Show THE A FICTION CORNER THE RIFLE $30" The clerk imlled QNLY down at Jud as he handed him the rifle “Uh" Jud hesitated for a moment as his trembling fingers ran along the dull barrel “I haven’t got that much” son ” He took it back “Sorry Jud’s wistful eyes followed him as he sat it in the rack and hurried down the counter Thirty dollars He had a sick feeling as he stumbled out of the store Why he’d never even had his hands on that much money As he walked down the street he swung the bag of salt from nand to hand If a rifle cost that much think how much that house must have cost Enough to buy all the rifles in the world the edge of town he Reaching started up the twisted mountain road Unconsciously his bare calloused feet avoided the blistering hot rocks Any other day he would have walked close to the jagged cut formed by the road Today he didn’t care about the cool shade His mind was still back at the little store Maybe his Pa would get it anyway The thought made him half run As he rounded the curve he could see his mother waiting for him in the doorway “You sure made a quick trip Jud What you so excited about?" “1 got to talk to He handed her the bag of salt and went Inside for a drink of water She followed him with amused eyes “What about son?” He hung the cup back on its hook and shook his head “Man talk mom" I see” she ducked her “Oh head “Well he’s out in the upper pasture” He rushed outside again “Pa” he shouted as he reached the edge of the tree ringed field “It's down at the store” “What’s down at the store son?" His eyes were affectionate as he watched Jud gallop toward him “The end of the world done up in pink ribbons?" Pa ” His young face was “No serious as he slid to a stop "My rifle The one I want ” “Oh?” Pa looked away uncomfortably “You sure it's the one you want’" How he had dreaded this day All winter long they had talked of guns particularly the one Jud would get some day Each time they went to the store Jud would rush eagerly over to the gun case but they never shiny suited him Gradually it had reached the “maybe someday” stage Pa had been glad “Sure Pa I went down for a bag His of salt and there it was" “You ought to eyes were shining see it ” “How much did they say it was son?" Mentally he braced himself “Well” his face fell a trifle "it was $30” his hand Pa took ”1 see” “we’ll have to talk about it later Right now I want you to help me mend some fences ” passed for Slowly the afternoon Jud Every minute seemed a year He watched his father’s set face out of the comer of his eye By the time they started back down the path toward the house his heart Pa acted Whenever was heavy like this it meant they didn’t have the money Silently he ate his supper and went to bed It was several hours before he He listened fell asleep closely to the rise and fall of his father's voice straining to make out the muffled words It wag useless The walls built while going silent ably with of the old log cabin weren’t for eavesdropping After a he heard the sounds of their to bed and the house was He lay there staring miserat the ceiling his mind filled the deep aching and despair that goes with wanting the unattainable Finally his tired little brain could stand no more and be fell into a restless sleep The sunlight early morning across his face woke streaming him He started to jump up then remembered the rifle and sank back The sounds of hungry animals edged around his cmscious-nesHe could hear Pete Blackie and Joe his lame sheep bleating for him At least he shrugged his shoulders I’ve got them “Son” his mother came in from “As soon as you're the kitchen GARLAND TIMES outside Jud sat down at the table swallowing the lump in his throat His mother filled hii plate with pancakes He didn’t even know they the acreen were there Through door he could hear hie sheep being loaded into the battered old truck When A rifle waa better anyway his fathef tooted the horn he got up solemn fated and kissed his mother AH the way to town he kept hi eyes away from the back of the truck Just as they came to the house he could stand it slaughter no longer “Pa" he burst out "They won’t hurt long will they?" “No son" his father’s eyes never know shone kindly "They’ll what happened" “All right" He stared out of the window while his father sold them When the man took them away he hard swallowed then shook his head His father handed him the money and they drove off “Want me to come in too son’’’ Pa smiled as they came to the store Jud shook his head and hurHalf a ried up the rickety steps minute later he came back out wearing a proud smile ” His Iron some “Say Jud that's GARLAND UTAH