The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-13
By and by that came, and the Httl.

oIaiis WITH tnelr mOtner 10 De LUCK
away for the night.
Then hush fell on the Household
and Mr.. Ruther lit his pipe, and DIRE
the evening paper from, his poke
= When his wife came down again an
took the seat on the other side of the t
BILE with her sewing, he laid the newsp
per down, and looked up with the a
of a man who has important news {
tell. what do you think, NellP" h
said, ''Tom Whittemore is going OIL
to st. Paul"
$50 far?" she answered. ale wi
be quite loss to you, won't hep"
"Well, yes, / shall miss him; w
have always been good friends, 20
know, but I'm not sure that his goin,
won't be rather good thing for us
as it is for him. lie has a good offe
out there, good salary, and the chanc,
of an interest in the BUSINESSMAN offeI
he can't afford to refuse. The thing
that concerns us most, however, is thai
he wants me to take his place in The
Building Fund-at just what it cost
him, $500, and S15 a month to the
Fund"
81 don't quite understand.
80 yes, you do, if you will think a
moment Don't you know he got his
house by joining a building associa-
ton, and the rent of the house goes to
the purchase money. He has paid five
hundred on it, and the rent now is SIS
a month. p"
Is that SOP Why, it is better one
than this, which costs us $40 more.'
(Which goes into our landlords
pocket-yes. 1t really is wonderful
chance for us, because the property
has advanced in value since he bought
it, and is certain to increase in the fu-
ture, but he wants ready money to
move with. and so offers to let us have
it at cost. He gives me the refusal for
a week, which is very good of him."
"And you are going to take itp" she
asked eagerly.
81 think l can," he replied. "Our
Mr.. Barker is the president of the
Building Fund, 50 there won't be any
trouble about my taking Whittemore'
place. Then, have S4O0 in bank,
and l think in week or two | can
manage to raise the rest. By the way,
have the bills come in, and how much |
are they P''
There was no help for it, The dreaded
moment had come, with fresh bitter
ness added thereto. She brought out
the pile Of envelopes, and handing
them to him sat down in calm despera-
ton, while he examined them-the
fact that she was only Indirectly re-
sponsible for the size of the bills in no
wise tending to make her feel less like
a criminal.
'Whewp' he said, as he took them.
"Plenty of them, at all events-Doc-
tor S95, Draper & De Lane $40, Jones
$50, Brown SS5, rent $25, gas $50, coal
SIS. Well, that pretty nearly sweeps
my bank account" [
John, dear John, don't look so mis- [
erable-I couldn't help i'll am so
sorry! You can return my cloak, 1 J
havn't worn itl7 /
"Do | hold you responsible, my t
lear? Who bought the cloak, you or '
u If that were all, could manage.
As it is, can pay the bills, but the c
house must be given up, and it really y
s such a chance as comes once in o
lifetime.n d
Mrs. Ruther made no answer, she b
vas crying quietly behind the news o
PAPER which she had picked up and /
vas holding in front of her to hide her "
ears. Of
Her husband began figuring on the q
ack Of one of the envelopes; it was a t
ray he had when worried. A
Presently she let fall the paper, with OF
half smothered exclamation, and 81
lshed out of the room and upstairs. in
e scarcely noticed the circumstance
1T was common one--probably she th
nagined she heard the baby cry or sh
ohnnie cough. In very few min ha
les she came back, laughing and cry Nj
g all together, and flung herself on IA
$ shoulder, holding out silver coin. iii
Take it, John! take i'll it really is! ne
now you can pay the bills and take an
e house tooi--oh, | am so gladi so gr
adW she sobbed incoherently. CO.
MIR. Ruther was no numismatist, and sci
r one terrible moment he actually =;
ared that his wife had lost her mind. pls
cost him no small effort at self-con- the
d to draw her gently to him, and mt
k in tones whose very quietness told po
his effort--''What do you mean, my hu,
rling?" is
why, John, don't you understand Sp,
is is the silver dollar Grandpa gave Etc
NHeu WAS DdDy, ana IL Is an tru
"A dollar-it really is-and perfect, glib
Mt you see? Now what do YOU spe
nix it is worth?'' Of
lie took the coin and examined it tax
tically. cas-
Il don't know" he said doubtfully, MAJ
N dollars, perhaps" spe
Ten dollars! oh, John, YOU dear aim
goosel ten hundred would be reli
Irer to it. just listen,' and she felt
for the evening paper, which in gre:
hurry she had left lying where If
had dropped it, on the floor. loo
Listen" and in tones that quivered nj
h excitement, she read: leo
"a VALUABLE COIN. ,sce
MIR. Robert Smith, of Blank pee
nty, has in his possession a genuine fact
er dollar of the coinage of 1904, con,
ich he recently purchased of an and
colored woman, to whom he paid thea
for 1t. MI. Smith has been offered trus
for the coin, which is an extremely pelli
one; only four other perfect speci- adm
Is being known to exist, one of the can
being in the collection at the ton
Mint C,.,;ti.