The Jasper news., 1921-11-03
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CHAPTER XIV. =
Wherein Harry and Abe Ride Up to
sprinodaie and Visit kelso's.

Illinois was growing. In June scores
or prairie schooners, loaded with old
nnd young. ratified over the plains
from the East. There were many
Yankees from Ohio, New York and
New England In this long caraynn.
There were almost as many Irish, who
had set out for this land Of golden
promise MS soon ns they had been
able to save money for a team and
wagon, after reaching the new world.
There were some Germans and Scan
dinavinns In the dust clouds of the
National road Steamers on the Illi-
nols river scattered their living freight
along its shores. These were largely
from Kentucky. southern Ohio Penn
syivanin, Maryland and Virginia, The
call OF the rich and kindly lands had
Travelled far and streams Of llfeswere
making toward them, to flow with In
creasing speed and volume for many
years.
People In Sangamon county had be-
gun TO learn Of the thriving village
Of Chicago In the north. Abe said
that Illinois would be the Empire
state Of the West; that new era
Of rapid development and great pros
perity was near. Land was In great
demand and there were many trans
fers Of title. Abe had more surveying
to do than he was able to accomplish
that summer. Harry was with him
for some weeks. He could earn two
dollars a day with Abe, whereas Sam
son was able to hire helper for half
that sum. Harry made confidant of
his friend, and when they were work.
Ing at the northern end Of the county
they borrowed n pair of horses and
rode up to Kelso's house and spent
a Sunday there. h. -
BIN met them down the road q mile
or SO from Hopedale. She, too, was
on the back OF q horse. She recog-
nized them before they were in hail
ing distance and waved her hand and
hurried toward them with a happy
face.
"Where are you golng?" she asked.
'To see you and your father and
mother" said Hurry.
A sad look came into her eyes.
IF had q stone l would throw II
at you." she said.
"Why7" Harry asked. {.
Because have TO get used to being
miserable, and just as begin to be-
resigned to 1t, you come along and
mike me happy, and have It all to
do over again."
The young man stopped his horse.
II hadn't thought of that" he said,
with q sud face. ut isn't fair to you.
Is it7 It's rather-selfish."
"Why don't you go to Brimstead's."
BIN suggested. "A beautiful girl over
there is In love with you. Honestly.
Harry, there isn't sweeter girl in
NIL the world"
II ought not to go there, either"
said the young man.
"WhyT"
Because I mustn't let her think
that care for her"
So II happened that Harry went on
with BIN and Abe to the little house
in Hopedale.
They putt ont the horses The girl
came and sat on her fathers knee.
Harry sat down by the side OF Abe on
the grass in the oaks shadow.
''Its Joy to have the little girl
5ack again." said Kelso. as he touched |
her hair with his hand. "It is stiIl as |
yellow as corn tassel. wonder It |
isn't gray"
"Her eyes look as bright rs ever
today" shid Harry.
mo compliments. please. want
you to be downright mean" BIN pro
tested.
Kelso looked up with smile: "AIy
boy. It was Leonardo da vincI who
snid that a man could have neither a
greater nor a less dominion than that
oyer himself. hold that II our
young man are to be trained to tyr.
amy IN lot Of little niger king
doms, our democracy will die
Abe made no answer. he was al
ways slow to commit himself.
"The North is partly to blame for
what has come" said Samson. II
guess our Yankee captains brought
over most Of the niggers and sold them
to che planters Of the South"
''rhere was demand for them. or
those Yankee pirates wouldn't have
brought the niggers." Harry answered
Both seller and buyer wsee commit
ting 4 crime"
-They established q great wrong /