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down to the little corner of the south east corner of the plum orchard where Frank & I both got a fall in the clay bank in an attemt to get the rope Frank did lay hands on it but she flopped him, after chasing her half way up the lane fence again, we let her go and the last we saw of her she standing in the north east corner of the oat stubble next the gully & side road. We couldn't get her with the other cows with out getting her in the lane as the cows are shut out of the east end of the gully. The man & boy went on down to tell Jonas that he had delivered his heifer and for Jonas to get his rope for him

Frank Lila and I drove down town Lila stayed and Frank and I came back with provisions we drove Mr. Blaikie part way home Tonigh I finished reading "Sir Nigel" and "The Iron Trail" aloud.

Sunday October 12th

FRank rode hos wheel down to Dunday school and Dick and I drove down to church. This afternoon Frank wemnt down town and Frank went over to Charlie McQueen's and got some chestnuts, he also got soaking with his best cothes on. I read most of the after noon a great book I found in a box up over the woodhsed. It's about an hundred years or so old, and is "Lord Chesterfield's adviced to his son", its rish. Jonas came over to look for his heifer but g=failed to find any trace of her so I supposed she is back at Marburg by this time. Poor Jonas is beoken hearted - and wishes he had never bought her, he