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"I have figured on their et as their part fully half of the earnings of their custoe, that our bank lends that firht per cent, which they turn over to you at no less than fifty"

"I see," George sighed; "the poorto hold Money e"--Saunders was somewhat embarrassed, and looked away froht help both you and e stared, wonderingly, his fine lips quivering

"To begin with, George, I think that your bad crop this season is due largely to the poor land you rented I noticed it early in the year and was afraid you'd not accoe said "I tried all around, but every other small farm either was to be worked by the owner or was rented already It was root hog or die with me, Mr Saunders"

"You have seen the Warner farm, haven't you?" the banker inquired

"You bet I have!" George responded "It is the prettiest sht it the other day for two thousand dollars," Saunders said "Warner owed me sos like that often come up in a bank, you know"

"Well, you are safe in it, Mr Saunders," George said "You never could lose in a deal like that It has a good house on it, and every foot of the land is rich It has a fine strip of woodland, too"

"I really have no use for the place," Saunders went on, more aardly "If it adjoined my plantation I would like it better, but it is too far away for er to see it often I want to sell it, and it struck ive up this Western idea maybe you could take it off my hands at what it cost hed "If far-track in a free mud-hole"