The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-01-23
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Fortunate fate, or whatever good
angel 1t Is that sometimes drops un-
expected favors, designed that young
Clden should the following day deliver
:oal at the home of Mr.. Melvin Dun
an. Mr.. Duncan. tall. quiet and forty
0ve, was ut work In his garden a
Dave turned the team In the lane and
,acked them up the long. narrow drive
connecting with the family coal chute.
As the heavy wagon moved straight
. its objective Mr.. Duncan looked on
With approval that heightened into
admiration. Dave shoveled his load
without remark. but rs he stood for
I moment At the finish. wiping the
sweat from his coal-grimed face. Mr..
Duncan engaged him In conversation.
"Y0u handle q team like you were
norm to it," he said. f'Where did you
Get the knack1"
swell. l came up on Z ranch" said
Gave. 1--WE lived with horses ever
dnce l could remember"
You're q rancher. chi" queried the
Ader man. swell. there's nothing like
he range and the open country. II |
Duld handle horses like you there
sn't anything would hold me in town."
"Oh.NI don't know" Dave answered.
You might get sick OF It."
did you get sick Of I'll"
Elden shot q keen glance at him.
the conversation q becoming per-
sonal. Yet there wal In MIR. Duncan's
manner Z certain kindness. 4 certain
appeal Of sincere personality. that dis
armed suspicion.
Eyes. got sick Of It." he said. II
lived OF that ranch eighteen years
and never was inside school or. church.
Wouldn't that make you sickl !. ].
20 I beat It for town."
"And I suppose you are attending
:hurch regularly now. and nlght
scho0l. tool"
Dawes quick temper fired up In re
sentiment. but again the kindness of
the mans manner dlsarmed him. He
vas silent for Z moment, and then he
said:
mo, I ain't. That's what makes me
slck now. l came In here intendin' to
ct IN education. an I've never got
wen Z start at 1t. exceE' for some
things perhaps wasn't WORTH the
money. There always seems to be
somethin' else-in ahead"
There always will be-" said Mr..
Duncan. "until you start"
"But how's 1t to be doner' Dave
questioned with returning interest.
schools an books cost money. an !
sever save . dollar"
"And never WILL" said Mr.. Duncan,
until you start. But | think I see q
plan that might help. and II It appeals
TO you Il will also be q great c0nven-
lsnce to me. Ny wife likes to SO driv.
Ing Sundays. aud sometimes on z
weekday evening. but l have 80 many
things on hand Il fnd It hard to get
out with her. Ny daughter used to
drive. but these new-fangled automo'
biles are turning the world upside
down-and many Z buggy with It
Well--as / saw you driving 10 here
said to myself. There's the man fol
that Job Of mine. X ! can get him;
tut I'm not rich and | couldn't pay
v0u regular wages. But II coul6
square the account by helping with
yGur studies 4 couple Of nights .
week. used to teach school anC
haven't altogether forgotten why
| that would be Just what | want. What
% you sayf"
II never nav anything on four fee
couldn't drive" said Dave. 'an' Il
!; you're willing to tnke = chance am
When do we startf'
First lesson tonight. Second les
con Thursday night. First, drive Sun
day" Mr.. Duncan did moi explaiI
that he wanted 70 know the boy hetteI
before the drives commenced. and b.
felt that two nights together w0uls
satisfy him whether he had foundSth'
right man.
Dave hurried back to the c0alyar,
and completed the days work In higl
spirits. Il seemed he was 1t las
started on 4 road that might leu
somewhere. After supper be sur
pfised bis fellow laborers by changing
ID his Sunday clothes and s.artinI
i0wn ! street leading into the rssiden
fial part Of the town There wer
$peculatlons that be had .seen
skirt.s
ri. Duncan met him 1t the door %,
s&ow4d him into the living rO0n
Duncan. plusnp,. motherly. loy
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