Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-20


gong To drive right past the Powers
p'ace' ana the Powers almost always
hhd mail OF some kind. even II II
wasn't more than II poultry magazine
OF SEED catalogue. After one or
TWO su'h mistakes Deacon took charge
:" 'hlhHs himself From house To
hocse ne went, stopping wherever he
hao Deeh IN the habit OF calling, wait
ing until the new carrier found who
Iived there and had looked through let
'ers ana parcels to see If he had any
.hihg Tor them.
Az the forenoon and all the after
n'''' 'his went on. out when the req
suii went down IN the frosty west there
sun rciiialhnd nan hundred letters
anu more man peck OF packages to
pc ueIi'ereu. Inc new man was nun
sr! ana ureu' but ne was no quitter.
90 ne peseN some hay ana oats for
Deacoh' borrowed lantern, ana to-
| sether 'ney started 10 hnlsh the route.
AS lor beacoh' ms ola knees were
stiiier than ever his shoulder muscles
ncheo' ms ianks heaved ike pair OF
o'"cAshiitns bellows but he plunged
On never Skipping n single house.
| never hesitatlug at roundabout half
ii'''e' ooiiis ms whoie DUTY quite as
'no'uus,'y as II mere hau oeen some
o"e pe,'iiiu W urge MN on instead OF
| 'oiu''ui''peu cierk' VINO hau no
'onse' e'vn 'ouohed 'le reins' At last
y ohe '',''r WAS leit' thick' buiky
'"e III oiue WATERPROOF ehVeiope'
, VIZ" pos'in"rk. JOSIAH
"'"'''e'' '-'q'' was 'he "uuress'
prn'S'eu' eh mut"red the clerk.
"ohuer II the OLD horse knows Where
ne h'es'
E'iuehtiy deacon diG, Tor ne was
piow'hs 'hrough DIE drift' heading
s.r"iEht out on the Boston road into
'le uurhhess. far aheau' on the top
VI long hiIi' the clerk could see the
hs"'s vi Dig mousse. Ihere were no
o'her hghts between. Miles behind he
couiu make out the glow OF the city.
,"e ''e,A "isheu ne couiu De bacK
mere where one couid De warm again
u i'o. 10 cut "..h
49, ns.'S II. puieu OUT MS "a'ch'
49,, 49,. f"7t n,N. ""'' 1t "ouiu 'ahe
-, soVu w" nourS 'o uii'e pack
Nv" i"is'eu pe huhseu he couiu
80, "','i '"''S''''"S'
"e s,uopeu inc relhs ana ihul-
cuteu 10 behcoh desire to turn
arouhd. But Deacon would not turn.
uli on 'i,e rem rs ne might, Deacon
"'uiu "hI! Swing MS hehu ABOUT,
N,'pias MS iess moving straisht
''e". ps inucli shouting ana saving
, un w, ie'nS neacon was stopped
men .ne new uri'er Waueu OUT To ms
i''nu' .ooN nun oy 'le pits ana tried TO
punt .ie l'orSe the otner way Deh-
w" '''uHeu W p"use. lhose hghts on
'ne .op VI ''c io,'s mn marked Tue ehd
VI ',e iou,c' uhu i,e"con knew H. Ana
~ ,'oSe "sn's 'hey went JOSIAH
nr"is,eu hsked the driver curtly OF
Wy souns "onioh WHO answered his
mug, ,
o"' IT'S COME IT'S come she
'iou'cu 10 SOMEONE "l'hih' as she held
out i''' manu- ehseriy ror the ietter.
NeNer peiore hhh ne seen so much
eAciteneht caused ny the delivery of
ie.'er' III moment there We're three
OF iour persons In the front hail, all
'aiklhg at once.
10 you 'hink IL VIII save him, doc
,ol hskeu the hhxiousfaced old
'nuS VINO hau ioiiowed the girl to the
uoor.
ii VIII IL ahything VIII, guess
answered stout bearded man. And
ne mounted the stairs to see the pa
'i,n. III ,he upper room.
Then they insisted that the half.
frozen clerk come inside and have
Soihe,hlhg TO eat Deacon? Oh, they
Wouiu taRe care OF Deacon. They did
aii 'his ana more. IL seemed that this