The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-31

ready 10 be .aken I'm. and be liked
SO well that when the harvest 3
over he concluded 10 keep Us for evri
day work during the winter In G
summer Ruth Bathgate. bis daught'
used 10 bring Us out cool drinks. o.
We two young men soon became an
ious for some sign of preference
that either OF Us had any inlcntici
toward her: IL was just an ordinnr
rivalry. But Ruth was mighty parii
lar not 10 make the slightest dit
ence between Us.
When the autumn came GA. the To-
der was IN shock. the weather getIin
cold. and the logs were b.nzing on a.
hea n. the farmer and bis family al
Josh and I used 20 81 around IL
blaze talking and telling yarns IN
was harp, win.er for both Josh ain'
&c We didat either II " suSu
rnlf re were both dead gone on an.n
nor lid we f,r"Ser what was "a r
pC.i lu irca- ~ ,ur plcasauf ,i'
That's the trouble with r'easAur r4.ir
f'.r. pleasant. and ten 10 nrr. ii'S O."
r-rr rii.rs 20 break NJ the pleasure
Since 70 Z. 80 over SHOW that ~iss
made Our go uym,nt - seen WAS i.ii.'
az q was Ruth that snoNei q %
not Intentionally. for. n said. she 10
s,r,d neither - rs She coulcn't h,V'
scff rs two fellows from eradual.
'a,llrc ir love with her II she hnc
vnrtcd 6"
40 H--i ioh and nscd 20 sn~''
shO uf .i'flc rct ur~r-- concerning D.,
with ~. rC,rt f-'-rdcm Then We ceased
20 sa3 nn,'hins 20 each other that In
voiecC -r, relation with her aud fnai
IL ne never mentioned her A year
raised. the p,easantest have evci
known. md when we'd filed the barns
and there was little TO DO one day Josh
said 10 me.
There's something I want 20 Say e.
you, Zen. The harvest Is c~sled. and -
doesn't seem just right f,- rwo strap
ping fellows ike Us @" mai Farmer
Bathgate 10 the expense Il keeping u
all win.ar There's enough FOR one ~
do. but not enough fDr rvo. Its M
opinion he'd lei one Of Us go bu'
doesn't Ike 20 decide between -
what do you say 10 playing a game -
seven up to settle which shall get
outY'
Il reckon there's something IN what
you say. Josh" replied in as melan-
choly tone a bis Hes treated as
mighty We'll and we ought 10 relieve
him OF the responsibility Of sending OF
one OF US And you and |. too. have
been square 10 each other. don't FL
actly Ike ycur plan Of playing a game
% ind oui which shall 60. for one
might have more skill than the other
| think we'd better LEI something else
than cards decide between US. Hrs
Bnthcaie va making candles THIS
morning NON. shat do you say 10
your choosing eaud e aud 1 choc sing
one out of ihe same mold and lighting
them Mt the same time; The one whose
candle goes Oft first Il 10 GO"
Il think that would he a good way
to setitc IL"
We were IN our room at the time
we occupied room tcgcther-and ]
was going out 10 get the candles when
! met Ruth NJ the door
"I've heard what you two have been
saying she said. "thrcurh the paTtl-
ton. and yoa're right Father dcesat
need but Gle extra hard this winter
but he wont scnd away either 81 you
m 60 Down AID rct tie randles ann
lIcht them fcr y1u
We were both ulShriy pleased 10
have her o. Ills p z siird patiently
rll she anne lacs with ,he candles.
Would y,u Lv,se cor usf' We both
said "a thr same iaomert
n you wish me to-
PA III. candle seizure each OF Us,
fhe scratched nsish IL each hand
ara Nti.ted them as 'he same moment
rirn SIZE eft tie room without q
lance Hf either - s Tie candles
Hc-r ..i " niri wUu.l burn out Ia be-
fv,tn .nr and two hours. Josh and
niasrd . gu'G ma games II seven
~ 'c'l-i raly CHANGING AZ the can
lies s. p apparent uncOncern. out real
II vfh ~ PRESSED suspense. Ii wa
aol 'll they bad burned down 10 with
"a 70 in,h { he socket that noticed
difference Then | saw that my can
&c was burning the slower. When
y IS becan To flcier there was still
ihrce-ei-aihs Of an inch OF mine left
re llrw Il out and turned away 10
tr eeal his feelings. | expected Ruth
PIP show enough interest in which Of
as was TO remain. to ask before going
~ sleep. bui She didn't Well" said
io my n 1T doesn't make any dircr-
Of. O. af;cr ail which goes FIRST. Wen
roth 20 con enough She doesn't want
.fltr = US"
Fhc reyi day Josh told the farmer
LAT he tforsht he'd lpOk for work ~
ne city 49, % ~ lie had no sooner
gone '-an hu;a be-: 10 bestow upop
Uie iiific attentions This was quite
'noush e. induce me 10 show my feel
ngS. o. 4 'rcf ~ru every enyu.a.s.
ment IN less taan month after
Josh's departure ! was engaged.
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