somebuddynextyear。It’udbeagoodchanceferyou。Anyhow，yougotobedandsleeplikeababe。I’vegotsomeploughingt’do，anyhow，an’we’llseeifsomethin’can’tbedoneaboutyourcase。
Ike，yougooutan’seeifthehorsesisallright，an’I’llshowthefolkst’bed。“
Whenthetiredhusbandandwifewerelyingunderthegenerousquiltsofthesparebed，Haskinslistenedamomenttothewindintheeaves，andthensaid，withaslowandsolemntone，“Therearepeopleinthisworldwhoaregoodenought’beangels，an’onlyhafft’dietobeangels。“
JimButlerwasoneofthosemencalledintheWest“landpoor。“
EarlyinthehistoryofRockRiverhehadcomeintothetownandstartedinthegrocerybusinessinasmallway，occupyingasmallbuildinginameanpartofthetown。Atthisperiodofhislifeheearnedallhegot，andwasupearlyandlatesortingbeans，workingoverbutter，andcartinghisgoodstoandfromthestation。Butachangecameoverhimattheendofthesecondyear，whenhesoldalotoflandforfourtimeswhathepaidforit。Fromthattimeforwardhebelievedinlandspeculationasthesurestwayofgettingrich。Everycenthecouldsaveorsparefromhistradeheputintolandatforcedsale，ormortgagesonland，whichwere“justasgoodasthewheat，“hewasaccustomedtosay。