Putnam patriot., 1910-07-01

PROM THE ArfLEs aes,sa the road and up toward the ap. ple piles followed him. and we had tho seutile Yon heard
 When he 0ns told of the burning Of the piles n sheri time before Jef was greatly chagrined
 sI ought io have told you about H." he said Now half your apples are spoiled
 Not more than ten bushels" laugh ed Mir Sanders Were glnd that you came around as soon as you did.s
 The next day they drove To town with the load of apples with the negro boy safely tied 10 the seat beside Mir. Sanders, while the girls sat on an aps pie saek behind
 Mir. Sanders drove up Ia snyder's of. flee aud. taking the boy by the hand. led him upstairs Mir Sanders always burst out laughing when any one ask ed him about that interview with Shy der.
 Il guess he'd made me a partner in lhe apple trust 1T I'd have insisted. he said T told him contract to take the rest ef nnr apples al si. .5o a hushei would do just as we'll
 The rest of the apple crop brought sloo. making Si7a altogether from the acre. As soon AS the apples were out of the way the girls devoted their en. ergtes to the cabbages. These dld not sell as reudily as the apples, however. and they finally decided to load ear and send II to Chicago
 Gahhages seemed to be in little de mand that year. and short time later they received statement something like this from the commission man. One car Of eahbages. ...,...ss... to@ Freight. commission and stor-
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 Please remit.
 The eabbages they had sold in town amounted to about Sla. so that they stil had Sisea left. euaugh to pay for the seed. as Gladts said
 one evening in the early part ef September 1en cane over after the chores were dene He found the girls sitting on the back steps
 "l came ovcr te say gaedhs.s he satds slm geiag to start to seheol teuer= TOW
 No. I'm net eeiuE to Ames." he weai en in bepIA b Mahefs question T have aa uueie at Minnesota uai serSiiy. and he,h give me my eoan for taking care 0f his horse Il suppose yeuil forget al about us when yuu gel away to college said Gladys.
 "Nau kuow tue better than that, ' Jeir answered ei wish you were go- Ing along
 ''Giadss shook her head. "i think We had better NJ te Amcs." she said. "Rnt we won't go tlii next year any way and maybe not then If the apple crop isn't good.
 -Youll be good boy in college. won't you. JeuS'' said Mabel You don't need to ask him that, sald Gladys "Jeff would never do | anything he wouldn't come over and tell us all about would you, Jesrf" | Jen straightened up his loug back, and tue awkwardness of eoyheei seemed 10 slip from hlm in an instant leaving in it's place the responsibility and purpose of young manhood, "A fellow that couldn't amount te something when he had two suce girls as you to back him up must hs a pretty poor sort to start with, hs sald Then he held out his hand Good night and soodhy." he added and moment later he was gone.
 We won't know Jef when he come' back said Gladys, College IS sein' so make a lot of difference in him-" | .no you know" sad Mabel T don feel the same way about him that did about Harold Jer will he uu' 10 hts ideas of right whatever hsrpens but Harold oh. hope he gets stars ed rlxhtr'
 The next spring tho gsrls. foliowfnl the advice of Mir. Pearson. top krsete' about half of the Wealthy trees witl 1 ecicns of hardy winter varieties. Whel these came into bearing fl would sirl n,ify the work of marketing yer, much. They decided not 10 try car hage growing asaia. but tnstead sesd 1 a the entire orchard 10 clover.