Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-10-10
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ZSTR0NG AND STEADY 5
BY HoRAno ALGER
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CHAPTER /.
BY H0RATi0 ALGER. JR.

Two years, and / might as well be COM
Portable"
It's a good deal better than my room
twice as big, to begin with. Then, my
carpet looks if it had come down
through several generations. AS for a
mirror, I've got a seventy nine looking
glass that l have to look into twice be-
fore can see my whole face. As for the
bedstead. it creaks so when l jump into
1t that l expect every night it'll fall to
pieces and spill me on the floor Now
your room Is splendidly furnished"
Yes, it is now, but father furnished
1t at his own expense. He said he was
willing to spend little money to make
mo comfortable"
That's more than my father said. He
told me it wouldn't do me any harm to
rough it,"
Perhaps he's right" said Walter. "Of
course, 1 don't object to the new carpet
and furniture. but | shouldn't consider
IL any great hardship If l had to rough
IL. you call it,
Wouldn't you? Then I'll tell you what
we'll do. Let's change rooms. You can
go round and board at Mrs. Glenn's, and
III come here"
Il am not sure what my father would
think of that arrangement" said Walter,
smiling.
II thought you'd find some way to
crawl out" said Lemuel. For my part.
j don't believe you'd enjoy roughing it
any better than l."
Il don't know" said Walter; 1--WE
sometimes thought I 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 rich man"
$50 are you"
Yes. but / don't get the benefit of 1t,
and you do. What would you do now
If you were a poor boy?
Il can't say of course, now, but |
would go TO work at something. am
sure ! could earn my own living"
i suppose j could, too. but i shouldn't |
want 10. Some people are born lazy, don't |
think SOP
Perhaps you are right" answered
Walter, with a smile. Now suppose we
open our Caesar"
Lemuel Warner was a pleasant looking
boy of fourteen. the son Of a prosperous
merchant IN New York. Walter Conrad
was from a small country town, where his
father was the wealthiest and most prom
inent and influential citizen, having a
handsome mansion house. surrounded by
extensive grounds.
Nobody knew just how rich he war
but he was generally supposed 10 be
worth TWO hundred thousand dollars Mrs
Conrad had been dead for five years, 80
that Walter, who was an only child, had
20 Immediate relation except his father.
u was for this reason, perhaps, that be
lad been sent 10 the Essex Classical In
'titute. Being a boy Of talent, and we'll
q ounded Ia Latin, he was easily able 10
AXE high rank Ia his class. Lemuel
'fnrney had become his intimate friend,
icing ln the same class bur inferior 10
lim in scholarsAip. They usually studied
boir Latin lessons together, and a was
wing 70 this circumstance that Lenuel
made better figure la his rscitatlons
han before Walter came 10 the school
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losing las book with Az air VI satisfao-
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