The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-20
BY ANNE HiNRICHSEN.

Copyright 1911. by Associated Lit
erary Press)
II adore cows and intend to devote
my life to Them
ITO cows?" He stared at her. his
understanding dulled by emazement-
COWS" she repeated. Thorough
breds, l shall open a dairy at Heathe
Hall"
"Why, Edith, you can't You must
81 can, l must and | shall. The
settlement Of fathers estate has left
me nothing but Heathe Hall. 1t is Il
diiapidated old house with a few
acres of blue grass pasture. Cows,
then, shall be my career"
You'll marry me. I'll remodel the
liall and wen use It as a summer
home. A few thousands will make
IL quite habitable."
"Oh." she answered indifferently.
Il don't care to marry you, not even
as a means of support. l know that
you are the richest man In the coun-
ty. But al a business proposition l
prefer-cows. But, Perry" she add
ed, you may. If you like. be my at
torney, the attorney for the dairy.
Every thriving, successful busines So
needs an attorney"
Your attorneys advice to you is to
drop this nonsensical talk and mar
ry him"
az intend not to do it
Several weeks later the proprietor
Of the Heathe Hall dairy came to the
Office Of her attorney.
TITS Joah Coates" she declared
bitterly. He has arranged to ruin
my business. because my dairy Ia a
great deal better than his and is
getting his trade. He wrote me.
when / beat him on the city hospital
contract, that l should soon and my
self without a dairy"
You beat Joab Coates on the hos
pital contract How did. you do it,"
II went before the hospital pur-
chasing board. which for years has
bought large quantities OF milk from
Joab Coates, and asked them to let
tie contract my bids. They agreed
and won. Now he Is trying to ruin
my business
What is he doing
"He Is a heavy stakeholder In the
Capital Electric Railway, and he has
convinced the company that its new
branch iire must go through my
land. parallel my beautiful brook
where my darling tnoroughbreds
drink. and spoil my farm II the
line goes through my land. taking
my brook away from me, l shall
have nothing left but ms broken
gown ERti muse sAtih . A'fA "a h@S
tureiess cows
III Joab Coates wants the line to
go throuph your land il viii go He
controls the company and he has
sufficient influence With the courts
to have your land condemned and
sold The wtsest thing FOR you to
do IL 10 sell at good price. III
manage the sale for YOU and get the
highest possible price out q the
company. I'm sorry little girl. for
your disappointment aud the failure
Of your enterprise. But a woman
cannot expect to compete with
"A woman can" she retorted. she
can do anything a man can and this
woman Will Youll not manage the
sale for NE. There Will be no sale.
shall continue To run my dairy afae
run II without any mans assistance.
The board Of directors OF the CAPT
tai Electric Company WAS In session
.Foab Coates had contemplated q
lengthy explanation Of excellent rca.
sons for building the new branch
through the Heathe Hall farm Perry
NcCune in defiance OF the commando
Of the owner Of the Heathe Hal
dairy TO lei her affairs alone. hat
risen tn argue the rights Of his unap'
preciative client
The door opened and n younf
woman entered For a moment sh'