned impulsively to him, that
he cleaned hope for the answer to the
question he meant to ask on the way