You go straightback, he said, handling him fifty
cents. In the yard, they were met by Ruth, Mary Vanbruik, and the
threechildren.
Oftenhe went to town to talk to him though he never
stayed long.
Victor Lafontaine had been watching father and son.
He went in the buggy; and he never looked back till he had reachedtown. These two
bached it, in the old, patched-up house.
This trailwas used by the teams going directly to
town, of which there weresix. From the yard, an old womanstared dully at the man who
came tearing along.
What would the total be when all was finished? It
froze up early, with no snow covering the ground; and Abe couldnot haul his wheat to
town. Abe had been stunned; but it did not show in his work. Nicollventured the
question at last and was himself dumbfounded at theanswer.
This trailwas used by the teams going directly to
town, of which there weresix. Throughout the field, bundle wagons were scattered
amongthe stooks.
And all present broke into a cheer, the children
most unreservedly. While you have the load, you walk the horses.
You go straightback, he said, handling him fifty
cents.
What would the total be when all was finished? When
youdrive up the incline, hold your lines tight.
He peddledgroceries and patent medicines; but who
could make a living by suchmeans? The thing done is nothing: thedoing everything.
Bill, from the far end of the culvert, had been yelling frantically,Whoa, whoa,
there! As far as his economic ambitions went, he had reachedhis goal. A dozen boxes
werestanding on the ground; he poured a measure of oats into two
ofthem.
These two bached it, in the old, patched-up house.
Ahead, at Hilmers Corner, there was a congestion. In the yard, they were met by
Ruth, Mary Vanbruik, and the threechildren. But the world defeats only him who has
already beendefeated in his heart.
Lashingthe heavy horse into a gallop, he shot past
the engine out on thetrail.
All which meant that Abe wassuddenly deprived of
half his help. Victor jumped; the hum subsided into silence.
Bill was still staggeringforward; apparently he had
been hurt by his fall.
Again, as in the morning, Abe dropped to the ground
and circled theengine. Nicollventured the question at last and was himself
dumbfounded at theanswer. This trailwas used by the teams going directly to town, of
which there weresix. These two bached it, in the old, patched-up house. Lashingthe
heavy horse into a gallop, he shot past the engine out on thetrail.