Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-06-11
by Special Advancement With The
Chicago Tribune syndicate
(Copyright: 1881: BY Bogart Rogersl
IN THREE PARTS-PART ONE

MRS. MORTIMER BROWN DOTTED
her hat, coat and gloves and fitted
into the library. Mortimer" she
said. what do you think I did today?'
MIR. Brown cringed perceptibly.
Il can't imagine, Helen" he replied
apprehenSiyely.
you'd never guess in a hundred
years" said Mrs. Brown. Il bought a
tree"
"A tree?" This indeed was a surprise
to Mr.. Brown. 1t sounded encourag-
ingly innocuous, too.
Yes. the Quickest tree you ever saw
and for only five dollars
How big is it?" asked Mr.. Brown.
Its enormous, Mort-one of the
biggest trees I ever saw. 1t must be
a hundred feet high. or fifty, or some
thing. I never can tell how high trees
are"
What in heavens name are you 60
ing to do with a tree fifty feet high?'
Put it on our new lot up on the
hill, of course said Mrs. Brown.
why. yes-yes-I never thought OF
that" said Mr.. Brown.
Never thought of it?" Mrs. Brown
was reproachful. why. you were the
one who suggested it in the first place,
Mort. I thought you wanted some
trees up there. You said repeatedly
that a couple Of nice trees on that lot
would increase its value tremendously
You know you did"
II did. and I still do" said Mr.
Brown. What kind Of a tree is it?"
Its a deodar-oh, a beautiful thing
"Where'd you get it?"
You'd never guess in the world
Mort. You know that lovely row OF
deodars down along Bayshore roadf
It's one of those. The city is going
to widen the street and has to take
them all out. Grace Ewing came over
and told me about it this morning
I went right down and picked one OUT
Just imagine selling those perfectly
gorgeous trees for only twelve dollars
and fifty cents. Why, it's like giving
them away"
Il thought you said you paid five
dollars for it." said Mr.. Brown suS-
piciously.
II meant I paid five dollars deposit
Mrs. Brown explained. Il only hac
five dollars in my bag. I picked il
out myself-it's the best one along the
whole road
I'D like to see it," said Mr.. Brown
Wen go down the first thing in the
morning. said Mrs. Brown.
Mr.. Browns skepticism dissolved COM
pletely when he viewed the new family
tree. He Immediately visualized it
lending beauty and selling value to the
h~alf-acre lot he had recently pur-
chased, for speculative purposes, in the
exclusive tract on the hill. 1t entirely
justified his wife's most lavish encomi-
ums-tall, straight and stately, with
sturdy spreading boughs and fragrant
verant foliage. A sudden apprehension
chilled his ardor.
How about getting it up there?" he
asked. Who does that?"
II thought of that before I bought
it," said Mrs. Brown. There's g
truckman named Erickson down in the
village who moves trees from place tx
place. He told Grace Ewing he'd take
it up there for twenty dollars"
Twenty dollars isn't bad" reflected
Mr.. Brown. That makes it only 1925
for the whole thing and a tree likt
this will add a thousand dollars to the
value of that lot the minute it's in thu
ground"
mo doubt about it," Mrs, Brown
concurred.
Her husband handed her a ten dolla,
bill.
Here, Helen" he said. GO down ant
pay the other seven-fifty right ava,
SO somebody can't come along and taxi
this tree away from us. Then get hols
of this Erickson and arrange to hav'
him move it up there. If he'll do i
for twenty dollars get him to give yol
a letter to that effect" He fished GU
another tenner, Better pay him hal
in advance SO he can't crawl out 0
his agreement"
He returned home that evening, how,
ever, more pleased than ever with Mrs
Browns bargain.
Il was talking to Joe Salter, TODAY
Helen" he said. Joe knows a grea
deal about trees. He knows this dec
dar we bought and he says we couldn'
touch a tree like it in any nursery il
the country for less than five hundred
dollars"
I was sure 1t was cheap at $12. so,
said Mrs. Brown.
Did you see Erickson about movins
1t up there?"
Il saw him this morning" said Mrs
Brown. Hes not a very intelligent
man but I finally got it through hi.
head what I wanted. He agreed t.
move 1T tomorrow morning"
That's fine, Helen" said Mr.. Brown
wen drive up after supper and decide
Where we want him to plant it," Which
MIR. and Mrs. Brown did.