Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BIDDING FOR A WIFE
Rv GRACE kERRlGAN.

/ shouted at a farmer IN the neld. NOW
and then he slapped his leg, and now
and then he gave the old horse a cut
with the whip, and a few seconds later
begged his pardon for the act.
Mr.. Ralph Warrenton, attorney and
counsellor at law, was a resident OF
the town of Dorset, where he was
neither beloved nor despised.
He had set up law Office on moth
ing, and still had his original capital,
and was in debt besides He had four
clients in three years, and had lost
their cases for them with promptness
and dispatch.
1t was the general opinion that ne
didn't know much about law, and that
some day he would get discouraged
and 90 into partnership with the town
cooper
They hadn't been fair to young War
renton They are never fair to the
young man who starts out without
money or influence to make his way in
the world A pull is needed, and
when one has it his road is plain and
easy to travel.
Ralph Warrenton was smart, but he
wasn't in with the ring. 1t could
! neither be said that he had money or
was making money, and so the clients
| carried their easy cases to other law
yers and gave him those without
| hope He didn't amount to much So
( cially How could he when he couldn't
! buy a dress suit nor join club? He
! had raised the money two or three
! times to buy chance at the grab
! bag" at church festivals, but that
hadn't helped him much.
In the first place, how could the
briefess young lawyer afford to be
I riding about in livery rig at an ex-
pense of $3.50?
| In the second, why was the grin on
his face so broad and merry that one
was reminded of eating hot maple
sugar on white maple chip out in the
| spring sugar bush?
He had a cool ten thousand dollars
right in his pocket He had been over
| to Iona to get it cashed. He had been
left that sum in his grandfathers will,
and as no one had contested the will
on the grounds that the old man was
off his perch the legacy had come
along And knowing all that the
money meant to him the young man
wanted to ring out the fire depart
ment.
"Doggone your hide, are you
blind?"
The horse was driving himself. and
had almost run over an old man who
was padding along in the middle of
the highway
whoa therel l didn't see you.
5eg your pardon and hope you are not
burt
"You needn't hope anything about
1t! You are darn mean man! If you
had run over me I'd have you in
| prison"
Again l beg your pardon"
"You needn't beg nothin' L know
you. You are that young whipper-
snapper lawyer from town, and you
tried to set a party up to make me
troubled"
But | don't remember you,' said
the lawyer.
i UOu l. care WAOtACA yOo W. VI nv.
| If you ever try to run over me again
I'll give you dose Of your own law!
Young Warrenton's spirits were
somewhat chilled as he drove on, but
he entered Dorset with most of his
smile back and drove to the bank to
open an account The Difference ex-
tended him was balmy. 1t makes a
heap of difference to a banker whether
you come to deposit or to borrow!
by the way" said the banker as the
| business was concluded, why don't
you pick up good real estate invest
ment with a part of this money!"
why, | might" was replied. DO
you know the Isabel farm?"
No"
"A mortgage has been foreclosed on
! It, and it is to be sold to the highest
bidder tomorrow. OF course the old
man Carney, who held the mortgage,
will bid it in if he can. No one may
| bid against him, as no one wants trou-
BILE with him He'll get farm worth
| all of 1000 for less than $500. BY
/ laying out $1,000 in improvements you
will have a $4,000 farm there. Better
| go out and make a Ai3- | like to see
young men get along
And this was the banker to whom
the lawyer had been introduced twice,
but wko didn't remember his name
three days ago when passing him on
the street He was now anxious to
! throw something good in the young
mans way.
Mr.. Warrenton drove out to the farm
the next morning. No one had arrived
yet, and he knocked at the door of the
farmhouse to make some inquiries. He
started back when it was opened by
young girl whom he thought must have
dropped down from the city the night
before.
81 want-want-," he stammered.
You wish to see my father, prob
ably7"
s1rha-fha farmer who is to be sold