120 TOM’S EXPERIENCE 
Mrs. Sanford, if you had that quarter section of land 
[ know you would find your-boy’s time much _ too 
valuable to be spent in a clerkship in any store or 
office.” 
“Tt. would seem so from your statements. But 
how shall I get the land? That seems now the most 
difficult thing of all. I can not go ont there and 
travel up and down through the Territory seeking 
one of those relinquishments, and [ do not know of 
anybody with whom I could correspond about. it. 
And so it seems that my way is blocked at the very 
outset.” 
“You might get the addresses of reliable real estate 
men in different totvns and write to them, and in that 
way get such a place as you want. Andin the mean- 
time if [ should hear of a place that would suit you 
[ will be glad to let you know about it.” 
“Thank you, [am certainly very greatly obliged 
to you for the time you have given me this evening, 
and if you can get’a relinquishment for me it will 
be a favor which myself and little family will never 
forget. I do not know how my boy would take to a 
farmer's life, but think after becoming a little accus- 
tomed to it he would like it.” 
HOW TO MAKE HIM LOVE FARMING. 
‘Permit me to say that you could doa great deal 
to inspire in him a love for it.” 
‘What course would you suggest ?” 
‘Give him from the start some money in‘erest in 
