The sun., 1900-12-30

| Good idea. observed the man, BN
the way. Mr. Ashton. I've got 500 In silver
! In bag in my desk3 I'd nix 10 nut il in the
| safe. MAY II"
Il wonder" " ventured Coodnow. with some
hesitancy as he retiirned with the sack Of coin.
Il wonder 4 you'd mind exchanging these
separate until We hnished-jhst as a matter
| OF curiosity.
That's all right" assented Ashton. amia-
| bly,, Count 'em out"
| James poured out a heap Of quarters. halves
ana ana d3iars sacked them np b IN ,e pes et
the 500 in notes which the old gentleman
handed him and inclo sed them in an envelope.
which was laid away in the safe; .
| Well need lot of change Will the fair Is
on, remGaed Ashton and III just ho'd on
| 'ottis Srvsr i, ,dorsaa ,,a s,,,os,,o,
right along, want u. win that first prize
,arH,oI2d GOOD luck To yon' said Ashton as they
A, hlnRs We're COMING MT uopahoM WY ~, :,
NJ tiie end ol thr thlrd week Oh MS lhDors i!e
found himself charged with over 1900 tickets K
Duhdle " the safe The envelope nhd RrpMli PM,
a. ~ an az" n ah ,xs nnd IAN, u stronU pnk
wrappinr PAPER that gave the package a GER
Az Runnrs , ~, ~. sno,rous s,les had reached
,hn "i h,s ei,orh9us no io "a nnc snter'
prsine citizen with a speculative streak in
or ,nn h"fore fhn pa,pd ca',tInnsiv sounded
IT t"o oripIe tl'' laii anu '"u''u''' 9'"
mn a. VI III u, m, fire, rriz, o,, ri,bt
" III ,n,, ,ba, rli do observed tho specu-
lative citizen mi buy yo,lr chance in that
''lIr nn,r,r roeao,aa avh,t.l vou oivep-
sTwnnxtr STiIl,,,x ieiprape dnIIara "h'' YOU s''
Too little" said Goodnow decidedly.
That set is as good as mine and It's worth
The Spectator hesitated. "I'll give you
$40"
"Tbot's ha,ter. IN take il
You Just write out an order on the
| committee TO deliver the set to me and here $
| your money"
Goodnow complied with the simple request
who made a similar proposition to Mr.. Good
now. haggled over the figures. but finally
ss5 This struck the priacwinnor as a good
thing and as it was in line with the idea that
came to him, when Mr Ashton was neeso-
Mr Ashtons ss5 was easily captured and
three Others whose money making pro-
man s"yeraiiy invested in his chance. which
thcv believed was a certainty.
The fair was the greatest success ever
II nnenad with n "rTIh on Monday and there
~ op"n"u Wioh vbnn', nn %n cnid noxn ahout
Gomf9rtably The moTGy Nc Rso fairy pT".eSd S .S
' @ nn M iiot ~, cr,rt,iatiors on the CON
smg r"reJ' p vitb ffhHihSIs whimh ,be aar air. had
been planned and managed Goodnow
soIIin,, IIItu,a =" rnp"ro PgidsS "That After.
@ @s.i,t 'h',ipIis" , II,n ii i 90 in ~ cur
@ n"UI, w. me- 40 Mi t ~ ~ % I'M "a ndded
i, , & iL III n, Ia ' ada ,ha add
~ 10 ,ne l'nh p"S htsv, ~" InauIo IA u,;%ahad %
UIn ~ n,S "IH NV tn norra uS ii IN" drSWer
y, L'E ~ W. Ni,lI' "a ", pnhiav ~ tnnuL .aner
did vnu sneak to ,ne2"
No"
ar,a,, ,,, ,h,u,h, ,o,, oo,,oa ,o.
ihht iunhy. tho"eh' you ca''co i"o'
neg your phduou . a. IL, , -.ooh.I
hs nt ~ vi leu 10 tne ueSn dnu Ieauieu n
lhto th" ntHWtr lot the ouiue lhere canne
mo nls mug n'ue Eyes s,r4nse sitta,m oi
stlslaCuoh pu. II Wa eoh, Mh,i ne ha'ueu
'he ,mtatlN iled pacKhHe 10 Mr' henlnn.. ,
lhere You u,. sir Nlhe nunutea anu
ninety ,ttnIe" upitnrs. guess you kc' VIA, wa,
prlHr Nheh shai we se'tie up 'he uche'
a''ouh''
20. no hurry about that. as long as the
moneys here Tomorrow or Monday will
do, No; Monday will be observed as Christ
mas. Tuesday will do"
very well ~ you don't mInd mink
III, iahe a couple OF hours on lo-hlorro"
anu loon IN on thc iair myself
IN sure tnere IL De no opJe''oh' may
DC mere 100. tn. ,., ,,
hope you will remarked Goodpow.
ana u you are ! Won't 90 thlhs 10 the shop
no added under ms breath
Goodnow's visit to tho tar produced
something of nutter 1t had been generally
known that he was the frst-prize winner
and as he moved modestly about from booth
to booth making purchases here and there
he heard complimentary whispers on all
sides of him. Old Mr.. Ashton was visibly
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