THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1087 
The Regeneration of Sarah 
By Beulah Heaston and Anna Nixon 
(Continued from page 3001) 
“We’ll arrange that all right. I’ll go 
with you—I don’t think there’ll be any 
difficulty. You’ll have to pay interest, 
but you'll feel more independent. It’s a 
bank’s business to lend money and they’ll 
keep quiet about it—you won’t be both¬ 
ered by people discussing your financial 
affairs.” 
With Mr. Porter’s help the money was 
secured from the bank and the debts were 
paid. 
“You didn’t need to be in a hurry 
about this,” protested John Wilson, 
when they paid him the money they had 
borrowed to buy the cow. “I can wait just 
as well as not if you need this money 
for anything else.” Alice felt grateful 
for the friendly offer, but was glad they 
had acted on David Porter’s suggestion. 
It was the sensible and business-like way. 
“Have you taken in all your hay, 
Ben ?” asked Robert Allen one evening as 
he drove up to the Willard gate. 
“Xo, but I think we can finish in an¬ 
other day. Tom Wilson is going to help 
day after to-morrow.” 
“Better not wait—we’re going to have 
rain before to-morrow night.” 
“I’m afraid so; but Tom can’t help to¬ 
morrow.” 
“Get some one else,” advised Robert. 
“It’s fine hay, and it would be a pity for 
it to spoil. I’d help you myself, but 
we’ve a lot down that must be taken in 
to-morrow.” 
“I’ll call up Jake Thomas and see if he 
can help,” and Ben started toward the 
house. 
“Here, Joe, hold my horse a moment, 
will you?” said Robert, as Joe came down 
the walk. “Is Sarah ready?” 
“No, she ain’t near ready. Dick More¬ 
land called her up after supper and talked 
to her ’bout an hour. Near as I could 
tell he wanted her to go with him to a 
festival at Blairsville this evening. An’ 
say, she told him she was awful sorry she 
couldn’t go.” Joe liked Robert, but he 
could not resist this opportunity to an 
noy him by the mention of a rival. 
Threatening clouds began to gather 
next morning, but the boys and Jake 
Thomas worked hard, hoping tc finish 
hauling the hay before it should rain; 
but Joe, who was on the wagon, was 
never too busy to watch what was going 
on about him. “Say, Ben,” he called, 
“that looks like Jim Scott coming across 
the field.” It was Jim Scott, and his 
bold, confident air dismayed Ben. But he 
concealed his perturbaton. He placed a 
forkful of hay carefully and took up an¬ 
other, apparently paying no attention to 
Scott’s approach. 
*TIello, boys! Nice crop of hay,” Scott 
commented affably. 
“Yes—pretty good. I hope we can get 
it in before the rain,” responded Ben 
without pausing in his work. 
Ben’s unresponsive manner had no ef- I 
feet on Scott, who continued to talk. 
Jake, glad of an excuse to rest, leaned on 
his fork, took a generous chew of tobacco, 
and primed himself for a neighborly chat. 
Joe drove on a short distance and Ben 
followed, leaving Scott and Jake talking. 
At this juncture Margaret appeared with 
a pitcher of lemonade and some cookies. 
“What does Jim Scott want?” she 
asked Ben, an anxious note in her voice. 
“I don’t know—he hasn’t mentioned 
his errand.” 
There was no opportunity to say more, 
for by this time Jake had caught sight of 
the pitcher and basket; he hastened up 
to the wagon, followed by Scott. 
“I never refuse anything to eat,” said 
Scott, as Margaret ^ offex-ed the cookies, 
“’specially when it’s passed by such a 
nice-looking giii.” Margaret flushed with 
annoyance. She disliked Scott and she 
often had heard it said that when he was 
most agreeable he was always plotting 
some mischief; and she still was troubled 
about the missing receipt. 
When they had despatched the refresh¬ 
ments, and Ben had taken up his fork to 
resume work, Scott said: “I’d like to 
have a word with you, Ben.” 
