The bee., 1914-02-27
THE NTHLY MAGAZINE
A Farmer Financier
By a. Bari. Horton

quite a tl0y little fortune IN tnen operations III
tobacco looked very dark. He had already hg
ured mentally number of times as to how he
would use this profit for number of improve
ments the farm. There were those thorough
bred hogs, a new tobacco farm, that water sys-
TEN he going to INSTALL and last, but not
least, that player-piano for his wife. How we'll
he remembered the last trip that he and she had
taken to Cincinnati together. Both of them were
passionately fond of music but neither
musicians, and they had gone into piano store
and listened for nearly an hour to the music of
a player-piano He had watched his wife, Jen-
ME, and had seen in her eyes how greatly she
wanted one. Then and there he had made up his
mind that just he able he would
present her with the best player-pano that could
be bought. How greatly she would appreciate
it. How many happy hours they could spend
listening to it. To have all of these antcipations
rudely shattered a blow indeed. How
ever, he must face the situation and try to fig
ure out some plan to save Jessup and himself.
The more he thought of it the more complicated
conditions seemed to be. That morning he had
stepped into the bank and talked with George
White, Sr. In the course of the conversation he
had mentioned that Jessup was somewhere in the
East; he did not know just where, and would not
return for ten days, when they would commence
time, but now recalled several little incidents that
seemed to show an anxiety the part of White
as to when they would commence buying, and he
had stated that probably not until after Jessup
had returned. With the knowledge of the bank
situation that he had acquired, he knew that he
could not draw out all of the money Immediately.
He did not know just where to locate Jessup, and,
therefore, must act single handedly.
Dave Brown lay awake long time that night
and finally figured out plan, which he deter
mined to put in operation at once. Next morn
ing at the breakfast table, his wife said to him,
you look worried father, what's troubling you"
There have been some business complications
come up, and shall have to send Robert to Lex
ington on the eight-thirty train. Get ready, Bob,
and will explain just what want you to do after
you dressed"
Dave Brown had two sons both of whom he
was very proud. The boys had been educated
at college, and had taken course in agriculture
Robert the eldest, twenty-three and John
was twenty and they now at home running
the farm.
81 will explain it all to you, mother later on.
but must write ssme letters for Robert to use
in Lexington"
When Robert joined his father David said to
him, 81 am going down to Clifton on the ten
o'clock train, and will be in The Clifton National
Bank at half past one. AS soon you reach
Lexington, take this letter to Tom Baker, man
ager of The Union Tobacco Warehouse, and call
me up at The Clifton Bank. You will reach
Lexington about twelve o'clock, so call me at
twelve forty-hve I will not be at the bank at
the time, but leave word that Lexington wants
to talk to me on long distance and that they
will call me again at quarter to two. Meanwhile
I will be where the bank can locate me, and then
you call me again at quarter to two If I ad-
dress you as Tom over the phone you will under
stand the reason and If I seem to have some
difficulty In hearing Won Won will understand the