The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-27

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reached the oflee.
Jim ard Rus received them Gol
enuly and praised him highly for
his success and winked broadly be
hlnd bis back.
Along about the first OF May
sieses hens. or most o, them.
STOPPED laying
After falling 10 solve the mystery
himself. he consulted a nelxhbor and
wHs told that the blddies we're AZ
this time Of year usually interested
In raising 4 family.
Steve though, this was great He
wen, home. gathered together all bis
spare egss and pui nvs Of bis hens
20 set
The others be locked up In a bar
rcn auteroom TO break up their
family raising notion
A. the end OF two weeks eight OF
the three dozen cEks Steve had set.
halched.
The young man was lubllAut.
He proudly summoned his neigh
Dor. 10 display the result OF bis
breeding Efforts. and vas told that
eve of the eight chicks were roosi-
ers. which wssnt 80 good
II vas about this time that month
y bills began 20 arrive AZ the hen
farm. and after nn evening spent In
Intensive hzuring. Steve discovered
that the cost Of electric light. cook.
lug gas. telephone and other incl
dentals Of livelihood was quite as
much. II not more. than the cost
% the same cunvenlenccs ln town.
II was tao days after this that
Steve learned. much 10 his disap-
polntmeut. that the fresh cream,
milk and butter which he had been
having left az bis door each morn.
Ing were shipped out OF Boston on
the night previous and distributed
In the country by a chain dairy
products company.
Augmeniing these startling rcvela.
iious. Steve came 20 the conclusion
that getting up With the sun every
morning wasn't such a swell Idea.
especially II II happened 20 be a
rainy day or II the air waSn't hrac
lnE because Of the humidity.
lie found. also. that the long.
quiet evenings we're more or less
palllug once you got used 70 them.
and that a month 81 reading had
brought him up 10 date on current
literature
In fact. steve began 20 know 8
longing for q iilng At city lie. for
the evening at a night club or trip
10 the iheater or a gay dinner party.
SiarillnEly. be discovered that.
after all. farming was a business.
and Unless you devoted your entire
time 20 Il. IL vas pretty difficult 10
make II pay.
Which. incidentally, when you
look az the thing squarely. Is quite
true Of almos; any business
To add 10 all this. Steve one day
awoke 20 the fact that Jim and
Rus. who had had their ding of com.
muilng from the country. were Civ
Ing him what Is known as a merry
ha. ha
They had. In a manner ot speak
lng. put up n sob on him.
They wanted 20 see him get
stung.
And when be finally admitted that
this country idea was LOT OF bllge
they would be all set to enjoy the
situation with crude and raucous
guffawG
This knowledge was disturbing.
sieve's ears burned 81 the though,
OF Il.
And in the end be vowed 10 fol-
the insligators OF the Joke. and
turn, II possible. the tables
Thus minded. Steve on the dag
following brought as usual bis half
dozen fresh eggs 10 the conniving
rascais who posed as friends and
advisers suggesting on delivery
that. In view OF the fact that eggs
were scarce these days and because
these from Medvale were strictly
fresh. the recipients OF the daily
half dozen pay little more than the
amount asked at the corner del
IcateSsen for less fresh hen fruit
Jim and Rus agreed readily
enough.
or course, fresh eggs were worth
more money.
What was more, they were eager
and anxious TO give Steve a help
Ing hand.
A week later Steve moved back
70 his city apartment and with a
great feeling OF relief settled once
more Into the comfortable routine
10 which he was accustomed.
But each morning for six months
thereafter he paused at the corner
chain store en- route 10 the Office,
purchased two one-half dozen boxes
OF eggs at 20 cents the half dozen,