News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-06-21


| course there's no harm in your takins
the suit but / reckon 1t would be bet
ter to give it to the next highest man
III go right back in there and tell thu
professor about the suit for Oscar Hen
derson."
I'm glad we did that" said Joe as
Mr.. Somerville came out
81 am, too, but | am going to give
you suit anyway myself"
Joe's father cleared his throat awk
wardly.
"Mr. Somerville, IL want to give
Joe them clo'es myself. I've been a
powerful poor daddy to mighty fine
son, an amt never done nothin' much
for him. He's made little man out OF
himself in spite of me, an I've got a
little money this year for the first time
by sorter follerin' after his lead, an
l want to show that l got some intrus'
in him, anyway"
"Well, now, that's all right, and I'm
glad to resign in your favor, Tom"
II believe I'd rather have daddy give
'em to me, Mr.. Somerville. We are get
tin to be mighty good partners now.
ourselves smiled Joe.
"You bet we are" delightedly said
Tom Weston. 1--WE got the best boy in
seven states-an' I'm just findin' it
out
when do you reckon We'll hear from
the state prizes and those fertilizer
prizes?" asked joe
ooh, not until some time late in
December. They've got to go over the
returns from eighty counties and figure
it all up, and | saw in a newspaper the
other day that there We're over 1000
boys competing in this state"
Il don't suppose | stand any chance
on that" said Joe.
"Pretty long odds" remarked his
father.
There's no telling; it's possible. but
not likely. ! would not get my hopes up
on that. Joe, if were you. This is do
ing well enough for one year" Mr.
Somerville was trying to prepare him
for the possible disappointment.
81 certainly did want that Washing
ton trip and to see things up there and
talk to the boss man in this agricul-
tural BUSINESS
"Well, son, maybe next year. with
what you've learned this year an hav- :
in your ground already in good fix, you
can beat 'em to it.
I'VE are carrying on like I'd lost"
laughed Joe. THE thing isn't decided
that have lost yet
"'Nothin' like bein prepared as the
old maid said what kept her weddin'
clothes ready fifty years in case some
Teller would ask her." replied Tom
Weston
'What'll you take for that poor old
place We are living on. Mr.. Somer- /
ville?" asked Joe, after few mo-
ments' silence, when the three had re-
turned to the store.
Lets see. There's eighty-six acres
all together
Wouldn't you sell half of it?'
mo, couldn't do that, Tom. You
know how it lies 1t could not we'll be
divided. Then the part back from the
road I did not sell you could not be
disposed of at ALL"
"Well, what'll you take?"
Mr.. Somerville's eyes twinkled. !
"Since you and Joe have made such
crops on it this year, it's worth a heap
more
"Now, that's what call a dog mean
trick laughed Joe.
But, as / was going on to say, I'll
not tack on that extra So an acre."
whats the best you'll do on about
four years time?'
"Tll sell the eighty-six acres and
throw in the house and barn for $50
an acre
Zone thousand seven hundred and
twenty dollars! That's a heap of
money to Teller that amt got none
hardly"
That's very reasonable, Tom"
eyes, l amt disputin' that, but you
see l only made $500. My account
with you is $40, amt itY'
Eyes"
'"Then I'm goin' to pay you back
that $50 bonus you gave me on Joe's
time
mo, Tom, l don't want
les, SIT, L ALI. 1ndJ ) an Investment |
for myself-self respec' AS for that
hundred you paid me for Joe, why, a
trades a trade, an you made money
on it."
More than doubled my money"
well, that leaves me with $3.50.
Then / owe you $3.50 rent. that leaves
$3.50. l want to keep 500 cash to run
on, SOS l won't go in debt, and to buy
me a start of good hogs and some
chickens with, an that only leaves me
5000 l could pay cash on the place"
That's a pretty small payment
Tom
Look here, Mr.. Somerville," said
Joe, who he'd been an interested lis
tener, Il think I'll just change my
plans some. Seems to me paying rents
a waste of money, and the first thing
folks ought TO do is to get some solid
ground of their own under their feet"
mo doubt about that, Joe, but bust
ness is business"
81 know that, and I'm going to talk