The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-26
Jun i LAW
: and a Cow Jumped In When
4ope Deserted, but RenieH
COT the Girl.

Got the Girl.
BY CARL JENKINS.
hen Mr. james Henfew va IN
J Nth college. he bought little
In the country to further his
riments IN horticulture. There
Inaectg and diseases that prey
fruit trees. fruit vines and
s. and the finished horticultul=
nat be able to diagnose the same
Ioclor
Reviews purchase consisted Of
acres OF land and an old house.
ace had been abandoned for
and the fruit trees On It offered
ous opportunity for one Of his
Ion. He decided after care
anoe over lhsn that thsy had
t thirteen ailments TO b dag
ii an1 cured. - for the old
5use It couldn't - cured. L was
like an old nan dyIng Of his years.
Two miles to the west lived Farmer
Haskell. and he had daughter named
Grace. He was No farmer . break
lia back At the pillow or pitching hay
He was = gentleman farmer. With m
pflee IN the city and three hired men
loa1ng around the farm. He farmsd
from phIIanthrop.e motives. He
knew that Il b didn't farm there
would surely b shortage Of tur=
nips anezg tie poor Of tn world
Nor vas - Grace : miHmaid
With freckled e and aaabuTzsd
nose. She did, ed the hos. gath
IT the pumpEInz aor pei tn pelaz
toes. She wasn't philosopher. and
she wasn't farming from philosophical
motives.
Half : mile % tne east Of the Hen.
few place lived farmer HaIssy. He
vas : real farmer down 10 the horny
palms that scraped lie sand when
you shook hands With him. He was n
farmer for profit and his one hired
man was sept On the jump. and any
turnIpa that Hs0f out Into the vide
world had to be paid for IN cash. He
also had . daughter named Grace.
L Miss Grace Halsey was Of eoars-
er grain than Miss Grace Haakell--if
she had generous fret. many freekles
and the stride and strength Of nan
that vas natures handixorkz She
was neither to be blamed nor prais
ed. The diIapida4ed Renfew place
Va often over housing around.
There was ) story a7oal that the
house vas haunted. and MIas Grace
wanted 10 meet the ghost and give
him Just one crack With her bony fit.
= Neither the Haakells nor the Hal
zEefs had heard of the sale Of the
place when Miaa Grace Halaey went
over there one day and dug up two
enrranI bushes and carried them
home. The act reached the ears Of
IT. HsnIeH and he had signs Of No
Traspaass posted up. They care no
more for no Trespaas" signs out In
the country than inhabitants Of the
oitien care for the signs 10 Keep On
the Grass.
With three plain signs staring her
In the faee Miss Grace nalasy enter
ed the grounds and dug up : rose
bush. farmer who knew her sax
her and called ont.
Hoy you Don't you know that
Ineapaes7s
20 on. was the reply.
you enn b arrested.
Come of.
mighty teehy feIler. that Renfev
i. 30 they gay.s
Sem u
Three days later. n Miss Grace
Haskell rode that WY With pony and
cart. she nav a flower that she want
ed blooming among the weeds. She
entered the grounds and picked t.
and she also looked IN 1t . broken
pane. a she came out Of The gate
n farmer .ho knew her b name and
sight came along and called out:
Didn't zee the HiEna. did your
y did. sir. and 20 now. was the
independent reply.
sMebbe you want to be arrested -
: treapeaser7s
Maybe ! do
Jest about three months IN the
county jail Il what that gal needafs
muttered the farmer ~ h drove On.
L happened that Mr.. Renfeu eame
down two days later to diagnose the
ailments Of IN old pear tree and IN.
eountered both Of the farmers. They
we're eager to tel him Of both the
trespaasera and advise thai they Be
made examples Of.
.That.H whal i needed around this
neIghborhood.. urged one
IF you don't do something they'll
be tearing the house down next add.
ed the other.
"But | hate 10 20 to law.
Course yon do. but them gals was
mighty aaasy They Jest the aame N
Haid they didn't care darn for yon
and your old signs.
7 might scare one Of them.
"That'a It--akeer the life ont Of
her,.
I'll take the one who took the
bushes.
As to which one Il vas the farm
ers differed. and probably honestly.
One vas sure Il was that Haskell
GAL and the other was Just AZ sure
i was tint Halaey gal" It vas thus