The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-05-04

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place in the spring aud summer when
ever You have any spare time ami
pick berries and fruit. Anybody can
do that, and we always have more
work than we can find men To do 1t.
You don't mind because | suggested it,
do yon!'
"Why. not in the least" His smile
showed that the proposition b"th
pleased and amused him. Resides
I'm not really moving away-that is
not far away
III isn't a> if you would be doing
I it for strangers Helen explained.
MY father and brothers and nncles
aud grandfathers back as far as any
body can remember have gone To Or
ton -"
"Rut wouldn't want 10 meet them
while WAS picking berries and cher
ries and things. I'd only do il on
condition that they didn't see me
THAT could he arranged beauti-
1 fully" sonthed the girl. They have
given me charge Of the farm. When
Orton I'm ont in the country inspect
ing crops aud trees and pigs and
things. Really, I'm quite Il farmer.
X Arrangements having been made for
This orion alnmnuS to report for work
At her country place the third Saiur-
I day afternoon in May for strawberry
picking. Helen started away.
Every Saturday afternoon and often
whole days during the week the young
man reported for work at the Granger
\ estate
One warm day in August, during
when her fruit picker arrived; but he
found his ladder in the accustomed
place and proceeded To work, unchal
lenged by the farm hands In adjoining
orchards
When Helen did appear, she came
employee to come down from the lad
der. An open letter huttered in her
hand. What in the world does this
mean?" she said accusingly. Here is
letter signed Robert Jones, class of
1918 but it's not your writing. And
it couldn't be from you, anyway, be-
cause it contains Il check for hun
dred dollars. The note says: i am
sorry to send in my pledge money at
this late date
The fruit picker put hand to his
brow meditatively and left upon its
Nf \, t,,i,
There must be some mistake some
where he said. perhaps there are
two Robert Joneses. That's probably
ii. There must be two Robert JoneSeS.'
But don't you know whether there
We're two Robert Joneses in your class,
silly?' asked the girl. She had be
come Very well acquainted with the
impeeunious OrtOn graduate and
dared to call him silly if she chose.
Further explanation was unneces-
sary, for not far off came the sound
Of the voice of Tom Granger. Heen'S
brother. Say, Helen said Tom com
ing in quick strides, here's good news.
| stopped at the Orton club on my way
home from the office Lawrence Car
ter has come across with his check
for $4,000 to swell the fund. They
have been hoping he would That's
quite a lot, even for bloated bond
holder like him. Good Lord" Tom
Granger stood still and turned visibly
white as his hand clutched his sisters
shoulder for support. He was look
ing at the begrimed peach picker be-
fore him.
"Why bless my eyes Lawrence
Carter. How did you drop in here"
Lawrence Carter" echoed Helen
weakly, and she in turn laid droop
ing hand on Mr. Carriers arm for sup
port.
Il was just going to tell YOU"
stammered Mr.. Carter, the bloated
bondholder, just referred to. But
Tom here interrupted my explanations
Yes, am Lawrence Carter, and after
that letter from Robert Jones | was
going to tell you" He put his grimy
hand over the small one grasping his
sleeve and drew it close to him.
"You see you just took it for
granted. that was Robert Jones. He
had been living in a bungalow that l
happened to own and when he fell
down financially last year he gave it
up and--well, l was sorry for him
and went to help him start off. The
books bought, because | knew he'd
want them back. I was putting them
in hamper, l believe, when you
called thought you We're a col
lector There had been few and
when asked YOU what you wanted
to collect it was because / had rather
Interested myself in Roberts affairs.
always liked him lot. Now he's
got on his feet again. Bully for
Robert |"
But why did you come over here
to pick peaches?" said Tom Granger,
still mystified.
Because ii seemed to me to he the
best opportunity I'd ever have to get
better acquainted with the most