![]() ![]() ![]() When Anders did not withdraw even then Baard felt that Anders no longer remembered how good he had often been to him, and that he was furthermore the elder of the two and the watch went over thirty. WHen the watch had gone up to twenty dollars, Baard began to feel that this was not the kind of his brother, and bid over him until he almost reached thirty. They bid in turn, each trying the other out, and as they bid they looked hard at each other. Now Baard expected that Anders would let him have it, and Anders expected the same of Baard. When this watch was put up, there were many wealthy men who wanted it, but when both brothers began to bid, all the pthers desisted. And it was done.īut the father had owned a large gold watch, which had come to be known far and wide, for it was the only gold watch people in those parts had ever seen. He left much personal property, which was difficult to divide, and therefore they said to each other that they would not let this come between them, but would put the property up at auction, that each might buy what he wanted, and both share the proceeds. When they came home from the war, people said they were two fine, stalwart fellows. They had thought a great deal of each other, enlisted together, lived together in town, went through the war together, served in the same company, and had both risen to the rank of corporal. The schoolmaster's name was Baard, and he had a brother named Anders. ![]()
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