Show F 7 T THE H E CO COLONEL L 0 NE L GOLF ea by YEL ELEANOR EANO ra REED J JOHNSON ahn so N by mcclure newspaper Newt paper syndicate PHELIA was worried not because 0 OPHELIA her pies ples had bad burned that morn ing nor because the strawberry plants looked the worse for the wear of a long cold winter the strange reason for her trouble was that silas her husband of all men bad had bought an automobile meal time contrary to numerous specialists on digestion was mas the most favorable opportunity for discussing household problems so at the supper table ophelia ophella launched her campaign for explanations silas this morning mr preston called to ask it you would rent the I 1 field to the golf club this season I 1 hope you told him no I 1 have other plans tor for the field this year and I 1 don t care how much the golf club offers an answered sered silas with mith decision why old betsy can t plow the land you said last year that before she had the field half done all the corn would be tasselled tas selled hereabouts I 1 know how old betsy Is and that Is the very reason I 1 bought the lizzy to plow the land this year yearl I 1 an automobile plow a field ex claimed the incredulous ophelia ophella A I 1 tizzy izzy corrected silas with a dry smile but silas what Is the use of gambling with an uncertain crop when the golf club Is willing to pay you that nice rental and you won t have to work a bit I 1 know why you want to plow the land it s to try out that new variety of corn you were experiment ing with last year when there Is a mortgage on the farm and land knows what else to pay up there Is no time to experiment silas knight the next morning the eureka plow began its mission in the sloping green field behind the farmhouse there was mas one disturbing element however however in the person of mr preston 11 the he golf club representative listen please before you spoil another foot of this land the golf club will pay this season dont don t ae let t such an excellent course go to waste maste in cornstalks tient five years ago my father cleared this land tor for planting the last five years I 1 haven t had the machines to work with so all the stretch has been idle this year the field Is tor for planting not to roll balls around on I 1 tell ou and silas began another row mr preston made one final dual weah weak effort well it you do change your mind let me know silas nodded and the weary representative digap feared down the road in a cloud of dust summer advanced and the precious seeds that had been kept so carefully all winter were were bearing fruit it s going to be the earliest corn on the market and its it s as sweet as folks ever tasted silas announced after a long day in the field who are you going to sell it to questioned ophella I 1 im m going to take it to market my self I 1 want to introduce it the first day will be just plain selling corn 9 but the second day folks will know just how it tastes and then will come the fun thus it was a week later when silas like the worthy mr preston disappeared down the road in a cloud of dust he had packed the back cf the car now serving the purpose of h u truck with a lago lage la go ge supply of this ex value in corn the people in the marketplace bought up the sup ply no doubt because it was the first corn on the market and it did look in biting to the shrewd women shoppers ophelia ophella had the next days supply gathered and silas set out once more there was mas a large crowd of shoppers in the market district and as silas drew up to the curb he was swamped with people give me a dozen ears cried some I 1 want two dozen ears demanded others let me in here I 1 want some before they re all gone I 1 exclaimed one pompous lady just one moment called poor silas as he mounted the front seat 1 U have enough corn for all here now so please take your turns in buy ing 9 what s the name of the corn asked one portly gentleman hugging a bag filled with two dozen ears for a moment silas did not answer then quickly its the colonel and with that he sold the last dozen ears promised more tor for the net day and started home several days later a member of a large eed flan in the city came out to call on silas and ophelia ophella I 1 we have tasted this corn mr knight and found it to be excellent in all respects now I 1 wish to ask if we me may extend this introduction next year through our own firm vye nye shall be able to pay you as much for the privilege as it if sou carried on the work yourself it did not take long to decide and after their caller had left quite con tented that his errand had been successful ophelia ophella and silas sat on the porch now the mortgage can be paid and all the bills tool too I 1 mused Op ophelia bella happi over the brilliant outlook I 1 reckon colonel golf Is the best kernel after all ophelia ophella answered silas |