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“But | could not live on my land and at the same 
time conduct any business in town that would make 
me a living.” 
‘You are not required to be on your claim all the 
time. You could be absent from it as one is often 
absent from any other home or boarding place. It 
would still be your home, and if you fulfilled the 
spirit of the law by improving the land in good faith, 
you would not have any trouble in proving up and 
getting your patent from the government.” 
‘‘ But suppose I could get a relinquishment in this 
way near enough to a town to carry on some business 
there, would it be safe for me to depend entirely on 
hired help to do the plowing and all the other work 
necessary to cultivate it?” 
‘“[ am sure you would have no trouble on that 
score. There are always men there ready to do a 
fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay. And the people 
as a rule are warm-hearted and sympathetic and 
always willing to give a lift to those who are honestly 
striving to help themselves.” 
‘But would it pay a woman who knew but little 
. about farming, to hire all the work done on her 
land?” , 
“Yes, generally it would pay well. Of course 
there is some risk im every business operation, but 
after four years experience [ consider this as safe 
as any business J know of—in fact much safer than 
the average.” 
“In what does the risk consist?” she asked. 