“All right—what is it?” 
“Why—er—that little matter that I 
mentioned to you some time back—about 
this horse.” 
“Well, what about it?” 
“That’s what I’d like to know,” said 
the man in an injured tone. “I told you 
I didn’t want to make trouble, and here 
I’ve let it run quite a while—just to ac¬ 
commodate you young folks; but now I 
want that money.” 
“Yoii’vo got all the money you’re going 
to get from us.” 
“That so? Well, I reckon I’ll just take 
the horse along home then. If it was 
paid for you’d have a receipt; and if you 
had a receipt you’d have showed it be¬ 
fore this,” and he started for the team. 
(To be continued) 
Legal Questions 
Tenants by “ Entirety.” 
I bought this farm 10 years ago in 
mine and my wife’s names. When I bought 
it there was a mortgage of $1000 on it, 
which I paid off while I was employed 
in New York, and my family was living 
on the farm. Three years ago my wife 
died, leaving me with several children, 
the youngest two years old at that time. 
Since then I have been living on the farm 
also. Now that I wish to sell the prop¬ 
erty I have been informed it would be 
against the law to do so, until the young¬ 
est of the children should come of age. 
New Jersey. j. f. 
Where property is conveyed to husband 
and wife and nothing is said as to 
the quality of their interests, they take 
in it an estate by the entirety, the law 
recognizing them for this pux ; pose as one 
pei-son. Each one is regarded as owning 
all the property and has complete title 
upon the death of the other without 
further transfer. Y’ou are. therefore, the 
sole owner, the children have no present 
interest, and you may sell it when you 
wish. Y’ou need not wait. 
Sale of Goods to Pay Rent. 
Can I as landlord sell any and all per¬ 
sonal property in a tenant house for ar¬ 
rears of rent if the wife claims they 
are hex’s? J. s. J. 
Pennsylvania. 
The courts of your State have held 
that the goods of the tenant’s wife may 
be distrained and sold for rent if found 
on the premises, though they cannot be 
followed off the premises. 
Condemnation of Water Supply. 
The village must have a new reser¬ 
voir and has applied to us for a site on 
our farm and right of way thereto. They 
say they will pay no fancy price, as they 
can take the necessary lands willy-nilly. 
Can the village institute condemnatory 
proceedings against private property for 
such a pui-pose? E. H. K. 
New Yoi’k. 
Yes, the Board of Water Commission¬ 
ers may acquire, in the name of the vil¬ 
lage, by purchase, if it can agi’ee with 
the owners, or otherwise by condemna¬ 
tion, any land, streams, water, or water 
rights necessary for their water system, 
and they and their agents may enter upon 
any lands for the purpose of preparing 
maps or plans for their system. This is 
an instance where the few must give up 
their rights for the many—but the few 
must be duly compensated. 
Lawful Will. 
If a will is drawn up by a grandchild, 
and grandchild as a witness, is it lawful 
in the State of New York? 
New York. d. m. 
Merely because it is drawn or witness¬ 
ed by a grandchild would not make it un¬ 
lawful. if it properly disposes of all the 
property and the forms of execution are 
in all respects complied with. But no 
person who is mentioned in the will 
should be a witness to its execution, as 
a gift to such witness, if he be necessary 
to its pi-oof. is void. Have disinterested 
parties as witnesses. 
Crops to Purchaser. 
In January 1915, A deeds a piece of 
land to B. B takes possession sit once. 
On the land is a piece of rye seeded with 
grass. In July, B harvested the rye. 
Then A claims crop. Before this noth¬ 
ing has been said about crops. Who owns 
the rye ? f. n. b. 
Connecticut. 
B owns the rye. The general rule is 
that these annual products of the soil are 
are treated as part of the realty, unless 
they are so dealt with by the owner of 
the land, or the character of the owner- 
ship is such as to indicate that they are 
personal property. Hence, if the land 
owner grant the farm without mention¬ 
ing the ci’ops that are growing upon it, 
they pass to the grantee. 
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