The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-05-03

"A rev days after TINS Brenda na0 ce
90 out to Farborough to attend to some
business regarding the country place
! which had passed into other hands. On
/ her return her mother began to tell her
of the evening dress she mad been plan.
ming for her which really could be
managed under a hundred. and other
Interesting details of needed wardrobe,
when Brenda broke in with: "AIOther!
YOU know that little house of ours up
! by Taylor's?"
eyes, it's Il wonder the creditors
| didn't grab that" exclaimed the elder
woman bitterly. ''l'ut l suppose it
! wasn't worth the trouble. wonder if
we could rent it for few dollars q
month";"
NO. but think we could live in it,"
Live i'm i, '" shrieknd Mrs. Ward in
genuine horror. "rllat little old
shack. That luborer's shanty. Are
you crazy"
"Now listen, dcarie," co;lSed Brenda.
"1've been looking it over and less
than a hundred dollars will make it
real cozy. I've been to worknlen and
got the figures"
"What about that horrid sand pile
we'd have to look at all day?"
"Wcll, I'd rather look at sand pile
than the faces of relatives who are
! giving me my board and keep. Besides
we own the sand, and l may do some.
thing with it,
while we are residing in that pala.
sial abode. how do you propose to pro-
vide board and kecp'?" asked Mrs
Ward with singing sarcasm.
ooh, I'm going to open little shop
and sell papers, magazines, candies
and all sorts of things to the school
children. It's so near the schoolhouse
you Know"
When Mrs.. Ward sufficiently recov.
cred from state Of speeches. stupe.
faction to be heard, she said: "You
don't mean you'd have shop in the
hOuse?"
"Of course responded Brenda cheer.
fully. 1--WE would live back of it, and
over it,"
1t was no easy matter to reconcile
the elder lady to the plan, but when
Brenda was determined to try it alone
her mother consented, and in less than
six weeks, the Wards We're in their new
home. and the shop opened. Brenda
had discovered herself. She was ex.
ecutive and efficient. The little house
was even attractive, and the business
though on small scale, began to pros.
per. But there We're days when Brenda
wondered why Blake Farrar never had
found his way to the little house oppo.
site the sand pile. Perhaps he was
like the others, thinking of those In
his own "set," or money and position
II he were like that, she told herself
she was glad she knew, though the
knowledge was bitter in the gaining.
One day from her shop window, be.
hind the lollypops and papers, she no.
tlced two men standing over by the
sand pile looking at it. and occasionally
slancing toward the house. Finally
one entered the shop and made known
his errand. He wanted to know if she
owned the sand pile and If so could he
buy the sand. Brenda's short business
experience had sharpened her wits, and
before committing herself she en-.
ieavored to find out what it was want.
ed for. Building material, the man
said, and wanted to know her price.
brenda said she would have to think
It over. whereupon he said he would
send the boss to negotiate.
The next day Il car drove I'M and q
young man stepped briskly into the
shop. Brenda Ward!" he exclaimed.
why no one seemed to know where
you were!'
lit wouldn't have been so very hard
% tlnd out she said quietly.
"But I've been UP in the northwest
I'LL about month ago and terribly
'uSE ever since organizing this com.
oany. We're going to put up a plant
near by-that is if we can buy that
sand"
Brenda thought he could, though the
price he offered seemed out of all nro.
portion to the value, but he insisted II
was only reasonable. 1t seemed to re-.
qulre Il good many visits to conclude
the business, and then the visits went
on. One day Farrar asked her to 20
with him in the car to look ut a piece
OF ground he intended buying.
"Oh, it is beautiful" she exclaimed
Il want to build Il home there" he
said. but never unless 1t is for YOU"
The house is going up now.