The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-14
A BELIEVER in SIGNS
y HENDERSON wELs,a

VOOS~SSS AAoOf. AAVVO4 VV04A ~ 8&BoO
community before. but the MveEymaa
assured him the place would b eesy
to md. An he needed to do was .
keep right On the Wellsvills road m
til he reached / big white house iSutl
rounded By tall lombardy popIass.
That was the Lowry farm. sdi fe3I
Westcote did not know that, Brown
had followed him to- the livery barn.
and had heard announced his Aestina-
ton. and then had hastened tn, biz
own rig and was then some. distance
IN advance and making good time.
Brown. however. was greatly Per.
turbed in mind until. reaching aA ab.
rupt turn In the road where q lane
trailed Of to the north, 1 brilliant
thought struck him. Climbing from
his buggy he mounted the fence
where the old signboard solamnly
pointed the way ITO Wellsville' and
with . wrench swung It 20 It pointed
down the lane.
"There!' he announced to himself.
maybe that viii hold him until !
have time to get that Lowry girl out
Of the way and get the papers signed
Then let him come on.
When Westcote few minutes later
came to the altered signboard, he
turned obediently down the lane % in.
dicated.
That other road looks 10 II It went
to Wellsville, but l still believe In
signs: and this one points with such
= confident, solemn air there u no
mistaking it, SO here goes"
A half mile further on the lane
narrowed until two vehicles could pass
with difficulty. II at all.
"What kind Of = place can Wells.
Vile be II this be the kind Of road
that leads to it?" he muttered. Il
wonder what would happen II should
meet another team"
He had, scarcely finished the thought
before he was face to face with that
very predicament. The lane dipped
into = forested hollow, and around .
curve came . team attached to Q
spring wagon.
Good morning." he said gajly.
Would you like to pass?"
i believe would II 1t could be aI.
ranged"
Are you q stranger also in this
land Of single track roadsf'
mo. I'm native a. they ~
down here" n
Then perhaps you will tell mo what
the custom is when people meet Ike
this. suppose I should back to the
nearest switch. should l mott!
DO you see that little gap just back
of youi l believe you can back into
It and BY lifting the buggy around :
little can get turned the other way"
Eyes, I believe can do that II
! succeed will be facing the right
way to reach the Lowry farm?"
! The Lowry farm! Why. that's our
place. I am Miss Lowry"
4 an Harry WsstcotA here b n.
spsct tho Lowry farm. believe
Jones & Brown Realty company own
It now?"
Not yet. They have offered to buy
It and We will probably close the trade
In = day or two"
what! So that's the deal, ehi
How much are they Offering you for
the placer
The question surprised her, but the
look showed no impertinencs was in.
tended. Fl.
Twelve hundred. You see It is not
very good land and now that father
u dead We are not able to make mush
out Of It and we're glad to get their Of.
fer" @
"Ai0 Lowry" said Henry quickly.
u came down here to buy that farm,
for / have found that 1t contains the
richest deposits Of iron ore In this
country. sent an engineer here to
Investigate and on his report I have
agreed TO pay $4,000 for Il"
What" was all Miss Lowry could
got voice to say.
Another thing. II you accept this. q
shall want to remain for Q while anl
oversee the development Of the miasa
] have no use for the heuss, and you
and your, mother may retain that a1l
some Of. the land near + X you wil
board neville I am hsrs.. yt.4
Il took some repetition Of this prop.
osition before Miss. Lowry could ssasD
The reality OF It all. but his sincerity
could nq long be doubted. Quite q
1imcah . feat xas The getting q
Harsy's buggy about. and BY the time
h wAs accomplished good fellowship
bad been firmly established.
7 When they came to, The sigqboasd |
Harry spointed 70 II. triumphantly. ~
: Nov you see I was right about that
rad. Read what that, says !
). Wal. Il N things! That shoula
Dol1t the other way. Some wag has
changed that for = trick"
Perhaps. but II must have been IN !
Inspired wag; and I'm a frmer b.
nevss than ever that luck comes from ,
1slowing signs, aren't your
~Yss, indeed!s she answered quick
\. n you had not met me- this mora, |
hE - might have cold The plAes |
= Jones 3 Brpwn.s