Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-14
THE RIGHT KIND OF GINGER


 Till figure out the ginger proposi- sition," said Jim
 He found his father leaning on a sag gfng gate. smoking his corncob.
 I'm going over to the Clayton auc- tion, father, said Jim I'm going to bid on that herd of 29 Holsteins. More than half of them are registered cows and unless they're likely to sell way above apprizal they win be mine before sunset"
 Funny joke. Jim" chuckied the old CT Kelton. Better get a few loads of about it. for we didn't have hay enough last winter to pull us through with what cattle we own now"
 ''We'll raise corn enough to fill the silo this year, and stack what we can't pickle. WeH buy what feed we have to this year, but we're going to turn over and reseed 6 big track of that land we've allowed to lie fallow, and next year we'll have hay to sell Oh, I'm not joking this time, dad Jim added as his father began to look se- rious. We're going. to make a splurge and watch the old farm produce" The next day the herd of Clayton Holsteins were turned into the big Kelton pasture. and Jim hired all the idle laborers in the neighborhood to patch up the broken fences, repaic a score of more of long unused tie-ups
 
 neglected work under his supervision. Better get Joe back home to help us as steady hand, dad" Jim advised at the end of the busiest day the big farm had known in many year. Joe gifts IS month over in Griines's, protested the elder Kelton. We can allow him 2o," said Jim. You know Joe could mix two to our one before he went from home. And it's better to keep all we can in the family"
 Early the next day Jim went down a footpath to look at strip of land which had been plowed the year before and allowed to grow up to weeds because they had neglected to seed it don n. He had just crossed a plank foot l bridge over broad open ditch when i he saw Aunt Liza Blain on the Kel- | ton side of the run. She was observing dozen of the new Holsteins follow l ing along close inside the pasture l fence
 l She flushed when she saw Jim Kel- ton looking at her from the other siGt | of the ditch.
 ] You needn't worry about their get | ting into your field, Miss Blain.' said Jim. I've had the fence put int good shape"
 What put your father up to buy'na
 stock that's really worth something = she asked in her blunt way.
  Your father used to start to do big l things sometimes" continued Miss Blain, but you know as well as dc | what it amounted to-
 She came down the ath with the evi- dent intention of crossing the plank \ bridge without waiting for Jim to re- ! ply to her jfbe She saw him stooI | and lift the plank and draw 1t over tC | sis side of the ditch. Now listen, Miss BIain,' the big fei- | L open-mouthed wonder. You told Mat 1 tie that I handn't ginger enough in m. l to make my way in the world. I've | started out to prove you are mistaken | Now you've agot to promise something
 or I'll keep you waiting on that sid'
 of the ditch till you're tired of it. 1, ''What-what-what! sputtered Aun 1 Liza
 1 q want you to agree to let, Matti. | marry me if, at the end of the year I'm making good here on the farm. | continued Jim. If you can't be fat | enough to allow me year to prove my | self. then you may stay on that -sid' I of the plank"
 l For once Aunt Liza was dumb. S u l thought of trying to get back by wa! 1 of the road.
 l You'll have to wade knee deep II | water to reach the road" Jim added 1 reading her thought. Looking at him ! she suddenly understood that good na | ture was not the only quality showini 1 in his face.
 Don't be a fool, Jith Kelton," snap I ped Miss BIain. a different note in he | voice. I'll let you prove yourself" | Jim flung the plank across the ditcl l and stepped aside to let Miss Blail | cross.
 That evening he went again to se | Matte. Their discourse was not O 1 Holsteins. or fences, or hay. l Aunt Liza said you were coming, | Matte confided Isn't she a dear | after al l?"-Exchange.