The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-02-19

drinks Tor Some rube n trying to sen
him oil stock "
Mr.. Curran was worried. He asked
Aunt Abby II he should not send Au-
relic some money to come home on.
letter came. Aurelie was playing
summer stock" In Denver. Miss Nor
man and me-, but I'm not leading lady
any more. I'm going ingenue bits.
Leading lady with Hen and Ben around
was pretty bad. They were so foolishi
And 1t was such q noisy play, for the
farther west We got, the more shooting
Mr.. Hanbury insisted on putting In.
The big situation always gave me a
headache" .
Land!" murmured Aunt Abby. Il
thought she had that cut out?"' -.
But, Mi. Curran,n ran on Aurelie's
letter, don't you and Uncle Mich worry
about me. I'm working hard and every
body seems to like me. The Juvenile
I play against 10 good looking-quite
distinguished. But everybody borrows
my money I'm awful sorry for Hen
and Bentley were broke completely.
Hen came to me and said: Little girl.
we aren't sorry for q cent we ever blew
In on you. IL you don't want to marry
u.s. JNu " Y nave ". oO LiIGJ "OAAN
back to Tulare to hunt more COW
tracks, and If they find oil again they're
going to make me a bigger actress than
Mrs. Fiske. Yes, sir-you see! Why, ]
just cried when the twins went west
busted. They were grand good fellows
after all! AL
"P. s. I'm going to send Uncle Mich
some more money next pay day to pay
on the cork leg. And, Uncle Mich, ]
saw a mountain. Just like you said
when we came up river to occupy the
land. Only such teeny mountain way
off-hke a babv's toe sticking out Of q
"Aurelie."
Done never forget Uncle Mich!"
cried that old rebel humping his peg.
leg joyously on, the wood box. And
I done promised I'd never peddle a pint
O. whisky long as she sends me money!"
Mich, / understand John wont let
the family have a cent Of Aurelies
money"
Uncle Mich winked wisely. "Knute
and I sneak EN- in-underclothes for the
baby and socks and truck. John's toe
busy with his soul and plannin' to
drive Tanners men off h creek sur
vey to think about Aurelie's show
money now Devils money, John says
But it buys things for the baby, Mr.
Curran. lust like my old bootleg
AOAO DeN AASS ATA Lawn
ness people that got hold Of John, they
don't think O. that :"
Johns a fool, Uncle Mich. II the
county decides to divert the creek down
the Pocket all you ~squatters will AVE
to get out or be flooded"
mot John. He says the God o
Battles done told him to fight. Mr..
Curran, there'n done be trouble some
time over that"
TN afraid So" Wiley sighed. The
deal for the turning of Sinsinawa creek
back from the uplands above the town
to it's ancient channel which led to the
bottoms above Tanners quarry, had
rome quietly through. Everybody ia
vored IL, except the outlying farmers
who grumbled that It was another piece
Of favoritism. or maybe worse. Tan
ner's boards" however, were an always
present grievance. The only item OF
interest the News found in the pro-
ceedings was that Harlan Van Hart,
Esq. son OF Judge Van Hart, the latest
addition to the Winnetka county bar,
made his first public appearance as an
attorney for the Tanner company to
argue for the ordinance. Wiley spread"
himself in the most approved rural
journalistic fashion on Harlan's effort,
but he s~ighed-and sent the clipping to
Arne Vance.
And not even young attorney Van
E1dTLt LOlllIB d"dy lIaI SuHilLleT III Iuo
little side room Of the firm Of Donley &
Van Hart-names reversed, you notice
getting up his briefs and citations,
knew that in his little side room In the
bank Old Thad tanner chuckled and
roared. The News actually commend
ing something that he had done! But
that fool editor didn't really think Van
Harris boy had anything to do with 1t?
He took the paper to his sonInlaw, Cal
Rice, the pallid cashier. I'VE gotta
get this boy, Cal. We gotta get him on
the ticket next fall, If he can hold the
and these sorehead cusses who've
started that progressive league over in
Earlville. Yes, sir, Gala mighty
clever boy, n a good boy-like his
f~ather-steady n safe. The party
needs more young men like that-and
maybe it would be just as well to put
year and run Harlan for district attor-
ney."
Old Thad joked about this to Judge
Van Hart the next day; and the Judge
frowned. He deprecated politics. But
when he went in the bank Cal Rice said
about 1t. Then the Judge
mildly inc worriedly told his wife. Her
eye frightened. Harlan should have a
career, in the state-certainly. But ii
was absurd to talk Of 1t his first year
OF school. But the next day Old
Thad stopped her surrey to speak Of
1t when she was shopping about the
square. He had a joking and yet defer
entail patronizing for the Van Harris
always made the coed lady detest
him-as much as n may the richest
man in the county-and the most in