The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-10-30

just an elegant present
shed like a ring. ! think" said
Nick; most girls do"
Miss Meredith tint a girl objettes
Sammy.
she used 70 be" was @e crushing
answer. Anyway, she does ike ringz
or she wouldn't keep looking al thai
q Mr.. Beyan gave her. so there. Il
is an awful ugly one. too. just one bic
white Etone-looks like a piece Of glass
We can get her a nicer one than that.
Well now. said Sammy. Il thiuf
that's a splendid preeent, fellows. Lett
get her a ring. a real swell one, with
red and blue and green and gniisi
stones in it-just jammed tight with
EN-. Hey2-what do y0n thinkg'
But VIII stin chung 10 his first idea
Squire jennings got some new FOX
terrier pups p'raps he'd sell US ouf
cheap. Ny pa knows him.
AN right, said Sammy. Wen get
them both. II we've got money
enough" he added
On examination e was d~iscovsre5
that the finances Of the crowd amount.
ed to s. cents. That's not enOaEh.
AAAA MIA AAAA MEaNA AaNANN AIN AAE
ring even. We must raise some money
and pretty quick too. cause Miss Mer.
edlth's going to get married week after
Hext.
Lets each bring a dollar on Friday,
a. the next meeting Of Iis club. for
buying Miss Merediths present sug.
Eested Sammy. THAT ought 70 be
bushels Of money
How'll We get the doilarg" asked
lazy Ted Tyler. z
"Eearn IL, sid sammy briefly. JUS
then the bell rang for the afternoon
session and the nesting adjourned.
During the following week Miss MeT-
edith observed with surprise and de-
light, never were scholars more stu
dious and orderly than hers To b.
sure she noticed many winks and lods
and smiles going on. but as they die
not interfere with the work she never
spoke Of them AS soon as school was
over. OF they hurried. In eager. anxious
groups, or alone and businesslike.
Sammy weeded the garden and gath
cred vegetables Cor market Tod Fisher
posed for q visiting artist, and when
his four days wsn past declared he
had never worked 20 hard ln his life
before as he did then. sitting stllL Sew
eral % ue boys went berryiac up The
mountaia. and took their picblues e
town 20 sell. Even lazy Ted found g
Job he liked. FOR be GOT a situation a.
the County Con- Club ae caddy % u
cents an hour. Il ana ret take him
much time or tr0abie 20 earn his dol
lar. "Can that work. be s8id "Why
I just stood around and watched other
people work I dld
VIII and Nick were On great pefpley'
fly. AL the outside Jobs we're quickly
snapped up and the home folks had
nuthtug for youngsters Ike them q
DO. On Wednesday they sat together
almost hopeless. on The ola fence be.
hind the school and held a council.
I've rot &c az LAST cried Nick
"Pond lilies Summer folks like EN-
"Vhy didn't we hiak 81 that Be.
FORE cried VIII, and OF they dashed
70 the pond. where Nick's boat wa
tied.
Sturdy pushes soon sent Il out from
shore and then sleeves were rolled az
and arms plunged into tho deep. coo
water aNer the lovely blossoms. They
secured enough Tor ten punches ang
these. slowed away ia a basket ana
covered With moss wgp carried d0wI
90 the HotclShaEmovo. There "a 5 cents
6 bunch they found a quick sale, ans
the supply ran out long before tie Dc
mand was exhausted
"Mcli come again tomorrow. prom
lsed Nick Wen bring twenty buDchei
ug more TOMORROW. be added, 20 Aul
Lots % people viii buy them ever
day Eaid Will zone old lady prom
I iced 70 get two hnnches a day a. Ion,
az they lasted. and after that were 4
bring her berries and ferns.
"Hooay for the new arm. Wcstcrll
4 Thumas." cried Nick. tossing "A.
empty basket 90 the air and catching
e. Were Ia business for The summer
VIII.
AR. Jennings meanwhile had beel
called upon and had promised HIS hand
soonest fox terrier puppy. When "a
boys gathered again on Friday, eager q
teli 81 their success. an that remaiue.
was TO choose and bug the ring Ihi
business was entrusted 20 Westerly I
Thomas as originatoEs Of the plal
and "a vas with happy hearts and a "a
pockctbook that Nick aud WIN startc
Tor the city next day,
The boys were again assembled % 90
hem on. "Ro sur yea get The yer,
SWEETEST ring you can't cried Samm.
as the car started. and the new Ora
swung their hats ia saswer.
So they took care % pick out u
handsomest and SWEETEST ring ga IN
jewelers. case and greatly 10 thcir sol
ruw Il was Too much ior their humhl
means The st0rtkeeper seeing thci
disappointment. soon gat them % teI
the whole story. and thea took dow
another ease OF rings which he sal
were not quite 50 expensive
There, that's the one We want
cried Nick. and VIII gFrcct ia M
opinion. adding az re examined "a
+rtN fnI. "tts even eWtflCr than fhH
otucr a NaGI cosls mor1 a Vcti 30,
thls ones Just Ealumpling,
Tie ring contained q bogo ro1 stou'
sea Ia a clrcie az smaller hplue ones
the boye described q, Cor they dad Ds
knoW ne names 90 the lovcA AZ an
rate. there vas no glass 10 ~ ne
thought With satisfaction.
Ihe other hoya NCra dsiiEhtcl Wlt
their choice. and q was 1eyided ~ pr'
ani the gius neat Monday elterAoQ
az Ekon al school Wes 0fco SQoii
Jennings stable boy ktt would ptll
over sue rnpfy 81 thc f,Eht uuae Au
he ring would alreaay % hcre satt
Wilts deck me clat bfake ap tef ts