The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-28

the boy humbly.
you got the money all right, I
s'pose, Sammy" said Steve Martin.
Mr.. Dodds nodded and slapped his
breast pocket.
Right as ninepence," he replied
genially. 1--WE been with my lawyer all
the AFTERNOON, pretty near. Els nice
feller."
Low much is it, Sam?" inquired Pill
chard. eagerly.
"One 'undred and seventy-three pun
seventeen shillings and tenpence," said
the heir. noticing with much pleasure
the effect of his announcement.
Say it again, SAM" said Pilchard,
in awed tones
Mr.. Dodds, with a happy laugh,
obliged him. eff you'll all come down
the foc'sle," he continued. I've got a
bundle O. cigars an drop O some
thing short in my pocket"
Lets ave a look at the money,
Sam said Pilchard, when the cigars
were alight.
'Ah, let's ave a look at it," said
Steve
Mr. Dodds laughed again. and, pro-
ducing small canvas bag from his
pocket, busted the table with his big
palm and spread out a roll of bank
notes and little pile of gold and sill
yer. It was an impressive sight. and
the cook breathed so hard that one note
fluttered off the table. Three men
dived to recover it, while Sam, alive
for the first time to the responsibilities
of wealth, anxiously watched the re-
mainder of his capital.
There's something for you to buy
sweets with, my lad he said, restored
20 good humor as the note was re-
placed.
He passed over a small coin and re-
garded with tolerant good humor the
eXtravagant manifestations of joy on
the part of the youth which followed.
He capered joyously for a minute or
two, and then taking it to the foot of
the steps, where the light was better,
bit it ecstaticaHy.
How much is ito" inquired the
wondering Steve, you do chuck your
money about. Sam.
"On'y siXpence," said Sam, laughing.
''I expect if it 'ad been a shillin' it 'ud
ha' turned his brain"
1T amt a siXpence,' said the boy
Indignantly Its 'arf a suvrin'."
"'Arf a wot?" exclaimed Mr.. Dodds
with sudden change of manner.
"'Arf q suYrin',' repeated the boy
with nervous rapidity, land thank you
very much. Sam, for your generosity.
If everybody was like you we should
all be the better for it. The world 'ud
be a different place TO live in" con-
cluded the youthful philosopher.
Mr.. Dodds' face under these fulsome
praises was a study in conflicting emo
tions. well don't waste it," he said
at length, and hastily gathering up
the remainder, slowed it in the bag.
''Wot are you going to do with it all,
Sam?" inquired Harry.
ST ant made UP my mind yet" said
Mr.. Dodds, deliberately. 81 ave
thought of 'ouse property"
Il don't mean that" said the other
81 mean wot are you going to do with
it now, TO take care Of it?'
why, keep it in my pocket" said
Sam. staring.
We'll. if 1 was you," said Harry. i'm
pressively, Il should ask the skipper
to take care of it for me. You know
wot you are when you're a bit on,
Sam
Dodds, hotly.
81 mean said Harry, hastily that
you've got SIGH a generous nature that
when you've 'ad a glass or two you're
just as likely as not to give it away
10 somebody"
al know what I'm about said Mr..
Dodds, with conviction. I'm not goin'
TO get on while I've got this about me-
I'm just goin' round to the Bulls
Head but I shant drink anything to
speak OF myself. Anybody that likes
to come to ave something at my eX-
pense is welcome
A fattering murmur, which was |
music to Mr.. Dodds' ears, arose from i
his shipmates as they went on deck |
and hauled the boat alongside The |
boy was first in her, and pulling out |
his pocket handkerchief. ostentatiously |
wiped a seat down for Mr.. Dodds.
Understand" said that gentleman. |
with whom the affair of the half-sov- |
ereign still ranked, your drink is
shandy- gaff. ;.
They returned to the brig at II |
o'clock. Mr.. Dodds slumbering peace
fully in the stern of the boat, propped |
up on either side by Steve and the |
boy. His sleep was so profound that !