The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-07-07

2. is2l, Western Newspaper Union.l
By HAZEL An SMITH

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Randall can so to college now,
Uncle Seth. All the arrangements are
made. Il III the happiest thought of
NV life, "a realize thaf II = M
power to show you some appreciation
Iof an you and your family have done
for me.
aBoy, there never was i tr'ier. bet
ter nan than you \ s
David Prescott walked slowly across
the Burton farm. His heart was pref
~ full. he loved the old man who
had been his best friend since he was
left an orphan at an early ara. Inc
flush and thrill fof Z good deed, how
ever, were robbed of some OF their
glamour 40 David thought Of the per.
son most beneited-Randal Burton.
In his own mind David did not be-
slieve the old mans son worthy lof the
sacrifice he was making for him. I,
Things were at q tight pinch 1t Bur
ton farm, with little lor no cash 70
serves.
.You see,' David had explained e
his uncle, there's . reclamation prof
Rect to drain Rock Valley, and no q
knows every crook and turn OF the old
river as 7 do. I have convinced the
commissioners OF It, too. They have
offered me q two years position 40
superintendent OF the upper dam
nm to get $1.50O q year. Halt Of
that for two years will carry Randall
through the city law school.
So It was settled. With a great
flourish OF trumpets Randall Burton
departed FOR the city.
The best that was. In David came
out. He had said that no one knew
the river as he did, and David now
demonstrated the fact Within .
month the engineers on the project
found his knowledge a valuable adj
junct to their technical processes. AT
the end OF six months the engineers
reported that his discovery Of q shale
obstruction had saved them ten thou
sand dollars. The commissioners
promptly advanced his salary twenty
five per cent.
. Time wore on. David found time to
take up engineering and study Y
nings. AT the holidays Randall came
home. The next vacation David was
disappointed to see how little real
law education the boy was acquiring.
"C~onfidentially. between me and
you,' said Randall, II don't think as
much Of the law as i did. "A smat-
tering will be enough to help me put
up my shingle. Truth is Dave, I've
made a CATCH"
what kind Of a catchy Inquired
his. cousin.
s.Miss Dorothy Vance. Father . mil
lionaire, You'll see her when she
comes"
IN due time vacation days came
around, and Randall returned to the
farm. MI. Burton raj grieved, and
Dave disappointed. Randall went down.
to the depot one morning to escort
Miss Dorothy to the home Of the Del
combes.
The little lady insisted on walking.
AS they crossed a bridge, her atten-
tion was called to- q gang Of workmen
sinking q hollow Wooden tube In a mud
hole at the bank OF the river. The
man who was guiding It stood below,
half sunk In the shiny clay. It va
David Prescott. He waved his hand,
In friendly greeting to his cousin.
"Come on" spoke Randall hurriedly.
'"This Is not at all interesting"
"But. that man waved hts hand to
you"
"Oh, some mudlark Of the crew. I
suppose, 2 Z responded Randall.
HE doesn't Took like q mudlark. !"
said Dorothy.
The irritated Randall managed to
draw his interested companion away
from the scene. He escorted his
charge to her friends. Randall called
at the Delcombes' home next morn
ing, primed for that vaunted proposal.
Mrs. Delcombe informed him that
Miss Vance had started away for .
walk along the river. Dorothy had
learned that Randall wa not the am
bilious striving idol she had made ofs
him. She learned q the noble sac14-
ice of his cousin.
THE deuce T. exclaimed Randall Bur
ton, az he arrived at the bank ofs the
river.
There was the truant lady. She
was ~conyersing with David.
Randall came up, brash and bragsart
as ever. He tried to take Miss Dor
othy under his own especial wing.
The willful little miss continued In