The Bourbon news., 1913-09-16


crops had far exceeded those of any other in that
section. For generations back the Shelbys had
devoted much of their time, and much of their
money to horses and love for them was in
bred in Wood, and this probably accounted for
his great success with them. He found that the
farm was being conducted far to extravagantly
for the results. He sent for a noted agricultural
expert, who spent several weeks with him ana
Lying the soil in various parts of the farm, and
in studying the cattle situation. Many of the
old retainers had been the farm for years.
and it rather difficult for Wood to teach
them the error of their ways. He patient
however, his pleasant smile and frank goodfellow
ship won for him the affection of nearly
everyone employed the property, and he i'm
parted so much of his enthusiasm to them that
he was able to accomplish far more than was
ever done before. They even forgot to smile
al his innovations and some of the new tangled"
machinery that he brought to the farm, and in
stead of rdcule they began to be frankly in
terested in the results.
1t was only occasionally that Wood saw Jean,
and on most of these occasions he took horse
back rides with her, pastime of which she was
passionatey fond. She said to him, day,
Wood, l have just received letter from my
friend Mrs. Jordon, who tells me that she knew
you in the West"
Mrs Jordon? l can not recall anyone of that
name"
"No but you knew her as Betty Johnson"
81 remember Miss Betty Johnson very we'll.
Her father owned the Bar ] ranch, where l
worked for more than year, and where l was
foreman for sometime before l heard of our
mine discovery. l did not know however, that
she was married. or whom she married"
"She married David Jordon whom she says
you also knew"
$50 she married Dave Jordon. Verdant Dave,
he was chrstened by one of the boys when he
struck the ranch. He was sure some tenderfoot
with a most noticeable establishment of green
However, he was pretty much of a man."
$50 she writes me, and she also mentions sew
eral little incidents that SAVIOR of the dramatic
that happened to you in your Western life, and
suggests that | induce you to tell me about them
AS father will be away tomorrow evening"
would like to have you come over and dine with
me, and tell me little of your Western
life especially of the events of which Betty
writes me-"
"It will give me great pleasure to come, Jean
although l fear that the so-caed dramatic Incl
dents won't entertain you very much
AS Jean sat on the veranda the next afternoon
waiting for Wood, she reread the letter that sht
had received from Betty Jordon:
JAMIE DEAR:
ITO girl in the wild and lonesome West your
letters like the blessed rainfalls, few and fa
between
woner If this Of sn MoGf the seS a
worked on the ranch some years ago. IF it is, he's
darling. 1 did much of him myself, for was
away school most of the time he was here but HI
and Dave great friends. You know Dave cam
here verdant youth from the effete East deter
Way did not exactly coincide with the ideas of th
boys the ranch They did not know what sterns
didn't have sense enough to keep out of trouble
so Wood Shelby took him in hand and hin
some wise advice. and saved him from thrashing