The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-17

mencsd. 1hs hoass wefs similar. and thu.
nxither had The advantage on this score
HUT tAs rowers o. thu Pioneer were. or
the whois. stronger. and more skiiifuI
than tAose on the Arrow. On the otEe.
Aand. Walter sseered perfectly. while
Jcshuais sneeesscs. thouxh h mads ~
haA biundeg. was . novsce-
The result was that the face was 1
elsAs ~. Finally the Arrow came ia 1
Ienxrh ahead. and Walter felt With q0s<'
satisfaction that tho victory had been
gained by biz sGoFts.
He kop<d that be would BE- n success
ful through life Ia padding Ais NJ canee
Joshua weat home suikiiy. and was mol
wca again on the picnic grounds.
CHAPTER TX.
One ncTuing. . few day~ later. Joshus
~ waikinx mocdily up the village road
with his hands In his poehess~ He wa,
re0ectinx. Ia : spirit OF great discomfort
IN the Aardxhim Of hin situation.
Here an H. he said 10 himself. '.eish
tern years old. and father treats mr. LII.
. boy Of ten. I'm most . man. and sl
hs gives IN for pocket money IN tweaty'
i've GENTS Z week. There's Dick Stsrss
WHOSE father isn't . quarter - rich q
mime. eets 4 dollar . week. He's emil
sixteea. too
Ons important diaerence between him
eli and Dick Storrs did mot occur u
Joshua Dick worked IL . shoeshop, ans
Il was ont Of his own wages that his fath
- allowed him . dollar : week. Joshus
eAsnNd nothing II all
ITS mean :" reflected Joshua. ~Thers
ain't : hsy Of my age In Stapletou that
- neanly treated. and Jet my father,
The richest man In town. I wisA ! kne~
What 70 DO to GET . little money
AZ this moEnent ~ saw Sam Crawfort
appsoacAins him Sam was perhaps I
rear ysanxer than Joshsa. he had for
mesiy lived ia the village. bat was nov
IN . sttuation Ia New York. and wal
only h stapleton Cor = few daya
-How r ron. Joshuay' said Sam
I'm soing rousd 20 the ice cream saloon
woa't you coms with meY'
-Ys. II youn treat. havsa't ~ N,
nsney.-
Tee ought % have. TAs 81 maa'
81 pasasy."
That's - But hes getting neane,
every DAY"
Look here. - said Sam, suddenly y
have m idea- Did you ever buy . LOTTERY
rickefr'
.No,- answered Joshua
There's = fellow I know in New Yorl
that drew . prize Of = thousand dollars
and how much Do yoa think he paid fol
: tickety~
II dcnt know.-
.Fivs dollars. How's thar for highr
-How long ago b thasv' asked Joshua
hscomiss interested
Only two months ago."
do Jou know himy"
yes l know him ~ well A. know
you. He is clerk in a store just opposis,
orr When he got the money he gave
half . dozen of Us . biz dinner. We hae
= jolly time
"A thousand dollars for fse - repeat
"a Joshua -He was ~awfulIy lucky
Tia fellow / WIS speaking Of get,
lottery papers regularly. I'll ask hin
for oca. and ssnd it to you - soon y
Get bark to the city
Il wish you would" said Joshua
"wouidn't IL Be- something great il
could draw . prize Of . thousand dol
Art"
I'm he< II would. II would make yos
fndependent Of the old man. You wbuldn'
care m0ch for hs twenty-five cents
week tAea-"
Joshua and Sam went into IT, II
cream saloon. which was kep< opea AR
ing IL summer only. in . small cand,
s3ere. by . maiden Isdy who made /
scanfy income from such Fmited patron
asw - the village could a3ord Joshu.
Piled hin companies with further GUS
rionA. 3 ill Of which be readily replied
though il = douhtfui IL all the answer
were cuite correct. But Sam. havin,
bsen In the city . fen months. wishes
10 Be thought TO have = very extenuv,
acquaintance with II. and was unwi Hin,
u admit ignorance on any point.
Early the next week Sam returned d
hi duties in the city, and Joshua await
81 impatientiy the promised lottery q
mn Sam did mot forget his promise
On the third day after bis departure /.
paper came 10 thu village poxtofzce, di
rected:
Joshua Drummood. E~q-
"Stapieton-"
This was promptly taken from the Of
6r~ b. Joshua. who had called on an av
s~age twice : day foe this very paper. 4
mSyea 10 b. printed on yellow paper
ard fairly brissIed with figures. indicat
ing the large sums which were week.,
| distributed all over the country By shs
benevolent managers Of the lottery. Her,
wss . schesse In which the principal prsx,
vas bat = Thousand dollars However
the tickets were bat i dollar each. sns
= thousand dollars for one was c<rtainl,
= hAnxsarse return Tor q small outlay
Thsrs we're others. however. in which th.
principal prime was Use thousand dollars
and tbs skSk~ts WE'RE. in due proportion
dve dolIasx each.
The more Ioshua thought II orer, IN.
rnors crnvsnee,i be was that 4 large sun
ri nsoney was likely TO cone Il hin
thrcagh she lottery il be- could orly man
sge to raise 0roney enough TO buy /.
txkes- Bur the problem OF how 10 &C.
the necessary ave dollars be was - tn
~ ever frpm solving
While in this state OF mind he hap
pcned one day to be ia the store Of neon
| and alone. Nichols. the head clerk. wish