Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-02-06

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snaps ef To gfsat leaesr. - 80
through With teslnG IN thsoaGA
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had arrived at ! petnt wAefs 49,
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meet his honest oel1Gall 49, y ~ 49,
stand fottA q ~ iWiigl1 ! 1l1heo1roa
bankrupt
Owing notAing. swliAg aethlne !" ~
unused, WITH : Aalf WAa1nGleals ~
II wonder what win op1a vs1dzo tWo
Of my life. Cone u lS;5iS5
"A rare GOOD ffisn6 IT, Dallat, -
tapped ct the half 49, eoee, De6Eeei
In ana came II. throwing hi1ns -
! chair ana strangely vieWtnG -
trusted ana beloved cAum e = I'm
decade Z. ~ IT
cts truer'. No asked, dismally.
you've sold your membershipf'
& Daere nodded, srayely but sersnsly.
There was ! certain joyous satisfae-
ton In feelings load Of debt lifted
from his shoulders. s.s
You don't want 1 position back
Ing. maybe ! loanls persisted gsaeFs
ous-hearted Tom.
Net q bit Of 1t. The game hasn't
been worth the candle. I have no
thought Of renewing 1t. Good old to-
l0wl you were one OF the true ones"
aWhet's your planY'
VI have none. si III II
Tom meditated. moodily surveylng
his friend with real pity. He did not
like the sheer resignation Of his mood.
II seemed ambit1onless.
ooh. By the way !" he spurred mp
abruptly. .sI've : draft for you. 1t's
only one hundred and xeventy-ilve dol
lars, but It may be the forerunner Of
Il regular income"
Daere glanced over the document.
II was dated at HOpeton. Il was
sighed Abner Wade.
Must be . mistake" he submitted.
81 know no Abner Wade" ia
you've forgotten, that's ALL" OBJ
served Tom. One Of Your many Kind
deeds. Remember my coming 70 you
four years ago telling Of m honest.
worthy old fellow named Wade. at
Hopeton, who had . little place and
wanted q thousand dollars 70 expert
ment In bee eulture7''
ssWhy, yes" dimly acceded Daefe.
.aThere was q broken-down old man
who had been q professor Of ento-
mology in college and his daughter,
Muriel. i vouched for repayment and
You never even asked for detailk Well,
this morning / got their hrst check.
1t seems that every dollar you loaned
those worthy people, and every dollar
they have made, has gone INTO I heat
Ing plant to provide for the bees n
winter and lot Of other new-fan1led
contraptions. Invested for bees sps-
cially BY the old professor. They hASs
lived, got out Of debt. the place y
clear, prospects dazzling, and you can
imagine the delight of those square,
deserving people to Be able to begin
paying dividends. " /
"Why, there couldn't be mose than
the usual 8 per cent interest" began
Daere.
The professor insists differently He
has placed the title to the whole busi.
ness In your name Snd has settled on
an equal division Of the profits. You
can't bulge him on that. 70. In the
midst Of this abomtnable poverty you
seem to take a JOY In adopting, you
are not only landed proprietor. but =
partner in most promising business. )"
II declare! muttered Oaere. really
interested. s'you give mo something to
think about" !.
He thought 10 much about It that
morning saw him headed for Hope.
ton. It was q pleasant diversion to
weave fancy picture Of rural Il
licity. to feel as though he had m
anchor settled somewhere. He made
an INQUIRY 1t the general store ct
Hopeton az to Wade's bee farm.
@That's IT." explained the man II
charge. and pointed to written nd.
vertisement tackled onto bulletin
board .Wanted Man fox light work, =
and there followed the route to the
bee farm in question.
II Van Daere had found 4 grabbed,
self-absorbed old fossil and captious.
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