Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-17

week ago, and he seemed to be developing
the qualities of plunger. l staked him to
begin with, and it seemed to me that by do
ing business on conservative basis he had
sufficient capital to carry him through the
season, but within two days he came back
at me to help him make composition of one
mivey on the conick with his creditors
Il Strengthened him out and started him
in the world with another dimes worth.
That was in the morning. When l came
home at night he told me that he wanted
my advice as to some way of earning little
money"
Didn't care what it was so long as it was
honest work and would give him chance
to show his energy and capability?" sug
gested Cunningham.
Something of that kind. Vance has
delicate touch, if do say it. asked him
what he wanted to earn money for, and he
told me that he wanted to buy marbles.
"Then gave the young man talking to,
and, according to the light of myexperience,
warned him against operations that were
purely speculative or dependent upon de-
gree of skill which he was not certain that
he possessed"
In other words, you pointed out the ad.
yantages of the sure thing or skin game' !"
said Cunningham.
mo, sir" protested Dugway, indignant
ly; II should be the last man on earth to
inculcate vicious principles in the mind of
youth"
Glow did Vance take it,"
well, it seems that he misunderstood me,
too. He went off looking thoughtful, and
not long after I heard him saving at some
thing in the basement. Within week the
boy had all the marbles in the neighborhood
and broken magic lantern, three or four
knives and slightly damaged football that
he had accepted as collateral, together with
eight cents in cold cash. He had fixed up a
board with openings in the bottom for the
boys to shoot at. The openings were marked
from five to so, and there was about one
chance in twenty of shooting through the
five opening and one in five hundred thou
sand of winning the so prize. 1t was work
of art, that board was. I don't believe l
could have fixed it up better myself"
"Did you confscate the cash to mark
your disapproval of his method?"
Dugway deigned no answer to this in
quiry. "The sign of spring I noticed in
Vance" he continued, was sudden and
malignant attack of all-overishness that
seized him five minutes after had started
for the train. He complained of complica-
ton of head and stomach aches and pains
in his limbs, and his mother was consider
ably alarmed over his condition and kept
him out of school. She thought it might be
catching, and we found out afterward that
the Somers boy, his particular chum, was
actually taken with the same alarming
symptoms at the same time. Vance COM
planned of a feeling of oppression and
thought that little fresh air would do him
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my wife that her Lionel got choky and want
ed fresh air at about ten o'clock. But we
found that out afterward."
81 trust he is better now?" inquired Gun
ningham.
eyes. He is able to take his usual nour-
ishment. got home late and he was asleep
when I started for the Office the next morn
ing, so just told my wife to let the doctor
see him if he wasn't better when he woke.
She called the doctor, anyway, and he rec
commended shaving the boys head and ap-
plying something good and blistering, fol-
lowing up with frequent doses of castor oil
and turpentine. 1t seemed rather drastic
and radical sort of treatment to prescribe,
but guess the old mans head is tolerably
level"
Had good effect on the patient right
away"
"Quite remarkable. Vance perked up
almost Immediately and said that he felt
considerably better and thought he could
| stagger off to school just as he was and with.
out any medicinal aid. think if had hap
| pened to be at home he would have taken
| that medicine anyway, just to guard against
| any possible after effects, but as it was he
went off without any blistering applications
to his head or any other part of him.
Il tried to get him to commit himself
when I saw him that evening. How are you
tonight, my SOM asked, sympathatically
I'm better, thank you, pa, he answered
| in the seraphic way he assumes when he is
particularly on his guard. Il was scared fo1
fear might get sick and miss the examina.
| lions for the sixth grade I was worrying
about that all the time
II said: Your health is the first consid.
Grafton, Vance. Don't you think you had
better stay out of school for awhile and take
little nice tonic and fresh air with Lionel
Somers? don't want you to get down with
case of spring fever
No, sir says Vance. I'm feeling all
| right now, and, besides, missed day yes
terday. I wanted to go to school, but ma
wouldn't let me-would you, MAJ"
! What are you going to make of that boy
Dugway" asked Cunningham
Honestly, I don't think he'll ever amount
to anything" replied Dugway. II think il
somebody doesn't kill him before he gets old
enough to vote he'll become successful poll
tician." Chicago Record Herald.
Mr.. Laziboans-"The boss told me to-day