The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-11-27
of Blue Lake Ranch

put it to work. / knew he had planned
taking over another one-third interest
and | went on with his plans.
mortgaged my share for two hundred
thousand dollars. which I got at 5 pei
cent. Thas means | have to dig w
each year, just interest, ten thousant
dollars. That's a pretty big lump, yor
know"
Yes he admitted slowly. THAT'S
big mighty big"
With the money / raised" Judith
continued, ~ bought out the thivj
owner, Timothy Gray. He let his
holding go for three hundred and fifty
thousand. 1t was q bargain for me-
if | can make a 20 of 1t. | still owe.
on the principal, one hundred and
fifty thousand. Total of my indebted
ness, three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. And that's bigger, Bud Lee"
Yes. That's bigger figures than J
can quite get the hang Of"
No wonder she had beer crying
Even If everything went smooth on
the Blue Lake she, TOO, had her work
cut out for her.
Now" she ran on, her voice stirring
him with the ringing note in ii. Il can
make a go of tiff they will just let
me alonel l am playing close to the
table, Lee. closet have a little
money in the bank, enough to run
along for two or three months, that's
all. | have about two thousand"
CLOSE hauled" grunted Lee. And to
himself, he remarked as he had re
marked once before: "She's got her
sand"
Quite naturally Bud Lee thought
swiftly of his horses. He had told
Trevors that he wanted to make no
sale for at least six months. Given
until then-if Judith could make a go
of it without forcing a sale-he'd
show her the way TO at least sever or
eight thousand, with a good percent
age of clear profit.
"To begin WITH" Judith's voice in
terrupted his musings, Il am going to
have trouble with Carson. | admit
that he's an exceptionally good cattle
foreman ! admit. too, that he has his
limitations. He is of the old school,
and has got to learn something. He'll
be, coming to me in August or Septem-
Der, telling me I've got to begin selling.
That's the way they all dol And the
result is that beef cattle drop and the
market clogs with them. What | am
going to do is to make Carson start in
then"
Were pretty well stocked up" Lee
offered gently. Turning the hills oyer
to the hogs makes q difference, too.
We're going to be short of feed long
before September is over"
"Short Of range feed, yes,' she re-
torted warmly. But we're going to
put Il trust In our silos. Lee, and
make them do such work for us as
they have never done before. Then,
when other folks are forced to sell oft
what they can get, wen hold on
and buy. We won't sell before Deem
1er or January, when the market is
lp."
He shook his head. Though not of
he old school which had produced
Carson, still he put little faith in those
all towers into which alfalfa and In.
liam corn were fed to make lush fod
Ter.
81 don't know a whole lot about 81
os,' he admitted.
Neither does Carson" said judith
He looks at such things as silos and
nilking-machines and tractors and
ences even as the old Indians must
ave looked at the inroads of the
man. But, do you know where
e has been these last few days?"
"In San Francisco? Heard him say
e was going to take a few days Off"
Judith laughed.
''That's Carson for you'll He
couldn't admit where he was going.
SEN him down to Davis, where the
tate experimental farm and labora-
ories are. He's going TO see silo,
udy silo. think silo until he gets a
ew idea into his head. ! have ordered
big extension in our irrigated area.
have begun the construction of two
ore silos. When Carson gets back
IS going to look around for some
ore shorthorns at bargain prices.
I'VE an idea it wouldn't do you any
either. to look over what We are
)ine down at the Lower End"