stop to look for the cause of the pounding in the {obscured word} which Cawley said he noticed the last after noon {he?} used it. They couldn't find it so Dad. went all the way up to John Wes's barn to ask him about it and he said he thought they would find it was the spring that holds the trip that was broken as his did the same last week. Sure enough that was the trouble so they {took?} the spring out of John's binder and it went alright but it kept them from getting any cut to speak of all morning. It went pretty well all the after noon and the only reason Frank didn't get more cut was owing to lack of speed on old Nellie's part. Sunny and warm to-day

Saturday August 11th