Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-08-20
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SARA'S OIL STOCK &
> i. LOUIS RAYsoLD.

-s3 psrh. out through the sag
ta and along the elm-shaded
raa mat led TO the railroad sta
intent was he on catching the
-,..oo train to the city that he
TO notice the slim girl coming
,a.t behind him, and she, at his
..lsri merely sighed without
-o.ng her pace to overtake him.
sighed because it was, in all prob
nd rae last she would ever see Of
ha Chester.
Mar did She need the For Sale"
which John had just tackled up
81 poow what for days had been town
s.fr-tbat the last Of the Chesters
rejected the manner of living of
arbers and was going to the city
seek his fortune. But, because of
She sighed.
Not that there had ever been a
re affair between them.
As the days passed, the sign of the
inferred old Chester. house, fast show
signs of unoccupncy, grew to
no1bla sara. The farm, unsold and
srtppanted, was running down. This
a coupled with reports which drift
back from the city that John Ches-
- fortune was proving elusive, and
at he was shifting from one job to
mother. tormented her with a sense
n the waste of good material and Of
H. own impotency in the matter.
Fl Came a sunny day in late March
hen sara cast bombshell at the feet
h the aunt with whom she lived.
Aunt Julie" she gave out casually
sver her cup of tea, I'm going to
spead next weekend in the city"
sara her aunts voice was star
ed "Of all things, Sara !"
Yes, that's just what I'm going to
b. returned Sara unperturbed. And
surAermore-do you remember those
tl stock certificates that Cousin Jenny
git me? Wen, I'm going to take
hem along Who knows, perhaps
-eyre not as worthless as I've
thought them just suppose" and
ltr blue eyes grew dreamy, perhaps
they will bring Inc my fortune !"
Now it happened that several days
.er this conversation there walked
go the outer office Of Whitby Il
E gAi,by, brokers, shabby looking
oah with tired lines about his eyes
nd mouth y sound of voices from
be inner Office assured him that his
Fl employer was occupied and sitting
Z wn at dingy desk he rested his
ead On his hand while his thoughts
s. rHaied backward over the disc0urag-
#1g months. Where was he headed?
& lhis all but questionable firm in whose
#tupoy he was at present held out
81 future for him. Little by little,
#tausht by bitter experiences, he had
b earned how untitled he was to com
Il pete with men trained for their jobs.
q Into his meditations crept memo
#Hes Of home, Of green fields titled by
d DIS father and his grandfather and
u DIS srandtather's father, Of substan-
d la barns, Of the CHEEKY homely
dTe-'ing And with those visions
arose persistently the picture of q
Certain slim, blue-eyed person, the
b Playmate Of his boyhod, whom, in
ls tererish pursuit of fortune. he had
al but forgotten.
john Chester sat suddenly upright.
VINO ia thunder was in the inner Of
la7 talking with old Whitby?
Ees I hoped, went on plain
4 i've voice that awoke in him
sudden tremendous response, ito real
ne something on this stock. You see,
nave chance TO make a splendid
investment. I can buy the old Ches-
.1 place back home. 1t is a farm
-4ed for generations by men who
'le' how to husband the resources of
~ so'. But if these certificates are
'O1.a.essr as You say"
ana rden followed the suave tones
7 A's employer. Just so much
/ paper my dear young lady. Too
/ 4 n2Aent later the door opened
r'4 JOIN risen 70 his feet, met the
IS. a.ae-eved gaze OF sara Cary.
why sara :" was an he
..'ssa Iaea "}vsit-let me walk
gou.a
- several blocks through the
late afternoon traffic Of
Hetaee was aware. they walked
sa was the frst to speak.
said gently. @the-the
p in the swamp piece.
'.amea's Brooches. Remem-
we Used TO 60 after them?"
exclaimed John fervently.
d. Aed impuIsiveIy. sara :"
MIN sick Of ii all
Iae noise. the crowds. I'm
.' % going back homer"
- 94til their very wedding day
. .e4ru the real secret Of
p 70 tie city. Il cant bear
e had CHANGED to say as
-sf moment side By side
4atls.draped porch Of the
d. i1-er a simple ceremony
a.4e of you, my darling.
the city trying to get
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Eeep YOU fRgIu such