Digging for Gold

n State. He owned a large farm, which he had bought at the government price of one dollar and a quarter an acre. He also owned a smaller farm a mile and a half west of

e died she and her family would no doubt inherit the miserly farmer's possessions. Like her father she was 11selfish and close so far as others were concerned, but she was willing to spend money on herself. She

g buggy drove into the yard. The occupant

to Grant, "come and hold t

been alone he would not have heeded the demand, but Mrs. Ba

ll your mother we'

trouble, for the farmer

a!" he said. "Wh

e matter of business, father. I hope Mrs

ox, who, to do him justice, was not mean a

nd shiftless, and if it wasn't for me

he house. Rodney stayed behind, an

looking shabbier t

said Grant bitterly, "

se i

r's. He won't bu

're not ki

k hard and earn a great

can hunt up one of my old suits fo

ant anybody's cast-off clot

ng proud," sn

ll it that

me, so you could wear go

ood clothes, but I'd rather

id Rodney complacently. "I shal

go to yo

I hope you don't think you and

but I don't think we will. If your grandfather would do

apping on the

nner, I suppos

th us?" asked Rodney, eying G

"Y

ose cl

e them. Besides my Sunda

the meal, Rodney said, "Grandfathe

arbox

"He's been pesterin' all the mornin' about

ather. I will give him an old s

brightening up. "Do you hear that, Grant? You

ey's old clothes," answered G

rary. Rodney's suit is a good deal

or not, but I'm entitled to

s. Tarbox?" demanded the far

as worked hard, Mr. Tarbox, and

other, "your kind of

, extending his plate f

"I won't countenance no extravagance. What's the use of spend

e," retorted Grant, "why

ween him and you," said Mr

differ

farm boy," said Rodney, taki

always be

own up," returned Rodney, looking arou

d Seth Tarbox. "I worked on a farm myself when I

d be a lawyer," said Rodn

to go to college, Sophia,

t make fifty thousand dollars. Besides, I may get elected to Congress. That's better than working on a farm. When Grant is ge

man myself," in

ho!" laughed Rodney

ike it, but I may get

oy of your age," remarked Mrs

e than

e was disturbed, and refrained from noticing

Mrs. Bartlett, "you remembe

what o

ot back from

expensive goin'

count if you can bring

a lot of money?" asked the

ack ten thous

How yo

, every wo

d he ma

the Ezra 18Jones place, and is

s was Grant Colburn. His color wen

Heywood in Calif

, for he went across the plains, and it took

California," said

ke you!" repeated Mrs. Bartlett

y than I do here," answ

"You haven't money enough to get you twenty-five miles, and I s

is step-father's words, but the idea 19had found lo

sometime!" he

after dinner!" said Rodney in