The Detroit times., 1916-09-05
TheEpening Story
An Unknown Correspondent
Copyriaht ssig Nv w Warner 4
copyr,sh, vis. ny ". Werner

That roarin' free dliv'ry brinsin
passed. O. ever day mail 10 take
the youngsters Ednds Omen tneir
tasks will turn into a "a, o mis-
chief, Sote. and you'll see hi, You'll
see hit"
Wiley samp, STOPPED AM NiTened,
leaned over lie Soto Purn's yard
bars" aud shook pesslmistic I'm
ger in that confirmed optimist's face.
De Soto. his fingers ~ and his
logs stir with rheumatism. grinnel
cheerfully from his rocking chair
"Shucks. Wiley" ne demurred.
"hitu &c a uplif, Ger the Young uns.
I've heSpoken Tar.ntun 10 set ~
nay box Whenever Hsllelujah Henry :
Jonas says the word
Trent. he'll DO nj; fer We.
within" assent>l Wiley. Who was
rrent's father You oe!n' crippled
/ like you air. AMI aary boy 10 your
name. influences him some. 5u,
MeVy is wha, tells him 20 kunor We
tire way he does 80
In The nA1, week the mail boxes
OF Noah Frodge. Eoston Cullip. Sis
Tanger and a hllf dozen Others who
/ lived OF The big ruad" on Millrace
Creek. sprans 10 like I friendly row
OF mushrooms. on the tight hand
side Of the little general store OF
JabeB Stoney
/ On he other side OF the store
building Tsrentum Samp set his
, fathers eoN. and old D~ Soto Prun's
/ In The FIRST TWO weeks OF the daily
coming. N the late afternoons. o,
Jonas Hollovav's heavy piebald
pony and hts lean sack OF mall. Mex.
ico Puru raised her brown eyes, set
in a delicately tinted face. with ey.
/ quisi;s features. cobfdInSiy TO young
Samp's worshiping 1nes and exult.
insly showed MIN the papers and
letters that were her portion.
,, one afternoon In the third week
there was more than tie usual
amolnt OF mail n the Prun box.
Trent wondered a, the NUMBER
Them papers IS mostly samples
7 sent fer" Mexico eIplAired Paw.
he gimme some money shet be sOlH
them lies 10 The railroad
When git hat land bought
back O. SIS Tangsr's cleared. and the
( house raised and we're marri'
Mety" (Trents serious blue eyes
lighted and hts face kincled as be
spoke I'm Eoin 10 take a passel o
magazines and papers fer ye reg.
lar That1N BE- head sigh better'n
occasional samples won't h!,. Sweet
sie,"
Sample copies has heap o. good
things In EN-. and hits powerful fur
over 10 your place" Mexico began.
oh. Won won't mind them three
miles when gi, - mule 20 ride
like Sis Tangers WALLER" he inter
rIp'ed.
But hits 40 vild and mountain.
Gus Up that A way f" she further Oh
7 jec'ed. and thaTs bobcats in the
woods In skeered OF en- mis-.
doubt ~hg;har ~aRt 20 1--we back
thar. Trent And. "a though IN"
thick looking le-tG, in her han I
could tell why she vas making her
first criticism OF the home Tren, vas
prepa ring for her. she slipped 81 IN.
der the packages Of coffee and sod,
I in her basket
Trent said no more, but he say
her hide the letter and went home
wondering and a hit uneasy When
he stopped BY old DeSoto's house 10
give him a brace OF squirrels. 10
found the old cripple looking a. a
photo OF a good-looking man with
heavy mussachs
Hits a friend MeIy's made a cor.
respondin'." DeSoto told him pride
fully. "Sbe seen his advertisln' In
one Of the papers for a corresponder.
and she tuck hiu. up He's a Ohier
painter o. sigma, and hos constant
maxim a head sigh, o. money"
Trent went home this time with a
heavy heart TO clear his land
would take a long period of hard
work. II would De long time be
fore he could make a head sight
OF money.
The next tlne he went ~ the
Pruns Mexico fed 10 the garden ~
his approach and busiei herself al
a mound OF buried apples. The oil
man greeted hiri with a great show
~ -ordialty.
Would Won ,hink. Trent" he ask
ed him. after = few minutes. his face
red with embarrassment. "ef gal
had a better chanst en- you that yoI
had a right to hold her her promus
10 marry ye7"
Trents rudy face wtitened curl
ously "Meanin' Hesy's got a Teller
she thinks kin do better part b.
her nor DDe7" he asked.
"Measnin' the same" answered
DeSoto.
"Meanin' the unknown correspon.
der shes a writln' to-" Trent's
troubled eyes turned 10 the photo
en- the pink pager scslloped mantel
"Meanin' the same" answered
De5oio again
The young man arose slowly His
tall figure seemed crushed 10 hal
rs splendid height and breadth
Tell Me1y fer me-" he said. ana III