The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-11-30

: counted luOn6 tulk0ybs -
timated what they would
, ~ bring in the market, and
vainly endeavored to make that sum
equal the amount she needed to pay
the interest on the mortgage held on
, her little place by Elijah Green
, Elijah was the local money lender
and note shaver When Elijah had
concluded the preIiminaries OF loan
? with you. you began to realize why ne
was rich. He could bind you to more
, different impossible agreements than
any one else Elijah owned farm after
farm-Ell the result OF his shrewdnesa
in the money-lending line. Az to shaw
ing notes. he was credited with cut
ting out everything but the date and
adding that to his discount.
When he induced Miss Sabina Pen
nell to borrow FIVE hundred dollars
from him and to give him a mortgage
upon her little place. he had really
acted more decently than ever before.
He did not want Sabina's place. What
he wanted was Sabina herself. He
had proposed to her-proposed In
about the tone and with about as
much sentiment as he usually mani
tested when he offered to lend one
third the value OF a farm for mort
gage on the whole thing. Sabina had
refused him. promptly.
She had refused him several more
times, and then Elijah apparently re
signed himself to his fate. But he
knew Sabina's circumstances: ht
knew that when her father died anC
left her entirely alone in the worlt
she would get into debt. So he KEEP
track OF her debts. which was not 1
hard thing to do, when every deale
In the town was a debtor OF his.
At the psychological moment he OF
:, fered to lend her five hundred dollars
: secured by the mortgage. He pointed
out to her that he didn't need tn,
money and wanted to invest 1t, ant
that so long as she paid the interes
= on It she need never bother abou
:. repaying 1t.
:, ITS just putting that much none,
!, out at interest. for me-" he smiled
:" And It will relieve you OF worry owe
what you may owe. so you can man
age your place and make 1t pay you.
When Sabina signed the mortgag
se notes and received Elijah's check sh
IN had her first almost-tender feelin
II toward him. And when she went t
ID him and asked him to give her a III
n tie more time on the interest, she ha
Is been really affected by his generou
M agreement
ID Don't let It worry you a minut,
90 Sabina." he said. PAY It when 70
10 can don't consider It a real bus
n ness matter-between me and 20,
n. you know"
"a But now Sabina owed him ninet
dollars. Just for interest alone.
Now, Sabina was not the CONVEX
tionhl maiden lady In reduced circun
stances. She was not haggard, thi,
woebegone woman OF uncertain year
~ eking out an existence. She was jul
20 twenty-five years old. neat and prett
!, and II took all she made teachir
:. school to keep her. She had relic
>. on her turkeys to pay the interest
-. least How In the world she shou
~, 10 ever pay the principal OF the MOI
nc gage had not occurred to her.
NC But Elijah. with ninety dollars 1
"s terest coming to him, was not Il
"' Elijah who had so generously loan,
w. her the money. Elijah was telling b.
that times were hard and money w,
close. and although he hated TO do
he simply had to have money to me
on his own obligations. SO. since II
OF mortgage was overdue. and the 1
ne terest was unpaid-why-
ar- I'll do the best | can to raise Il
err money. Elijah" Sabina said. i've o
ne forty-nine turkeys. and when | 81
re- them"
ic' But forty-nine turkeys won't br,r
ION you over sixty dollars" Elijah ga,
itn You'll get about ten cents a non,
Tor for them. and mighty few of the
on. weigh more than twelve pounds"
Sabina looked out into the orchar
where her turkeys were stroll,
ITO about. Elijah leaned toward her.
ex- Haven't you changed your min
the Sabinaf" he asked
'oV Changed my mindY About what
Ger About marrying me-"
cen Sabina turned to him, with har Nv
by flashing.
nat We'll. Elijah Greenl So that W.
mas why you made me let you lsna :
that money. and that was WIN v,
were SO nice about the interest a,
that was"
IN mo. no. moi Elijah cried. aor,-,
wed ing. Il never thought OF that. / Ia
mo you the money because | loyad vo,
re- And now you want your mon
out back because you love It," she ss,
leer coidly. go
Ice Elijah arose. with an air OF rro..
iov- injured innocence.
the After such an insult as that
said. you cannot expect me IN =.
slider the mortgage personal mst,,
or one between friends. | shan Ne
oe. to place It with my attorney unIs
'eaii you make a satisfactory settlams
tsry by-oy Thanksgiving day" This ~,
sved malicious glance toward the :,
enth keys. which were pursuing the ~ :.
.sity tenor of their ways. little th,ns,na
the the part they were playing.