NEEDLECRAFT PATTERNS Embroidered Kitchen Towels towels original Check Up on Solvency To Assure Prosperity purple duster at my fingertips with the essence of the sun and rain Holds all its honeyed nectar for my lips Holds all of life within its crimson stain The sun’s long concentration brought to bear Upon the rippling vine thy ripening fruit Is evidence of the great miraculous care Back of the sod and deep within the root Sweet in this strange wilderness bewildering earthly hour to the faith that God will bless staunchly Cling The humblest child who seeks the central power That is his love and facing toward the sun Wait for fulfilment as this fruit has done So I today This baffling Improved pattern with simple dtreotlone it makes chart No Name Address Your present and future prosperity depends on your soil's crop producing ability Crop producing ability in turn depends on the sue of jour soil fertility bank account — how you match deposits and withdrawals Fiery ernp you sell carries with It nitrogen and potash phosphate Unless other plant nutrients you with withdrawals these balance that “deposits’’ good management rebuild organic replace nutrients and repair matter damaged soil structure your soil bank sccount will be overdrawn for recommended Among steps keeping your soil bank solvent are: Use legumes regularly in the rotation Apply lime on the basis of soil tests Use commercial “Sure Pa I went down for a bag of salt and there It waa” Ilia fertilizer containing phosphate and "You ought to see it’’ Return manure eyea were shining potash as needed corn stalks straw and other crop dressed your Pa wants to talk to father put the box of shells on the Use contour soil the seat between them “Why it’s even aftermath to you ” and other conservation cultivation “All right ” He hurried into his better’n mine” methods where necessary He a beaut Pa” "It sure is pants and shirt At least he would Just as you will get a notice if held it upright between his legs all know for sure His father smiled your checking account is overdrawn the way home as he entered lower per acre yield and higher per ’’ the could hear All afternoon they “Good morning Jud bushel costs will notify you if your crack of the new rifle echoing down overis being soil bank account “Morning Pa ” His eyes searched Then toward the range evening his father's face for a sign drawn there was a long period of silence “Your mom and I talked about for him called When they supper the rifle last night son ” Jud Just he pushed open the screen door stood there “And we don’t think His sigh was and shuffled inside Farm Bulldozer Blade we can spare the money right heavy Pa looked up with an un” now smile derstanding Pa” his face fell “$30 “Okay son?” “Regret your bargain is a lot of money " “No" he shook his head "but I “But" his father continued “we miss my lame ’uns” did think of a way you could get son “I know up is Growing it bad the rifle if you wanted tough ” enough" Pa ” He ran his fingers "Yes “Oh I do Pa ” His face was hard He tried along the dull barrel “I want it more one broad smile not to think about Pete Blackie than anything in the world” and Joe to sell your sheep?” “Enough This bulldozer blade can be atJUD pushed open the screen door tached or removed from a tractor walked outside without anThe blade was in three’ minutes His mother and father swering salvaged from an old road scraper and went on glances exchanged are old and the pushers with their breakfast Inch galvanised Irrigation pipe Once away from the house Jud which attach the The ' I hurried to the little pen The sheep vy14 pushers to the tractor are hobbled over to his side He slipped bv NANCY PEPPER or 12 inch flat Iron which was one arm around Pete s neck and his bent Into shape and welded to the mind went back to the day he had JIVIN’ YOUR JEANS for the Brace in crawled down into the ravine pusher pipes frame are 114 Inch pipe There’s an epidemic of blue Jeans He stood there a search of him parties sweeping through teendom long time while a chain of mema reaction to all this ories passed over him Finally he Maybe it’s just “new look” dress- Hampshire Sow Sets wiped a tear on his shirt sleeve and went back inside the house ing up that’s been New Production Mark “1 want the rifle Pa ” He held going on Even his sturdy little body stiff though the new Ringold Lady Dora 753056 with name for a jeans the litter with which she established "All right son It's up to you” His father got to his feet and went party is a “bums a new production record for the rush” you usually This sow is the turn up 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