CHAPTER VII

HOW GARD FOUGHT GALES AND TOM


So far the discussion as to the sale of the farm had been confined to
the elders.

Young Tom had viewed John Guille's visits to the place with the lowering
suspicion of a bull at a stranger's invasion of his field. He wondered
what was going on and surmised that it was nothing to his advantage.

Words had been rare between him and his father since his refusal to lend
himself to a loan on the farm, but his suspicion got the better of his
obstinacy at last.

"What's John Guille want coming about here so much?" he demanded
bluntly.

"I suppose he can come if he wants to. He's going to buy the farm."

"Going--to--buy--the--farm!... You--going--to--sell--the--farm--away--
from--me?" roared young Tom, like the bull wounded to the quick.

"Ouaie, pardi! And why not? You had the chance of saving it and you
wouldn't."

"If you do it, I'll--"

"Ouaie! You'll--"