Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-12-01

letter to him bears an Endorsement on
its envelope as follows:
"This letter was forwarded from
vandalia the week went out on the
circuit and remained unopened in our.
Office until my return six weeks later,
"A. Lincoln
The day of his return he went to
\ Sarah and Samson with the letter.
"1'll get horse and start for Chi
cago tomorrow morning. said Sam
son. t'They have had double blow.
Did you read that Harry had been
kitied?" 55.,.
Harry killedw Mr.. Lincoln. ex-
claimed. "Yasl don't mean to. tell me
that Harry has been killed?''
''The Chicago. Democrat. says so,
but we don't believe It, said Samson.
Here's the article. Rend it and then
I'll tell You why 1 don't think it's 80. :"
Abe Lincoln read the article.
'.'You see 1t was dated in: Tampa.
November the fifth" said Samson.
Before we Ind read that article we
had received a letter from Harry,
dated November the seventh. In the
letter he says he Is all right and
calculate that he ought to know as
much about It az anyone. = 's
Thank God! Then it's a mistake, !"
said Lincoln. 1--WE can't afford to lose
/ Harry. l feel rather poor with Jack
Kelso gone. It will comfort me to do
what can for his wife and daughter.
I'll give you every dollar can spare
to take to them :,.,
Samson hired horses for the jour
ney and set out early next morning
with his son. Josiah, bound. for the
new city. The boy had begged to go
and both Samson and Sarah thought
1t would be good for him to take a bet
ter look at Illinois than his geography
afforded.
';;J Joe ard his father set out on cold
clear morning in February. They got
to Brimstead's in time for dinner. 4,
Henry put his hand on. Samson's
polnmel and said in q confident tone {:
"E Dorado was one Of the wickedest
cities in history. It was like Tyre and
Babylon. It5robbed me. Look,at that
pile ofsstakAs." NJ
Samson saw a long cord of stakes
/. along the road in the edge Of the
is.,s4
81 '"They are the teeth Of my, city, .
said Brimstead in low voice. ''I've
drawed 'em out. They amt go,n' to
bite me no more. =
"They are the towers and steeples
Of Ell Dorado Samson laughed. Have
any Of the notes been spaid 2''S
/ "Not one and I can't get q word
from, my broker about the men who
drew d the notes who they are or
where they are" Fl ..:S; 4 e
a.I'm going to Chicago and IL you
wish I'll try to find him and see what
he SAYS = #
''That's just what I WISH said
Brlmstead. Ills name is Lionel Da-
wis. His address is IA South Water
street. sold him all the land i had
on the river shore and he gave me his
note for it, lsa55 Ii. i
alf you1l let me take the note m
see what can be done to. get the
money" Samson answered. s5s Is.
Say. III tell " Brimstead went
On. .'.:fs.s for five Thousand dollars
and ! don't suppose It's worth the pa
per It was wrote on: You take It and
II you find It's no good you lose 1t Just
as careful as you can. I don't want
to see 1t again. = - VI
They had . happy half,hour at the
table. Mrs. Brimstead beipg, In better
spirits since her husband had got back
to his farming. Annabet her form
filing with the grace and charm Of
womanhood, was there and more
comelY than ever. n sss q
Is They had been speaking sof Jac1
Kelso's death. Isl y. n 49,
II heard him say once that when
he saw q beautiful young face 1t re-
minded him Of noble singing and the
olor Of growing corn Z said Samson.
d rather see the face, Joe re
marked. whereupol they all laughed
and the boy blushed to- the roots Of
his blond hair. Il
Hes become q man of good judg.
ment." said Brimstead. +
Annabel's sister Jane. who had
chung to the wagon In No Santa Claus
Land, was bright-eyed. merry.
hearted Girl % twelve. The boy Rob.
l8ert was i shy. good king lad y little
older than Josiah. H
Well, what's the news7 SamsoI
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