Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-24

 place in the country to further his experiments in horticulture. There are insects and diseases that prey up-. on fruit trees, fruit vines and bushes, and the finished hortieulturist must be able to diagnose the same as 8 doctor.
 MT. Renfew's purchase consisted of three acres of land and an old house The place had abandoned for wears and the fruit trees on it offered a glorious opportunity for one of, his profession. He decided after a care less elanee over them that they had and cured. As for the old house, it couldn't be cured It was like an old man dying of his years.
 Two miles to the west lived Farmer Haskell and he had a daughter named Grace. He was 9 farmer to break his back at the blow or pitching hay. He was a gentleman farmer with office in the city and three hired men from philanthropic motives. He knew that If he didn't farm there would surely be a shortage of turnips among the poor of the world.
 Nor was Miss Grace a milNmaid with frecl<led face and sunburned nose. She didn't feed the hogs, gather the puml<ins nor peel the potatoes. She wasn't a philosopher. and she wasn't farming from philanthropic motives.
 Half a mile to the east of the Rem few place lived Farmer Iialsey He was q real farmer down to the horny palms that scEaped like sand when a farmer for profit, and his one hired man was kept on the jump and any turnips that went into the wide world had to be paid for in cash. He also had a daughter named Grace.
 If Miss Grace Halsey was of coarser grain that Miss Grace Haskell if she had generous feet, many freck- les and the stride and strength of a man-that Was natures handiwork She was neither to be blamed nor praised The dilapidated Renfew place had queer charm for her, and she was often over housing around There was story afioat that the house was haunted, and Miss Grace wanted to meet the ghost and give him just one crack with her bohy fist.
 Neither the Haslsells nor the Hal- seys had heard of the sale of the place when Miss Grace Halsey went over there one day and dug up two eurrant bushes and carried them home The act reached the ears of MT. Renfew and he. had signs of No Trespass" posted up. They care no the country than inhabitan nts of the cities care for the signs to keep Off the Grass.
 With three plain signs staring her in the face, Miss Grace Halsey entered the grounds and dug up g rose bush. A farmer who knew her saw her and called out:
 Hey, you! Don't you know that's tfespas ss ?'
 Go on." was the reply.
 You can be arrested.'
 Come off"
 Mighty techy feller, that Renfew is, so they say"
 Som IT.
 Three days later. as Miss Grace Haskell rode that way with pony and cart, she saw a flower that she wanted among the weeds, She pane As she came out of the gate farmer who. knew her by name and sight came along and called out:
 Didn't see the signs. did you?"
 T did; sir and do now." was the reply.
 ''Mebbe you want to be arrested as a trespasser?"
 Maybe I dol"
 Jest about three months in the county jail is what that gal needs" the farmer as he drove on.
 It happened that MT. Renfew came down two days later to diagnose the of an old pear tree and en- l countered both of the farmers. They were eager to tell him of both the tres passers and advised that they be made examples of.
 That's what is needed around this urged one.
 If you don't do something they'll De tearing the house down next" added the other.
 But I hate to go to law"
 Course you do, but them gals was mighty sassy. They jest the same IS said they didn't care a darn for : you and your old signs
 T might scare one of them
 That's it; skeer the life out of leF!"
 'I'n take the one who took the oushes.'
 As to which one it was the farmers filtered, and probably honestly One md the other was just as sure it was hat "Halsey gal It was thus that | t came about that a warrant was l sworn out for Miss Grace Haskell 1 md was served with eminent satis- 1 action Bail was given and the trial 1 set for days ahead. Mir. Renfew had graduated with ! nigh honors a horticulturalist, and i le hadn learned thing about law /; He was to begin his lesson now He 1 lad hardly drawn a lono breath before i he father of Miss Grace Haskell be- i gan suit against him for $25.O00. 1 There were claims of a false charge, alse Imprisonment, defamation of 1 character. and so on and so on. The | hirteen different ailments of fruit i fees were all mixed up in one big scare as the warrant was read
 What made the matter a dozen | ines worse was that the two farm 1 ITS were suddenly seized with loss of i memory They might possibly have witnessed two eases of trespass by |