The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-14
Love, Tomatoes
and Finance
A Nice Little Scheme to Help
Cupid.
Y 81
BY EsTELlE CLAYTON.

|
The big man of the town Of Strongs.
vile was Jacob Strong. First, his
grandfather had founded the Stpwn
second, he had been Il justice lyf the
| peace for some years; third. he had
received almost votes enough once tc
| send him TO the legislature. and, lastly.
he was worth about $4,000
Mr.. strong felt his bigness and cx.
actcd respect accordingly. He did his
best to make his son Horace and his
dlughtcr Mau6e feel their superiority
| over all other human being, IL aud
around Strongsyille. He succeeded
admirably with the daughter. but the
conduct of his son gave him no little
| anxiety.
One morning he said to the latter.
Horace, am panied and hunlilat
| cd to learn that for months past you
have been paying attention to the
daughter OF Scribner, the carpenter
You have been riding with her, and
you have frequently called Mt the
house. What does it meany"
Miss Scribner is Il nice young wom-
an, sir was the reply. she is as
well educated as our Maude and has
as good manners"
Tut. tut, sir! Make no such com.
PARSONS. If you forget who and what
| am you ought to be ashamed OF
vourSalf poinO tbo son of a u,.,, of
position and wealth, with more wealth
and social prestige coming, you must
look higher. sir, far higher"
1t was true that Miss Nettie Serb
ner was the daughter of carpenter,
but as the favOrite of her Aunt Hilda
Bascomb. rich old spinster, the girl
had been sent TO a seminary and en-
ioyed exceptional opportunities. In
all but wealth she was the peer OF any
girl in the county.
AS matter of fact the couple were
engaged, but keeping it Il secret. Hor-
ace had hopes that when the time came
TO announce the fact to his father ii
would be received at least in a reason
able way. but the conversation of the
morning showed him the breakers
ahead
What Mr.. Strong meant when he re-
ferred TO more wealth and social pres
tige coming was the fact that he had
organized the StrongSyille Cannery
company. The cannery building was
already under way. 1t was n fertile
farming country around the town, but
with poor facilities for shipping fruits
and vegetables, and he had conceived
and entered on the idea of tomato
cannery.
He had investigated until he was Ger
tain that the profits would be large.
He put in almost all the money and
controlled things. and what few other
stockholders there Were did not belong
to Strongsville
As president of tomato cannery
Jacob Strong felt himself to be n tan
gible object He was right there and
all there in his pomposty He didn't
propose to have any of his neighbors
feel that as stockholders they need not
have too much awe of him.
or course the magnate's son inform
ed the carpenters daughter of the sit.
uation of affairs. Young Horace was
determined TO disobey his father at
any cost; but unfortunately, Aunt HI. !
da arrived on her annual visit. She
didn't exactly believe that all people |
were equal, but she bowed To none |
If carpenter and Il blacksmith were
honest and respectable men they were |
Just as good in her eyes as magnates.
The Scribners attempted TO keep the |
secret from her. but She hadn't been |
in the house day when she turned on |
her sister and said;
MARY. there's something going on |
here, and | want to know all about |
sorrowful, and she hasn't eaten enough |
at three meals to keep bird alive No |
use trying to keep it from me. What's |
the matterT
She was told. and when she had the |
particulars she set her jaw and nodded
her head which showed that she had
made up her mind Just what it was
she didn't say that evening, nor did she
tell it next morning when she put on
her rusty old bonnet and sailed out.
She said merely that she had a bust
ness matter to attend to-.
AIR Magnate Strong had business
Office in the town, of course Aunt
Hilda made straight course for it and
herself down in n chair in |
front of the great man to say:
Jacob Strong, my niece and your boy
were attracted toward each other, and
they have fallen in love and are en-
gagged | understand that YOU oppose
the contemplated marriage"
with all my soul, and If you are
here to say anything in favor of it you
may rs well save your breath. I won
Ter that YOU had the impudence to ap
pear Mt al" alF
And what are your objectionsf"
luietly asked Aunt IIilda as she got Il
strong hold OF her temper.
You have no right to ask" he shout
ID mt her. But will tell You ut least
one objection. No son of mine can
nate with the daughter of common
mo? Jacob Strong how long did
your father get skinny living off n
mighty moor thirty acres of ground |