The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-08-04

What's yer manner
Henry Brinnstead," the stranger
Whispered.
son OF Elijah Bsimsteadyr
Eyes, str.'
Samson took his hand and shook
It warmly. We'll, I declarel' ~ ~
claimed. Elijah Brimstead was =
friend D. my father h
who are your Brinstead asked.
I'm q . the Traylors q svergen-
nes.s.
my father used u buy cattle Il
Henry Traylor.'
Henry was. my father. Haven't
you let 'em know shout your bad
luckf', az
The man resumed his tone 81 con-
fidence. Say, I'll tell We" ne m
swered. "A man that's as big 4 fool
81 am ought not to advertise II.
"A brain that has treated its owner o.
shameful Us mine has treated me
should be compelled to do Its own
thinkin' er die. I've invented some
things that may sell. I've been hop
In my luck would turn"
It'll turn when you turn IT, Sam
ION assured him.
Brinasteads leaned close to Samson's
ear and said IL ! tone scarcely aud
ible:
my brother Robert has his own
idiot asylum. It's q real handsome
one an he has made It pay, but /
wouldn't swap with him"
Samson smiled, remembering that
Robert had q liquor store. Look here.
Henry Brimstead. we're hungry" he
said. "If We furnish the water, well
skirmish around for bread and give
We as good q dinner. q We ever had
in yer life. #
Henry took the horsse 10 his barn
and watered and fed them. Then he
brought tive pals Of Matsr from the
spring. Meanwhile Samson started
fire "a I grove 81 small poplars b,
the roadside and began broiltng veni-
son, and Sarah got eut the bread
board and the -four and the rolling-pin
and the teapot. AS sAs waited for
the water she called the three strange
children to her side. The oldest was
a girl OF ten, with q face uncommonly
refined and attractive. In spite Of
her t~hreadbare clothes, she had
neat and cleanly look and gentle Z
ners. The youngest was q boy Of
four. They were q pathetic trio.
where's your motherr Sarah
asked Of the ~ten-year-old girl.
"Dead. Died when my little brother
was born"
who takes care Of your,
/ Father and-God. Father says
God does most Of It"
"Oh DEAR" Sarah exclaimed, with
Z iook o. pity.
They had q good dinner Of fresh
biscuits and honey and venison and
eggs and tea. While they were eating
samson told Brimstead Of the land Of
plenty.
After dinner, while Brirnstsad was
bringing the team, one Of his chill
drsn, the blonde, pale. tattered little
girl Of stx, climbed into the wagon
seat and sat holding q small rag doll,
which Sarah had given her. When
they were ready to 50 she atubbornly
refused to get down.
Sim goin' away" abe said. "Tm
goin' aw-a-ay of to find my mother.
I don't like this place. There amt
no Santa Claus here. I'm goin' away"
She chung to the wagon seat and
cried loudly when her father took
her down.
"Ain't that enough to break a mans
hearth" he said with a sorrowful look.
Then Samson turned to Brimstead
and asked:
Look here, Henry Brimstead, are
you a drinking man? Honor bright
now"
Never drink q thing but water and
tea"
do you know anybody who'll give
We anything for what you own here3'
there's a man In the next town
who offered me three hundred and
fifty dollars for my interest,".
Come along with us and get the
money IL you can. I'll help We fit
up and 50 where We can earn q liv-
ing"
"I'd like to, but my horse ID lame
and / can't leave the children"
"Put 'em right In this wagon and
come on. If there's d livery In the
place. I'll send We home.
SO the children rode in the wagon
and samson and Brimstead walked,
while Sarah drove the team to the
next village. There the good woman
bought new clothes for the whole
Brimstead family and Brimstead sold
HIS interest IN the sand plains and
bought q good pair Of horses, with
harness and some cloth for a wagon
cover, and had fifty dollars IN his
pocket and q new look In his face
He put his children on the backs o.
the horses and led them to his old
home, with a sack of provisions on
his shoulder. He was to take the
track of the Traylors next day and
begin his Journey to the shores 81
the Sangamon.
They got into 4 bad swale thai
afternoon and Samson had to cut
some corduroy TO, make = footing fol
team and wagon and do much pryina
with tie end 81 i heavy pole under
the front axle. BY and ~ the horses
pulled them ont.
when ol Colonel bends HI mech
things have To move ven f AZ 4
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