Saint Mary's beacon., 1916-04-13
FIsR n TIE lux
b Frank 4. HAYS.


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spring approached, aid was out
very early of mornings. when be
came interested IN two dairy wagons
Rivals, as sure as tate. | thought
one was Farmer Browns wagon;
the other. Farmer Jones'
As the days passed could notice
that wlsett brown .eo.ssd make an i'm
proyement 10 his milk cans, wagon OF
harness, Jones would the very next
morning. have as good Or better.
saw here contest to the finish
between Brown ard Jones that ap
peaied to me very much. being myself
farmer My sympathies were with
Brown as he VAS tic older mau anh
he furnished milk to the family where
/ roomed
Warm days having arrived. con
cluded 70 SO fishing, and on q particn
Lar Saturday 4 started FOR the river
a few miles from town. On tho way
out ! heard wagoa approaching FROM
the rear. Looking back, recognized
| the red top Of Browns milk wagon.
and as stepped aside to LET him rass
was halted with these words:
Young feller, II you git link under
the Jacket, Why Jist santer over thar
4 10 that Wlite house an III feed you"
About noon | concluded ] would
santer over and share Browns ex.
tended hospitality
Il knowed you'd como bout seedin'
time Como In and have cheer.
Ketch anything?
Not a thing. / replied, and ! con-
eluded would rather visit with you
than to ngie
After a good dinner Brown said
Young feller, nov 1 want yen to
4 toll me how 1 can down Jones
Well. SIR. brown, ! have often
Thought when your wagon wunld rat
! sle ana your horse boots wonld
pound The paved street, that Il q
scheme could be- devised by which
| this noise would not waken your Gus
toners II such an early hour At would
be winner
Sure enough next aofuiag b0t one,
Brown drove down the street with his
horses siiod with coffee gac
S week later aonaa appeared with
his horses an ahoa wilh rubber.
Som they both Aaa equipped item
selves pretty weii with rubber apps
FatuB 81 vnrlnea kinds. 6fDWn having
bought rubber tires for his wagon
II began 10 look aE II Jones was
down. whom one afternoon bsawu
rashna sngo lay room eSolalning
This glmo am beat Jones has
an automobile
After dfnaer / walked up e tie
4 corner ef8arf Nhass owner q Mr.
Johnson. aad we're good frieads.
4s>afrE istgs b ig
room changing thp water oa aorna
inipnows hs rad "a 4 tank ] saw
t@o milk cans. and learned they
belonged t. Farmer Jere
on Tuesday morning ! told Grown
10 meet mo az Jehngona store Ct ten
O'Clock
ON arriving there | pointed out his
competitors cans
Now. listen, said 4 "in those cans
will ba found little milk and we
viii pour IN az much water. IN yon'
der tank arc soma minnowG; We viii
get some OF them and drop in one 81
those cana. and then wa'll lave Jones
tell US how they g9t hore,
Jones came IN ui1d started back fof
his cans. when Johneon said
Say. all you fellows come back
here with Jones ana mo 1 want to
show you something.
OF course, We all went Johnson
said.
Nos, Jones sou have always
sworn 70 mo. and 70 sll your custom
ers tbas sou never watered ans milk
How aid these ulnnows zee into this
eaagr
Fur Lord sake. uenin exclaimed
Jones'. fll confess was IN hurry
This mornn and didn't sit al tne
milkyn' done, ana hs croasad the
criek reached down and acooped
up a couple 81 buelretfslls vi water
and and poured il into this eanl