The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-02
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silence until she said at last, "Ad-
nah. don't you think you're working
too hard?'
"Me?" he laughed miserabiy. 81
live on work. only | want Flo Lee
to have everything in style. YOU see
1t was something of a stepdown for
her to marry ne"
"Admah.' she broke in, Il Cont
want you to talk that way about
yourself. Not ever again.
"All right. Then let's put it in
another way. We've got a fine house
and everything that goes with it. The
job now Is to keep at the top o the
heap"
Yes. And what a heap" Mar
garet said this reflectiYely. Then Sud
denly, as If the two ideas nad scme
connection, is there any sign of
business pickin up?"
You know what l said about Can
field last week"
1.-The canields are a meddlesome
lot" she commented, reyerting to the
local habit of condemning whole
families at time. But certainly
Uncle Sam can't do you much harm,
with his Noah's ark ideas"
mo. But l did have too much
faith in the future. That's just me.
l reckon. Anyhow, we've passed our
Spring dividend and the annual cleo
tion of officers is called for the tif-
teenth of June
"You aren't afraid of that, are you
Admah?"
"Me?" He laughed defiantly. I'm
just achin' to get at 'em. Colonel
Atterbury won't go back on me. He s
l-,4
what I've done. But I want show
down. l want to clean the Cantields
out of the 7. & p. After that's over
we can go ahead and
where's your common stock
now?" she interrupted.
at slipped to twenty.seven yester
day."
wouldn't this be a splendid time
to buy more?'
BUY? What have l got to buy
three months.
She took in her breath sharply.
then said, You mustn't
"Anyhow-" he had grown a little
shamefaeed-"We be going stronger
than ever in the fall
promise me" she began.
IoiiiloC SOu niltlAB 3ie1i SUI Ct. IL
had risen to go.
She shook her head. II won't ask
you that" He knew what she was
thinking: how her thoughts accused
him of breaking his promise not to
ask Flora Lee to marry him. But
1t had been Flora Lee who had ar
ranged 1t all--he couldn't tell her
that.
"Admah." drawled Flora Lee from
the depths of her couch where she
had been enjoying an afternoon nap.
Il think those people have come. Did
we ask 'em to tea?"
Maybe your clocks on standard
time" he said defensively. but
changed his mind upon consulting
his watch. We'll. they're early eat
ers. l reckon
Il hope they'll be early goers," she
moaned.
Il told 'em to come early" he took
the blame.
rs he making that noise?" From
the drawing room below large roar
ing sound. like the battle cry of a
young bull. rioted through the halls.
Uncle Lafe was laughing.
I'm glad he thinks it's funny"
ODStiNtu II AOid 1-tts tAEdil
her soft hair among the pillows. Go
show 'em around. Admah. Take 'em
to the pond and let 'em see the
ducks"
So for an hour he led them round
and round, through his woods, over
his lawns, into his flower gardens.
Aunt Brownie was impressed. nncom
Portable. Uncle Lafe was skeptical
h ay-H tf nI5ita h1inI his
aesthetic side. he viewed the estate
in the light of agricultural possihXi.
ties and wanted hard figures. lie
gazed unmoved at the big house and
guessed that q man who'd built 1t
on a high spot like that didn't know
| much about the price o fuel. In the
garden he stalked among the elabor
ate rockeries, paying slight attention
to the plants which Flora Lee had set
out at hot house prices. lie admitted
that rocks looked pretty stylish, fixed
up like that; Aunt Brownie put her
| little pink nose down to the little
pink flowers.
Bout forty acres" the Captain
computed. taking In the landscape
with a sweep OF his arm. Raise
any truck
We've got two acres in vege.
| tables
Not much profit In that
I'VE just raise them for our table.
"Helrs bells"' lie fshed out bit.
ten plug, received a warning signal
from Brownie, put It back in his
packet and unused on. 1.-TWO acres Of
cabbages and ten OF roses. Whoo.'
Dinner had been set for half past
seven, but it was a quarter Of eight
when Flora Lee came sweeping down,
dressed for the evening. Tho bare