News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-24
lheTownof
.Followell
By EUNICE BLAKE

Edgar marion Wnen lie cale Oh aye
inherited $4,000 He did not consider
the amount sufficient to compete in
trade with the larger concerns doing
business in the city and formed plan
to go west and grow up with the coun-
try. But with the whole west to
choose from he was at Il loss where to
hetake himself.
One day he received circular direct
lowell, in new tledged state beyond
the Missouri river. The circular named
numerous advantages that Holowell
possessed. The climate was Il per-
petual summer; the earth WIS 50 rich
that seeds dropped anywhere would
produce in abundance; the water was
as clear as crystal.
"ThatYjust what I'm looking for.'
exclaimed Edgar and he went right
off to his fiancee to tell her about it.
She was SO delighted with the descrip
ton of HolloWell that she said nothing
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 so there to remain. TO this the
young lady agreed They were wed.
and. prepared to settle in Hollowell.
they started west.
The circular was signed by one AL
phonse HOneydieu, a real estate agent,
who was selling town lots in Hollowell
Ike hot cakes. Wharton wrote him
that he was coming, and Mr.. Honey
dieu, who proved to be a French
Canadian. met him at the station. a
handsome brick structure that bespoke
prosperity for the town. He took
them to his house in a $1,000 auto and
insisted on their being his guests while
they looked about them. After rest
overnight he took them on a tour of
Inspection, calling their attention to va
rious properties that he had sold and
resold at rising prices, making a num-
Der of persons rich On the outskirts
OF the town was very large factory
surrounded by a forest Of noble trees,
q part Of which had been cut down and
the timber removed Mr.. Honeydieu
explained that the factory was used
fer the manufacture of wood paper
aad employed 1000 hands. 1t was
shut down at the time for the purpose
OF putting in additional machinery, but
would be started again in week or
two.
Then the couple were driven back to
TIE town and stopped at the library,
watch had been founded by Mr.. Gard
ner Hollowell. the president and prin-
cpal owner of the wood paper compa-
ny. There was no one in the building
except the librarian. a young woman
who was Spreading her time embroid-
ering. Mr.. Honeydieu explained that
books could he taken from the library
and the citizens Of Hollowell usually
read them in their luxurious homes.
Mr.. Honeydieu told Wharton that
there was a tract of land that he
thought he could get for him at a 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 a given period. There was
but little time to effect a sale and he
thought the property could be bought
for song. Ia year or two it would
be worth fabulous sum. He drove
the bride and groom out to look at it,
and they were much pleased.
Wharton told Honeydieu that he
wouldn't trouble him to take him and
his wife in his auto any more. They
would walk about and see the town
for themselves. The real estate agent
protested against this, saying that his
car was especially intended for his
clients; that he expected dozen or
two at once in IA few days. but just
now there was an interval. He
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 were alone Mrs. Wharton
to her husband that for such
a prosperous place Hollowell looked
very quiet. Mr.. Wharton said that
there were not SO many persons in the
streets as might have been expected.
Meeting man. Wharton stopped him
and was Oh tho poiat of asking him
some questions about the location
when Honeydieu swung around a cor
1er in his car, inte1'updng the con-
by telling Wharton that he
had got a price on the property he
1ad shown him SO low that it fairly
.ook his breath away.
Mrs. Wharton expressed desire to
10 some shopping and insisted on her
husband accompanying her. This shut
,ff Mr.. HOneydieu. and the couple
we're left to themselves. Entering
Try goods Store. a clerk who had evil
lently been asleep came forward.
whats the matter with this placer" ;
sked Mrs. Wharton. There are a
lumber of attractive buildings. and It
ooks prosperous, but there are few
'eeple in the streets. and there is an
bsence of hurry
81 don't mind telling you" said the
Jerk. since I'm going away tomor-