Evening star., 1933-05-28

a N < III that's all. Because
10 S you tried to talk
VNMM to him you might
get mad, and he
might get stub
- born.
Since we're neighbors, he might let
@4 me talk to him. He might come down
to $50 if I talk to him, Ben"
Go ahead. Have it your own way,
but don't give him a hundred"
Anne found the money where Ben
said it was and she carefully counted
out $50. She put on her hat put the
money in her purse, and walked to the
Amos Hauser place and found Amos
in his barnyard.
He had just empted a pail of feed into the
pen where fine litter of piglets now squealed
voraciously, and he greeted Anne with pleas
ant smile
wonderful pigs you've got there Mr..
Hauser" Anne said. You do have wonderful
pigs, don't you? Everything you undertake
does so we'll You're one farmer who has
nothing to complain of-such dreadful times
most of the farmers are having, aren't they?
And no mortgage on your place
Mr.. Hauser opened his mouth but Anne did
not give him time to speak He was not q
fluent conversationalist.
And your cattle are 50 splendid" Anne nur-
ried on. I'm sure you must be proud Of your
Of that red cow"
DOT COW vas" began Mr. Hauser
"Yes, I know" Anne said, "she was the
poorest mixer you had. You don't have TO tell
me that Mr. Hauser. But must not keep you
standing-we can sit in your car. Because I
came over to settle the matter Of that COW with
you for Mr.. Cupp.
I'VE don't want to have q lawsuit do we.
Mr. Hauser? The last lawsuit you had, when
it?"
Dot Joel Higgs-"
He followed Anne to the car and sat beside
her. and Anne began. She began with the red
COW and told Amos Hauser what every one In
the valley knew about the red COW, that she
was fence-jumper and could not be kept in
pasture. and that Mr.. Hauser had to spend
half his time hunting the red cow and driving
her home
She reminded him that the red COW had
given little milk and that the milk was low in
butter fat. and that he had offered to sell the
red COW to her father for $50 and then for $40
and then for $35.
She then reminded Mr.. Hauser that the cow
had been on the public road when it was killed,
and that it had had no right to be there where
it was a menace to automobiles.
Il vos going to drife her by der pasture in"
said Mr.. Hauser. "Rigdt away I vos going to
ged her"
"Of course, you were," said Anne briskly "be-
cause you knew she had not right to be there,
contrary to law"
Without pausing for breath she next took up
the matter of the damage to the plane and
said it would cost Ben Cupp q great deal OF
money to repair it, and that even II repaired
the plane would never be as good as 1t was,
and that possibly the plane might crumple at
some critical moment
BY this time, Mr.. Hauser was almost weeping.
"Stob!" he cried. "Dond say no~more
can'd pay much. time is so hardt but $1O0
I gift dot young feller."
well" said Anne slowly "H that's the
best you think you can do"
DEFORE she left the Hauser farm she had
$100 in crumpled bills. She was smiling
when she entered the room where Ben Cupp
lay against his pillows.
well, what did I have to cough ups" he
asked.
Nothing" said Anne: 'I got 500 for YOU"
Why you little brown-eyed rascall"
laughed Ben Cupp. For that I'm going to
let you kiss me-"
That evening he wrote o letter.
Dear father" he wrote. "This Is 10 inform
you that as soon as this bum leg d O. x.
again viii be In Miliville to enter the butcher
business. am going out Of the aviation game
because wives amt no good In the aviation
game and see I am going TO have \ WIFE,