The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-28
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84D6T16ncGS OH HIS QudANS SCNeAO4A How he had broken the prairie land. put in his crops. watched them withSe away in the terrible dry months, rough Id it through the winters, tried again Fought through another drought, staked all on the next springs planting, raised "a half crop, paid off his chatteI mort gage, tried again n-succeeded.
 I've stayed right wilh t,'' he said gravely. sOf course, they required mo to stay on the land only during certain months every year. But stayed with fit all the time; and I studied it, and when I faifeds ns did year after year, I failed each tisbe in a different way because I learned my lesson. And when I'd walled of the cause of each failure one by one, seemed like there opened before me a broad, clear way that led right into the goal I'd been seeking from the first day. Then closed olit:&llli my deals and looked and saw that everything was trim and ready for wgnter-and got my horse and. started for Greer country
 .sAnd glad we ,are.-' cried Bill Atkins Vs.I hope you. can -staysa long time"
 ..That depends-Isahoma is well. I supposc?'
 s.The picture of health-when she left,'' Brick declared admiringly, "and the prettiest little gal this side. of the angels And when you get down sick as done lonce from causes incidental 4o being made Of klesh and blood. and she cone and laid her hand on my burning forehead,l her touch always made me think ofgn angels wings ..I1ahoma's s not hereg Wilfred asked anSiousiy.
 stNot now. nor4tor some t1nne'e an swered Brick.
 SI reckon. Wilfred. you just travelled here to take "a look at the. country where yoz used to herd cattle?' ques- tioned Brick
 sarhata vasll.t t my reason. Principal H wanted to see Lahoma and incl 1entalIy my brother .sYour brother? He ainit in these parts, is he2''
 seNo.s ruefuIly, s'but I expected him to be. sWhen Left home to turn cow puncher didn't tell anybody where I'd gone. but just before ' left for Ok lahona to turn farmer I wrote to my brother. And about a month ago, see ing things cles eifl. up before me, l asked him to Ileet inc here at Tent City. He's interested in new towns . he's employed by rich man to plant hardware stores,a and I thought. he might find an opening here He came on and was here several weeks with a party of sightseerS from Chicago, put he left with them about a week ago.
 Willock sat suddenly erect. Couldn't have been that Sellimer crowd, reck- on from Chicago?'
 ssYes: Mrs. Sef1izner and her daugh- ter and some of their friends 7
 WilIock whistlcC loudly. And that up and down loo..Hg chap in the gold nose glasses was your brether2"-
 aNever thought of that" Bill exs claimed: although he had your name, he looked so different But now that you've laid aside your cowboy rigging I guess you could sit in his class down at the bottom of it"
 Willock was uneasy. "I was told, he observed land I took the trouble to get datty on the subject, that them SeIHmers-tlle mother and daughter and tEe herd they drift wfth--is Of the highest pedigree Chicago can produce. It sort of jolts me to find out that any body we know is kin to the bunch
 Wflf1ed laughed without bitterness s-Don.u let my kinship to Brother Edgerton disturb your ideal. We're so different that we parted without saying goodby Miss Sellimer is the girl whose letters was carrying about with mo when I first saw you. She reflrsed me because : was as poor as
  is out of my class
 W1fred moved uneasily. ssHas La Shoma made their acquaintance, then?' Tt looks like it, dou't it?''
 What looks like itg" Wilfred asked with sudden sharpness.
 sfWI1y. her going off with lem to epend the winter in high life
 '-But I thorght-but 1 came here to see Lahoma.'' cried Wilfred, unable to conceal his disappointment. s'1 have a good farm now not very far from Oklahoma City. and-well, being alone there year after year, a fellow gets to imagining a great many things He stopped abruptly.
 That's SO" WiIIock agreed sympa- thetically q atn't a-saying that if Lahoma d been ike me and Bill she mightn't of liked farming with you first class But she was born as an A associate of high men and women. not cows and chickens. It's the big world for her. and that's where she's gone There was silence. broken presently by Bill '.I'ln glad you've come. sure!"
 Presently the door opcaed5 and the Indian chief Red Feather glided into the apartment with q grtInt of .saluta- ton. He spread his blanket in cor ner and sat down, turning stolid face to the fire.
 Don't pay no attention to him. re- marked WiIlock, as if sEz=zkiHg of some wild animal He comes once year to see us. and he isn't troublesome if you feeds and sleeps him and don't try to lay your hand on him.
 Bill Atkins rose. 'tBut I always light up when he comes.' he remarked, reaching stffiy for lantern 'sAre yon hungry Wilfred?'' he asked
 WflfEed declared that he was not in the least hungry.
 .sI'm afraid you're disappointed, son, : observed WiIiock, filling his pipe anew