The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-01-27
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CHAPTER Ix-ContinIed.

III
"You don't learn anything, Viles,
do YOU? You don't know anything
more about making money than you
did 20 years ago"
"Well. maybe | don't, and maybe !
do. but can pay my way, an can go
back L Plainville when | like, too.
Don't get hot" said Gardiner with |
mistaken composure. I'm just trying |
to put you wise 10 yourself. Don't
make any difference to me If you
spend your whole life sod-busting; it's
your life-spend II any way you IKE.
But it's only men who don't know any
better that go on to the land now
adays. It's lot easier TO make Nv
ing out of farmers than out OF farm
ing"
"Well, p'r'aps so, but that's more In
your line. | never"
That's just what ] say-you never
learn Now look at me. ! amt wear
ing my last suit. nor spending my last
dollar. either. and haven't done what
you'd call days work since | came
west. There's other things 50 much
easier to do"
"Meanin' ="
ooh. lots of things. Remittance
men, for instance. These woods are
full of them. Chaps that never could
track straight In the old ruts, ana
were sent out here where there aren't
any ruts at ali. They're not a bad
bunch: brought up like gentlemen.
most of 'em; play the piano ana talk
In three or four languages, and all that
kind of stuff, but they're simply dan
gerous with money So when 1t comes
to hand in the public interest they
have 10 he separated from it,"
"Sounds interestin'," said Rifles.
"'Tis, too. especially when one OF
'em don't take to the treatment ana
laws for you with gun. But my
hairs all there. That's what comes OF
wearing a tall hat"
Tell me-" said Riles his face lit up
with interest. "how dye do itf'
""Twouldn't do you any good SAID
Gardiner. you've steered too many
plow handles TO be very nimble win
your fingers. But there's often other
game to be picked up, if man knows
where to look for it,"
We'll, ! wish / knew" Riles con
fessed. Not anythin crooked y
know. but something like-well, some
thing like you're dom. I've worked
hard for ev'ry nickel | ever made an
I reckon If there's easy money goin
I'VE a right t get some of IT,"
"Now you're beginning TO wake up
Though. mind you. some of 1t isn't as
easy as ii looks. You've got to know
your business, just like FARMING oi
ANYTHING else. But you can general
ly land something 10 live ON, even III i
ain't n bip stake. Take me now, fol
instance. ! amt doing anything ina
q preacher mightn't do. Happened u
fall in with fellow who owns ranci
mn the river here. Cleaned him empt.
one night at cards-stood him up To-
his last cent. and he kind o. took
notion to me. Well he's the son or
duke or an earl, or some such thlhe
and not long ago the governor goe
and dies on him, leaving him rev
castles and bric-a-brac like that AM
soma wagon loads of money. So h
had to go home for the time belhg' ar
ne he wanted someone to run nj
ranch who should he think of but me
. Supnose he thought If | happened I
bet II nj poker some night | wOuldh
lose H. and that's some consideration
: He's got 1000 acres or so OF lana u
there with n dozen cayuSes on IL, an
! he gives me % pounds month, Wit
J hoard and lodging and open credit .
e the trading company, to see that
doesn't walk away In his absence. ~
: sides that, / hire man TO DO III
: work. and charge his wages up III Ut
expenses. Got good man, too-or
NJ those fellows who don't know an
hotter than work for a living. by II
way. perhaps you know hlm-com'
II from Plainville part-Travers II
name ISL"
l "Sure." said Rifles. "He worked II
" Harris. until they had row and
. III out. Ii kind O. balled Harris u
too. although he'd never admit II.
n he'd Travers there it'd be easier
III him T. get away now"
"where's Harris goingg"
= "He amt goin' he's comm. Conn
out here In few days after me.
his kind o. advance guard, spyin' o
the land"
"You don't say? Well. see ana ma
him come through with the expens
II was travelling for Jack Harris
wouldn't he sleeping in hen coop U
this. He's worth yards of money al
her.
"Oh, some. guess. hut perhaps
so much moren his neighbors."
"Nothing personal, Rifles. You
got to get over that narrowness
you're going TO get into the big
game I've been telling you about.
don't care how much you're WORT
how much Is Harris bringing "