Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-02-18
The ownof
F1olloweN
By EUNICE BLAKE

business IN the city ana 1OrlRhu Il plan
to go west and grow up with the conn
try. But with the who.e west to
choose from he was at Il loss where to
betake himself
One day lie received !; circular direct
ing his attention to the town OF Hol
lowell in new tiedged state beyond
the Missouri river. The circu.ar named
numerous advantages that Hollowem
possessed. The climate waS Il per
petual summer: the earth was so rich
that seeds dropped anywhere would
produce in abundance: the water was
as clear as crystal.
That's just what IN looking for.
exclaimed Edgar. and he Went right
off to his tiancee to tell hcr about il.
She was so delighted with the d;,srq!p
ton of Hollowel that she said meth IL.
would please her better than to live
in such a place. whereupon Edgar
proposed that since the distance there
and return was great they be married
and go there to remain To this the
young lady agreed. They We're we'd.
and. prepared to settle in Hsi,nwell
they started west
The circular was signed by one AL
phonse Honeydieu. real estate agent
who was selling town lots in Hollowell
like hot cakes. Wharton wrote him
that he was coming and Mr. Honey
dieu. who proved to be Il French
Canadian. met him at the station Il
handsome brick structure that bespoke
prosperity for the town. He took
them to his house in $1,000 auto ana
insisted on their being his guests while
they looked about them. After IL rest
overnight he took them on a four of
inspection. calling their attention TO va
rious properties that he had sold and
resold at rising prices. making Il num-
Der of persons rich. On the outskirts
of the town was a very large factory
surrounded by forest of noble trees.
part Of which had been cut down and
| the timber removed. Mr.. Honeydieu
| explained that the factory was used
| for the manufacture of wood paper
| and employed 1000 hands. II was
| shut down at the time for the purpose
of putting in additional machinery. but
| would be started again in a week or
| two.
| Then the couple were driven back To
the town and stopped at the library.
which had been founded hy MIR. Gard
! ner Hollowell. the president and prin-
cipal owner of the wood paper GONNA
/ ny. There was no one III the building
except the librarian. a young woman
who was spending her time embro;d-
| h.,t
books could be taken from the library
and the citizens of Hoilowell nsGilly
read them in their luxurious hom,'s.
Mr.. Honeydieu told Wharton that
there was a tract of land ihlt he
thought he could get for him ut Il bar
gain in the direction toward which the
town was growing. The owner had re-
Gently died and his estate must be set
tied within given period. There was
! but little time to effect sale and he
thought the property could be bought
for a song. In year or two it would
be worth fabulous sum. lie drove
the bride and groom OFT to look at it.
and they We're much pleased.
Wharton told Honey lieu that he
wouldn't trouble him to take hill ana
his wife in his auto any more Tlcy
would walk about and see tie town
for themselves. The real estate agent
protested against this, saying that his
car was especially intended for his
clients; that he expected Il dozen or
two at once in /; few days. but just
now there WAS an interval. lie
couldn't think of permitting them to
walk Edgar insisted, and Honeydieu.
when he found that he couldn't pre-
vent Wharton from having his own
way reluctantly consented.
When they We're alone Mrs. Wharton
remarked to her husband that for such
prosperous place Hollowell looked
very quiet. Mr. Wharton said that
there We're not so many persons in the
streets as might have been expected.
Meeting man. Wharton stopped him
and was OH the point of asking him
some questions about the location
when Honeydieu swung around cor
ner in his car, interrupting the con-
versation by telling Wharton that he
had got price on the property he
had shown him so low that it fairly
- took his breath away
Mrs. Wharton expressed a desire to
do some shopping and insisted on her
husband accompanying her. This shut
off Mr.. Honeydieu, and the couple
We're left to themselves. Entering a
dry goods store, clerk who had evil
GENTLY been asleep came forward.
Whats the matter with this placer
asked Mrs Wharton. 'There are q
number of attractive buildings, and 1t
looks prosperous but there are few
people in the streets. and there is an
absence of hurry"
Il don't mind telling YOU said the
clerk. ''since I'm going away tomor