Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-06-09
CoPyRIdHT BY TIE CENZJzgY CO.

'em around to see that onless a Cattle
va has eight leaves, it's too young to
be packed an no good to the market
besides bein' victim to race suicide.
''As to their bringin' in Bu'lin'tonias
an Oncidiums an Miltonias, l never
get Impatient O. that. How en- greas-
er ever learn that Miltonia Specta-
bills Moreliana that looks like pigeons
blood in a purple shadow amt COM
mercial proposition, while the Cattle
vas is? When he's in the woods an
smell straight FIN heaven draps its
rope on him an he looks up an sees
a droopin' spike O. snow, how you 60
in to teach him that Bu'lin'toniG
Fragrans amt just as good business
as a Labiata?
"Time was when orchids was an
ambition; now they's jest business.
In Eurup, it's some different. They's
collectors hankerin' after new varie-
ties an houses that keeps men lookin'
for 'em but in America, you max me,
If an orchid don't make up well on
the missus' bodice or on the table, 1t
amt business; an they's few million
children CROWN up to the idea that If
1t amt Cattleya it amt an orchid"
Kemp came to himself, blushed and
hurried out as If on urgent business.
Lieber looked at Gerry's thoughtful
| face and smiled Who'd have thought
he'd ever talk that way in daylight"
| he said.
Il think" replied Gerry, at was
your offering to let him make this
place his headquarters. 1T ratified him
and started him off. l could see he
was grateful"
perhaps that was it," said Lieber.
Hes q queer one. He never asked
me. 1t just occurred to me to sug-
gest it because I'm getting to enjoy
having Kemp around
Gerry nodded. His eyes fell on the
clock and he got up with a start. The
sun was at its highest when he reached
Fazenda Flores. Thou hast been
away long time" said Margarita re.
proachfully.
Gerry jumped off his horse and
kissed her. Then he picked up his
son and set him in the saddle. Mar
garita screamed. True Blue arched
his neck and looked cautiously around
at his featherweight burden. The
young horse stood very still while
Margarita fought past Gerry's arm
and dragged the Man from its perilous
perch to her bosom. And manlike the
Man protested with a bad-tempered
whole-lunged wall that rent the all
and brought Dona Maria to the corner
of the house to peer at them with eyes
shaded under cupped hands.
A few days later the rains came in
earnest. passed and Gerry contracted
with Lieber for labor to be paid for In
produce. Fazenda Flores blossomed
and bore fruit. People began to come
in from afar to barter for produce and
a buyer appeared and took over the
whole of the little cotton crop. Gerry
poured money into Margarita's lap
more money than she had ever seen
and sent her under escort of Donf
Maria and Bonifacio and the Man tC
purchase all of comfort and furbelows
that the tiny market of Piranhas could
supply.
They were to be gone two days ant
Gerry left the Fazenda in charge Of
his foreman to go and spend the time
with Lieber and Kemp. He fount
Kemp in a sort of controlled elatior
over the greatest shipment of CONNER
cial orchids the trade had ever known
Just after Gerry's arrival two mel
appeared bearing a monster plant Of
over two hundred leaves strung, like
the grape cluster of Eschol on pole
Kemps deep-set eyes seemed t,
grow out of his head as he made gu
their burden. "Hi-yiw he yelled anC
rushed off to the corral where he threw
himself on to an astonished heifer
For one second she squatted and theT
went mad. With yell and iogging ha
Kemp poured oil on the fire of be
frenzy. She bucked and twisted ant
all but somersaulted in her efforts Il
rid herself of the demon on her back
On the veranda, Lieber and Gerry hell
their sides and roared at the mos
grotesque fine riding they had eve
seen. Finally, with desperate lunge
the heifer breasted the corral fence
1t caught her middle and she teeteret
over. Kemp turned handspring from
her back and landed on his feet. TIL,
heifer scrambled free from the fence
and tore, wlld-eyed, out into the desert
Laughter rang from every side. Thre,
herders threw themselves on to thei
horses and rode, shouting. after tn,
heifer. Kemp Strengthened out his hat
put it on, and walked sedately over f
the veranda There was only fain
CLINT in his eye as he bought the mon
ster plant to crown the monster ship
mont.
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