The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-15

cattle and know my job. I can ride,
rope, and brand and I bust my own
saddle stock. / hire and l fire. I've
had to do it,
"And you want to keep on doing it?"
The girl nodded.
swell, carry on" ..
Il cannot unless you buy the ranch
mortgage to protect me-and yourself,
otherwise it will be foreclosed."
I'm few days." he suggested, "go
to see Babson and say that l am in
clined to grant you additional time
provided he will do the same"
Il can't understand why you are so
kind"
Its a fault l inherited from my IA
ther." A tiny smile fitted around his
firm mouth. "Your grandfather tried
hard to be neighborly to my GRANDPA
Their but my grandfather was hard
boiled and mean and stupid and
wouldn't play the game; as a result
he spoiled all subsequent opportuni-
ties for his clan. It's my chance now
and have a curious yearning to make
good. particularly since it will not cost
me anything" he added bluntly. as If
ashamed of his chivalry.
81 thank you more than can say.
We've been paying the bank in Valley
Center II per cent on our unsecured
loans"
swell, II per cent is legal in this
Miss KnrShaw Cfr;l
Babson for a reduction to Z. Give
him an argument. You may win. Bah
sons probably as hard as a picnic
egg, but he may have an unsupported
soft spot"
II wish | could agree with you, but
find that impossible. Our ranch was
mortgaged to San Francisco bank,
but recently Babson bought it from
them"
HE has a hen on" said Nate Tiche-
nor, land I'll have to find out whether
it's Bantam or a Plymouth Rock. A
coward and potential crook. Money
mad. A schemer. Miss Lorry, he
wants the Circle K ranch. When he
ascertained from my attorney that the
Bar ii was not for sale, he decided TO
acquire the Circle K, so Immediately
he purchased your mortgage"
But why has he developed this sud-
den interest in Eden Valley?"
81 do not know, but intend to find
out. However. he'll never own the
Circle K. Whenever you find your
self unable to hang on to it, I'm the
rightful heir to it. Understand"
Perfectly. You're sure you will not
permit him to crowd me? Sure this
isn't a generous impulse because you
find me in such sad case today?
An impulse you may. with reason. re-
greet next week."
He drew a checkbook from his inner
breast pocket, went to her desk and
signed check In blank. ''You I'LL that
in for what your fathers estate owes
Babson and his bank" he ordered
CURLY, land secure me with your
promissory note"
She tossed the check in the fire.
What's your interest in meY she de-
handed. 81 can understand sympa-
thy and gentlemanly kindness but not
a blank check that could be filed
in for nearly two hundred and ninety
thousand dollars"
81 met your brother, Owen, In
France. 1t was before Cantigny, !
was the chief of No. 4 section of my
battery. and my gun got begged in a
small shell-hole In the road. The
teams were new, half-trained and IN
used to draft-and the drivers were
worse. so / had lot of plunging and
tugging-no co-ordinated effort-and
there we stuck. There was an infan-
try regiment resting by the side Of the
road, and pretty soon private came
up and told the green lead driver to
dismount and let him try. saw by
the way this doughboy soothed the ex-
cited horses that he knew horses-so