Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-24

What q tin peddler heard as he stood
in the open door Of summers morn
ing was:
You are a liar!'
And so are your
"Oh, how hate your
"And I'd like to kill you"
"And what kind Of talk is this be-
tween brother and sisterT' demanded
the pedder as he stepped inside the
house.
There: I'm glad somebody has lis
tened and knows just how mean you
are" exclaimed Cynthia to Abe.
But what's 1t all about" asked the
peddler.
"He wants to get married, but no
woman will have him." explained Gym
thia.
mo woman will have me as long as
she is around. and you can't blame
her." added Abe. Just take square
look at her. will you?"
And then take a square look at him.
will your"
The peddler helped himself to chair
and sat down. with his hands on his
turn. Then he uttered whistling
"w-h-e-ww and added:
TITS awful-just awful!''
you mean herr said Abe.
you mean him. added Cynthia.
"Um. UNI. It's which and t'otber,
guess. So you quarrel about getting
marriedT"
Thau 10th vnAdaI thofr hoods
'You are right when you see no
chances"
No response.
unless you make It an object for me
to help you out" finished the peddler.
what do you mean" was chorused.
"Sit down and let's talk. Now, then,
the first thing is to recognize the fact
that neither man nor woman is going
to fall in love with you and marry you
out Of affection
Brother and sister sighed drearily.
But one Of you can get wife and
If the scheme is worked right. Just
about one marriage out of seven is a
love affair. In the other cases it's
money that talks"
You have scheme. Let's hear it."
Not SO fast. If ! can marry you
both off | want $50 each"
You shall have It,"
And you must do exactly as / tell
you to-
For an hour the peddler's scheme
was discussed. and be then resumed
his way.
The Barnes farm was on a main
highway. and somebody was passing
every few minutes. One morning
farmers driving TO the village two
miles beyond pulled their teams up
short at an unwonted sight. Abe and
his sister were digging with pick and
spade in grove near the road They
had evidently been at work since mid
night. for there were several holes in
which a calf could have been buried.
Hey, Abe, are you digging a well
there?' was called. but neither Abe
nor his sister pretended to hear.
What one farmer said to himself as
he drove on half dozen did. and that
was:
by thunder, but thought that tin
peddler was gassing when he told Of
buried treasure on the Barnes farm.
Abe and his sister must have got a
pinter and are digging fur II. Consarn
'em. If they find it they erter be made
to divide"
That peddler did his work well over
three counties. On the fifth day Of the
digging a widower came twenty miles
to look Cynthia over. He shook his
head and backed off. but heard some
one whisper that the treasure amount
ed TO S10o0.o00 in gold He therefore
drew a long breath. braced up and said
to Cyntbia
1T is love at first sight with me-"
"But we may not find the money"
she replied.
at is wife to love me and no
money" he CALAMITY lied. And inside
of four days they were married.
1t was the day after Cyntha's we'd
ding that a widow with an eye to bust
ness came driving mp in a one horse
wagon and got audience with Abe TO
say:
I'm hunting for the right kind of
man."
"But am as homely as a thistle
patch" he replied.
mot in my eyes"
IF we find the treasure II will be
near S1.0O0.O00. but we may not find It."
do me the justice, sir. to believe
that don't care. whether you find II
or not"
Abe and Cynthia got their mates, all
right. and the peddler got his commits
sion. and the treasure was never found
Were they happy marriages. Echo
answers nothingl
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