------------------------------------------------------------------------ “GOD, by giving to man wants and making his recourse to work necessary to supply them, has made the right to work the property of every man; and this property is the first, the most sacred, the most imprescriptible of all.”—_Turgot._ [Illustration] “THE right to work is the right to worship. The clink of the anvil and the hum of the harvest field, the music of the poet and the meditations of the inventor are chords in the anthem of creation.”—_Henry D. Lloyd._ CONTENTS. [Illustration] CHAPTER Page I. Jobe Sets and Studies 15 II. An Argument on the Money Question 22 III. Jobe Sleeps in the Spare Bed. The Dream 27 IV. “The Comers” 38 V. Jobe Must Raise $2,100 43 VI. Betty, the Drivin’ Animal 49 VII. They Drive Old Tom 53 VIII. Another Letter from Richer 61 IX. A Few Reasons by Betsy 65 X. Is there a Woman in the Barn 69 XI. “In Town” 73 XII. The Decision 78 XIII. Jobe Cheers Up 84 XIV. A New Mortgage 89 XV. Jobe, Out of Trouble, is Unruly Again 93 XVI. Jobe is Scared 97 XVII. Jobe Sleeps in the Barn? 104 XVIII. The Spittoons 111 XIX. A Big-headed Man 118 XX. Bonds Sell Well 121 XXI. The Sermon 124 XXII. Jobe Working to Raise the Officers’ Salaries 128 XXIII. Plan to Relieve the Rich of an Expense 132 XXIV. Them Promises 138 XXV. Jobe Excited Over a Nomination 141 XXVI. The Bloomers 145 XXVII. “Them Populists.” 149 XXVIII. Trouble with Billot 155 XXIX. “Inforcin the Law agin Billot” 158 XXX. Betsy Discusses “Fiat” Money 166 XXXI. Jobe Blows a Fish-horn 180 XXXII. At Court Again 185 XXXIII. Judgment Rendered 189 XXXIV.