The Holt County sentinel., 1921-03-04
Rosalind's
Money Makers
BY r. FAY cAHER

'Hllnl' w prove iNr lbSSpSsWl OI
business ncllmrn."
The speaker occupied the platform
In crablrcr c"ntor's town hail. lie
was n prominent retired banker.
touring the country IN Chnutnuqun
circuit. Cril,rrr Center wns indulg.
Ing In nm intellectual illng this SEA.
snn. nnd loul"usy directed nt the
nrlghhuring village ur Potato Springs
was ~" cntsc ~ w.
For thrc" Years Potato Springs had
suri"r'ch l"riur rnurscS. and Now
it, leading citizrns were hnnSting that
the community was the mecca VT
culture fer nli S1nh Lake county.
When the wealthy retired farmers
whn were sucwllng their declining
years In Cruitrrr Center heard NJ this
they hrcaw" rirht"ously Indignant
nnd immediately furnished the whore.
wltlnl Ia ulnrr their community IN
the nrcnn to fghl FOR the blue rih.
hnu hnnnr~.
Rn~alind Mcuihurn. belle NJ the VII.
lngc. went home that night with "busi.
ness ncumru" ringing IN her ears.
She had never Thought of the nrcrS.
sliy " such qualification when con.
si'lcrIng available supply of prNpcc.
tive husbands
only recently she hnd pui her two
most prnmlsins knights tn the test
nf bravery with the understanding 4
that the nnC most valiant should have
hcr f"liN Sprigg'us who was 900
pounds heavy. hnd been victorious
over IuscphiS SunrtloN. l25 pounds
llgld. In this ",l"c,lS NJ Nnlur' contest.
I,nSnlluh ilrcHinrd that night of
business nriImrn and NJ" next morn.
Ing size rnn'ir decision Hruvrrv was
secondary considerations Next Ia
moral rcrii'ulr hu .incss ncumrn wnS
what cuuutrh
No saur wniunn should consent Ia
become the wife of n mnn whn could
not prove the possession NJ such ncu-
men. AMI Nusnllnd considered herself
snn". Her father was IN Ideal exam.
pie of the perfect husband. aud he
owned tho hunk In which fcllN and
.Inscplus worked.
I'm sorry. Felix" III" told her Fat
SnItor. "hut Tn'i marry ynu after
ull-.nntil you prove Nnu have huSi.
ness ncum,n. That lets I"scplms In
for another chance"
r"iiy grorn"l Ngninsi ln."rhuS he
fcrroN be- would s'uuh ll'ilr show In
contest nf wits. fer Iusrplus was
iricl;y nud frliN WIS guilrlrss.
.i"srlmls smiled with confidence
when Informed that his "n,isc was not
losi. lie felt h. could turn the trick
although h" had no idea how IT, 60
nhnui II,
Luck seemed "a he with him. I'm
the wny hnm. that might from Rosa
lInd's doulrilr h" rnme ncross slim
Jim Longrncc. Crnhtrc" crntcrs Indi
nm rrlIr. who claimed io hc n hundred
Years old, and his hron2od face bore
n thonSnnd wrinkles ns Testimony to
the ,rraciiy uf his assertion.
slim Tim was looking hungrlly
through the window NJ Happy Hanks
restaurant. where II roast chicken re-.
posed on nm island nf green things.
"Go, qunrirrf" Jim gruntcd, ne.
costing InscpluS. Had no eats three
days. Ercn working lumhcr camp,
hut moi paid yet, Ready 10 sinrvc.
Got Iunr,crT
Joscphus was In n benevolent mood,
~ he produced n coin nf the specified
denomination.
"1hanks." snli Jim. lie started for
the restaurant door. hut came back
close tn his hcucfNctor and said IN u
low tone:
"YoM keep me from starving, tell
yOu hlg secret Ottnwns' treasure
hurled on old Tnrkln plnce, Treasure
l. under rock that looks like horses
head ~ hnsr of oak tree, the middle
one NJ north end ~ land. Take from
me- kid; | know. You do me- good
turn. Nnw We square"
Joscphns turned This Information
over IN his mind ms Ne walked the
remainder of the distance home. The
more he turned Il the better II looked,
lie knew the Ottawas wer" supposed
10 have buried their treasures In the
neighborhood. and there were many
pieces OF land that resembled sleeves
due 10 the work of fortune hunters.
1t was two days later, after the bank
Ind closed In the afternoon. That Fe'
llx Sprlgglns called on Rosallnd, dis
playing face that looked happier
than usual and more rounded than
usual, II that were possible.
"Rosalind, I win." he announced. 81
have proved my business acumen. You
know the old Larkln place was the
only inheritance from my father
The land Is 81 poor you couldn't raise
tin cans on II, and It's so full OF rock
you couldn't make an excavation for
/ n house.
Here's where my business acumen
comes In. Sylvester Gordon came to
me today and offered to buy the Lar
kin place. Ordinarily I'd have let him
have II for fifty dollars, hut I thought
| ~ this acumen business. and set my