Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-09
CHAPTER I.

"Yes, you know I am to stay here for
two years, and might as well be COM
Portable"
"It's a good deal better than my room
twice as big, torbegin with. Then, my
carpet looks as IL it had come down
through several generations. As for
mirror, I've got a seven-by-nine looking
glass that have to look into twice be-
fore can see my whole face. Az for the
bedstead, it creaks so when l jump into
it that I expect every night it'll fall to
pieces and spill me on the floor. Now
your room is splendidly furnished"
eyes, it Is now, but father furnished
It at his own expense. He said he was
willing to spend a little money to make |
mo comfortable"
That's more than my father said. He |
told me 1t wouldn't do me any harm to |
rough it."
perhaps he's right" said Walter. "Ot
lourse, / don't object to the new carpet
md furniture, but shouldn't consider
/ any great hardship II had to rough
+ as you call It."
"Wouldn't you? Then I'll tell you what
veil do. Let's change rooms. You can
70 round and board at Mrs. Glenn's, and
I'll come here"
II am not sure what my father would
think Of that arrangement" said Walter,
smiling.
'I thought you'd and some way to
crawl out" said Lemuel. "For my part,
any better than l."
II don't know" said Walter; 1--WE
sometimes thought l shouldn't be very
sorry to be a poor boy, and have to work
my own way"
THAT'S very well to say when you're
the son of a rich man."
$50 are you"
"Yes, but 1 don't get the benefit Of 1t,
and you do. What would you do now
u you were a poor boy?"
81 can't say, of course, now, but
would 20 to work at something. l am
sure could earn my own living"
II suppose could, too, but I shouldn't
want to. Some people are born lazy, don't
think sO?"
Perhaps you are right" answered
Halter, with a smile, "NOw suppose we
ben our Cesar"
Lemuel Warner was q pleasant looking
by Of fourteen, the son Of prosperous
herchant In New York. Walter Conrad
Jas from a small country town, where his
hther was the wealthiest and most prom
lnent and influential citizen, having
handsome mansion house, surrounded by
extensive grounds.
Nobody knew just how rich he was
but he was generally supposed to be
worth two hundred thousand dollars. Mrs.
Conrad had been dead for five years, SO
that Walter, who was an only child, had
no immediate relation except his father.
It was for this reason, perhaps, that he
had been sent to the Essex Classical In
stitute Being a boy of talent, and we'll
grounded In Latin, he was easily able to
take high rank in his class. Lemuel
Warner had become his intimate friend,
being in the same class, but inferior to
him in scholarship. They usually studied
their Latin lessons together, and it was
owing to this circumstance that Lemuel
made a better figure in his Rotations
than before Walter came to the school.
'sThere, that jobs done," said Lemuel,
closing his book with an air Of satisfac-
ton. "Now we can rest"
"You forget the Latin exercise. You
NOW the doctor expects each boy to
Erite a letter In Latin, addressed to his
bther, not less than twelve lines in
bngth."
The boys started on their new task, and
tnished by nine o'clock. Lemuels let
Ier was written with a brilliant disregard
Of grammatical rules, but 1t was conEid-
erably revised In accordance with sugges-
lions from Walter.
eve a great mind to send my letter
home. Walter" said Lemuel. Father
expects me to write home every week, and
this would save me some trouble. Besides,
he'd think was getting on famously, to
write homo In Latin"
EYES, II he didn't find out the mis-
takes"
THAT'S the rub. He'd show It to the
minister the first time he called, and then
my blunders would be detected. guess
I'd better wait till 1t comes back from
the doctor corrected"
81 expect to hear from home to-mor-
eok," said Walter. "It Is my birthday"
''Let me be the first to congratulate
Eou. How venerable will you beT'
"AB venerable as most boys of fifteen,
Lem"
You're three months older than am,
then. Do you expect a presentT
Father promised to give me a gold
watch chain some time. You know l
have a gold watch already"
eyes, and a regular little beauty"
$50 1t wouldn't surprise me much to
get a chain for a present"
You're a lucky boy. My watch Is sill
yer, and only cost twenty dollars"
az dare say should be just as happy
with a silver watch, Lem"
II suppose you wouldn't like to buy
would you? If so, I'll give you the
chance. A fair exchange is no robbery
''No, I suppose not but 1t wouldn't dc
to exchange a gift"
perhaps, II my watch were gold and
yours silver, you wouldn't have any OBJ
jections"
81 don't think that would alter tn,
ease with me. A gift is gift, no matter
about its value"
Its the hard study, suppose, that
done It. must be getting back to Ma'an
Glenn's. Goodnight"
Goodnight, Lem"
Lemuel Warner gathered up his books
and left the room. Walter poked the fire
putting some ashes on, so that it would
keep till the next morning, and commenc
ed undressing. He was interrupted b,