Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-06-18
IN THREE PARTS-PART TWO

that the same tree-perhaps n
not even as good-would cost you at
least five hundred dollars in any nurs-
cry in town. BY engaging this Jenner,
who knows his business, our trouble
and expense is over. The whole thing
will stand us exactly s132.50, S we're
actually saving nearly four hundred
dollars
"Yes, l guess it's worth it," said Mrs.
Brown. You say they're moving it
tomorrow"
Tomorrow morning" said her hus-
band.
MIR. Brown was leaving for lunch the
following day when his secretary said a
Mr.. Erickson was calling him on the
phone.
Hello, Erickson" he said.
Hello, Mr.. Brown. Say, we can't
get that tree up on the lot"
Cant get it up? What do you
mean?"
There's a whole string of telephone
wires across the lower road and the
tree is too big to go under them. We
tried it every way and it can't be done"
Isn't there another road?" asked
Mr.. Brown.
Nope. There's only way up
there. There's only one thing to do
we'll have to take down the wires"
That's out Of the question"
mo, it amt, Mr.. Brown. They do
it all the time. All you have to do is
get hold of the telephone company and
make arrangements"
How much will it cost?"
Not much" said Mr.. Erickson
blandly. THE telephone company is
pretty reasonable about such things.
They just charge you for the labor"
iii see about it right away" said
Mr.. Brown. Call me back in an hour"
Mr.. Brown Cancelled a luncheon en-
gagement and after numerous inef-
fectual attempts finally obtained the
telephone company officials whose re-
sponsibilities included moving wires.
They Immediately dispatched a young
man to Mr.. Browns Office to discuss
the matter.
We'll be glad to take care of that
for you, Mr.. Brown" said the young
man cheerfully, but we can't do it IN
til after midnight. It's against our
rules to disconnect service until then
How much will it cost?"
"Oh, not much" The tone was
casual. I'VE merely bill you our labor
charges at cost"
approximately how much?" insist
ed MI. Brown %doggedly.
We'll, let's see." The telephone mar
started counting on his fingers. "Serv-
ice truck-six men-auxiliary line
wire replacements-oh, I'd say some
where around a hundred dollars-may-
be a little more"
Good Lord, / can't afford that. Il
will make this tree cost me over two
hundred dollars"
Nov wait a minute, Mr.. Brown,
said the telephone mar reassuringly
II know your tree. It's a wonderful
tree. You couldn't buy a tree like tha'
in a nursery for less than five hundred
dollars"
ut seems to me I've heard that be.
fore" said Mr.. Brown. He gazed sol.
EMMY out of the window for a mo.
ment, then bowed to the dictates O
destiny. 1--WE gone this far with thu
damn thing and 1 guess I'd better sex
it through" he said. Il don't know
of anything else that can happen. CT
ahead and pull down your wires. Ca1
you do it tonight?"
I'm ure we can" said the tele'
phone man. And don't you worn.
about it, Mr. Brown. A tree like tina
will make your lot twice as easy to sell.
$50 I've been told" said Mr.. Brown
He explained the situation to Mr.
Erickson when that worthy phoned To-
further instructions.
That's fine" said Mr.. Erickson. 20
course I'll have to charge you a littl'
more for the truck, MIR. Brown. 70,
see, I'll have to keep it tied up unit
tomorrow morning and pay the boy
overtime"
How much?" asked Mr.. Brown.
Mr.. Erickson considered the matter
I'll make you a special price of ff
teen dollars" he said at last.
Make it ten," suggested Mr.. Brown
II can't do it for ten, Mr.. Brown
I'm really losing money at fifteen"
Have your own way" said Mr.. Brow
YEARLY and rudely slammed the re
ceiver in Mr. Erickson's ear.
Mrs. Brown naturally wanted to hea
the latest horticultural development
when her husband reached home tina
evening.
did they get the tree moved today
Mort?" she asked.
mo, they didn't" Mr.. Brown di'
not seem eager to discuss the subject
What happened?"
"Just a trifling matter. They had t.
take down some telephone wires" h
explained. They're doing 1t tonight.
WHO takes down the wires?"
1.-THE telephone company" said MI
Brown. He was relieved when Mr.
Brown assumed this would be part O
the telephone company's compliment
tary service, like giving out the tim
of day.
He stopped by the lot on his wa
to his office in the morning. At las
everything was progressing splendidly
There was the tree. quite undamage'
after its journey and looking bigge