The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-30

Gooduow Endorsed the suggestion
~ hope" he added chat ! can do aa
well right along want 20 win that hrst
| prize.
Good luck 70 you" said Ashton. a.
/ they parted
ThnEs were coming Mr. Gocinow's
way A. tho end Of the third week OF
his labors he found himself charged with
I over eighteen hundred rckets and there
WAS over 500 in currency 600 that bundle
in the safe Tho envelope had grown too
small and Goodnow had tied up tho bills
al the end OF each week using "a strong
pink wrapping paper that gave the pack
age a certain Individuality.
Rumors o. his enormous sales had
reached the ears OF a number OF people
one entcrprisiug citizen with a specu-
lafive streak in his mental economy ap-
preached James a day or two before the
fair and cautiously sounded him as 20 his
chances.
Il think In catch that first prize all
right" saii james.
Tell YOU what IN do observed the
In that prize
Jimmy reflected. "whatn you eive''
Twenty dollars"
TOO little" said Goodnow decidedly
THAT ser Is az good as mine and igs
worth So You ought to give me SO"
The speculator hesitated. TN give you
fotv'
That's better. I'm take g."
you just write out an order on the
committee to deliver the set 10 me and
here's your money"
Goodnow compiled with the simple re-
quest Another citizen with an eye TO
a bargain who made "a similar PROPOSE
ilon 10 Mr. Goodnow. haggied over the
figures. but finally secured prospective
/ ttie 40 the china for thirty-nve dollars.
| This strulk tho prize winner as good
thing and as IL was in line With the idea
| thar came to him when he concluded 90
work H. Mr. Ashtons thlrty-nve dollars
/ was easily captured, and three others
whose money making propeusltics had
I been discovered by the young man SEE
/ veraliy invested IA his chance, which
/ they believed was a certainty.
The fair was the greatest success ever
scored in the social history OF Bigg-
! willie. u opened with a crush on Monday
and there was not night when one
7 could move about comfortably. The money
fairly poured in and the Hon. Jedediah
Rigg was the bushlng recipient OF con-
I rrafulafions on tine causummltc skill
/ with which the affair had been planned
and managed Gooduow continued 10
report progress in his ticket selling cam
/ paign until Friday. That afternoon he
Z had Mr. Ashton give him so In currency
for the same amount iu coin. and added
I q TO the pink package. He made the adj
I dltlon az his desk. and. Just as he had
I finished tying it up. slipped tho parcel
/ into "A drawer and stepped over 10 the
I chief bookkeeper.
"Did YOU speak 20 me?"
No"
That's funny I thought you called
. me ! beg your pardon"
3 "a rsrnA 81 a
into The drawer for the bundle there came
into hls mild blue eyes a strange CLEAN
| OF subtraction. but IL was gone when he
handed the neatly tied package TO Mr..
! Ashton.
There YOU arc sir. Nine hundred and
ninety three dollars. ] guess you get that
prize. When shall we settle up the ticket
account"
20 no hurry about thas. as long as the
moneys here. Tomorrow or Monday
win do No, Monday viii be observed
as Christmas. Tuesday VIII do
VERY well. II you don't mind I think
I'll take a couple OF hours on tomorrow
and look IN on the fair myself"
I'm sure there'll be no objection.
may be there, too
Il hope YOU will" remarked Goodnow.
And II YOU are ] won't do thing 70
the shop" he added. under his breath.
something 81 a nuttcr. 1t had been gem
orally known that be was the nrst-prize
winner. and as he moved modcstly about
from booth "a booth making purchases
here and there he heard complimentary
whispers on an sides Of him. Old Mr..
Ashton was visihly olated az the sensa-
ton the young man created lie had re-
Gently had good deal 60 say about
Goodnow and posed as the discovcrcr OF
the talented and energetic employe. He
was particularly cordial when they met
but before they had chatted long the
young man excused himself. Ten min
utes later he appeared &C the Emporium
with a small leather saichcd and ad-
dressed MIR Ashtons assistant.
"Mr. Palmer. they asked MIR. Ashton
at the church II he would accommodate
the committee with some small bills for
silver The crowd seems 10 object 10 so
much coin. and Mr.. Ashton suggested /
bring over 500 to be changed
The cashier made the exchange with
out question. and Goodnow hurried away.
Going directly 40 his room. he carefully
locked the door, and then reaching under
the wardrobe brouEh. to light pink
package. which he threw into the satchel.
Again there came into his eyes that gleam
OF satisfaction.
"f'd give 81 IN pennies 10 sec old Ash
con face when be opens that roll in the
safe. lntn ne ktluntu. ANA Wucn the
speculative Oh boys find that seven OF
them won that FIRST prize Not so bad.
Let's SEQ. here's sgq3 from the ticket snap.
saeo from rights TO the nrst prize. and
500 in change. That's pretty near 81. 800.
Not so bad for llttle Jamesy. and think
III move The races are on az New or
Jeans. and maybe can do something with
the pennies"
Then no strollod down 70 the railway
station. bought a ticket and a sleeper and
went out for "A little lunch.
Things happened at the Emporium i'm
medlately after Mr.. Goodnow's departure.
Ashton arrived. looking red and angry.
Where's Gooduowf' he demanded.
Left here abou, twenty minutes ago.
sir said he'd be back soon"
well. when he comes I've got some
thing 20 say TO him. / happened 90 be
taking 40 Dr.. Trotier and find he holds
Goodnows order for that dinner service
paid 80 for a. Blame his skin. / paid
Gooinow SIS for his chance myself Hen
have a time explaining things"
We'll. he can't be long. Hes Just gone
up to the church Tor that currency you
told him to get"
What currcncy'f'
why. The currency for the silver"
Ashton stared at his assistant blank
! IS. aud then suddenly oYsrwhelmsd with