The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-07-24
CHAPTER X,

~ tut1efy tirket reached him. X vas
aWreSa1 dnys Ia ecrAing. and be had a.
mnM eivsn Il up. bat the sight If IL rass-
"a ~ GptrEss ID The highest pitch. X
eseme1 ~ him to HFst st~p To : fprtuEe.
M htsaa ii cux~ to induixs In dazzling
s1nteno IL what he would 10 when fne
prin rams % hand: how she odd man.
~outA ~ axtsuished and sreat him with
lnrrsmsed respect how ~ wsaid - - the
city md kase 1 good tis seeing the
1icna md fr0m hens~fosth thrrw od the
eaiilng Joke VI d~twad~nr~ ~hIrh hss fa.A-
~ t~AFsinony had made Il 70 hard TO
teas.
wk~n<ver ~ nas hy hInsseaf. b. nd
q pull aut the ticket and rzze 1t II with
tAe greatest Satisfaction. A. The k~y that
wAs to unlock The portals Ut fortune. In
1ependencs and happins~e
Hat at lknxtA she ~ionx-<xpcrted letter
esriv~d. Joshua did not Ike to open II
n ~ postslkr~. tc~x Il should attract the
a1teasiSa az khe pUst master. he thcre-
fcr< withdrew - ! place where be was
~ IHkeay q b. disturbed. and with tren-
hiing 6nsers opeaed tn letter. Scrse-
thing Aropp<d
n veoder II II y i checAys thonxAs
J1sAna. stooping ossr and picking II M.
Hut "a. h uns N announcement Ut the
1nswiae+ Joahna.s numh<p--fo. each
tc4iery ttekex consafn1 three numbers-
wese =. ia. 81. Hut u The thirteen lucky
ncmhers drawn cut q sixty-6vs. neither
u them was cne.
Ntewiy Il dawned apon JosAnA that ~
had drawn nokhinx. that hia 6ve dollars
Ind heen absolutely thrown away aut
sAsrs was = letter. Perhaps this vsuid
enp1aio Il. Jo~hna rad a follows:
@DsaS Sir-We rskTef to say that -
m unable 70 s<nd yoa . priss this time.
We Aepe. however,. yeu win not b. die
cDuraesA Some ~ oar patrons vhs havs
hsl1g unIucky. Indeed. singulariy enough.
tAts = = gesesal rule.
-Ecpine % hear from ron again. md
- ssnd ron IN return b<ttes newx we
subscribe ourselseA. very respectfully.
@GRABB d CO.
II eaecf - Joahua's iii SUCCESS was
- naks hin vesy -despondent. He thought
~ III ~ had intended % Do and now
III caet11s had <sumhied. and al IN con
eeQn4ncs a this letter- He had been %
0ngufne q accemL N0w be mnst write
~ 6an thne III visit 10 New York was
nde6niteay pas&poned-that - uniem he
opuId induce hi father % pFovide hin
Win mccey enough 10 80. The prospsr<
~as no< veSy encOuraxinx. but he felt d=s-
pssafe. and he determined to make The
aftenpe- Accordingly. just after supper.
Ne detained hin father. just - II wns
-&&--S-- - 49, - --xA.
-rafA<r. ! wish you'd lef N . to
E<w York on = vix;t-"
What fox!- axked Mr. Drummond. ~
yafing his bFcws.
-Is<raas< Ina eighteen pears cid. and
Isve never been there yet
Then. Il yca've gone eighteen years
without seeinx the city. I think ron can
- I while longer said his father. UNI
~ ~ impression that be had made :
witty Fenrark- Hut Joshua did not ~
prsei9te the huuscg Of II.
~Isve lived In Ssap.escn ever since
w1s barn." xrumhled Joshua. -And hare
~ tired of IL want to - s~oEn<thinx
- Iife--
10 yesl Well. Tn sars I've 10 ob5sc
ksen--
= ! - tn&Q
YES: buf. a. co1rse. ycu will pay your
- exp<asa-
~How rsn IT exclaimed Joshua, II ~
~ diappointment- n hAss - massey"
-Tben . On sav< - your allowance
III yes hays encugh-"
~Gore ~ On twenty-five cents . weex
I caulan.t q Till ! wm An old MANI
n know II No 0ther way raid Mr..
DFu1nnnd. with provoking indifference,
suntan yos earn tke mn0ey ia some way
~Xeu neas - iiks : Dstle bog r nsd
Je9knn. angxily.
-Yeu IN bestsr oR than I an hare
- ucek IT III / 81. You get rear board,
e3e<Ans and peckst money Tar n0thing."
-O<heF Boz - 70 New York vixen they
- mneA ycaness.~
II hnss toia-seo you can g vhss ysa
H.. hi yOs musfn't expect m to suprIy
- nna<y.-
~. Dmmnosd pat On his has and
csssssd fhs serees u thu STORE. Saving
JopAgs = : vssy un6liai fTans = mind
CHATTER xI.
I've days later twe women entSred Mr..
Uyummee6e etose. One was Jcehsta's
euasmsr ard ~ worc ~ sams shawl
uhich - haA purchassd a. him II nap
puned thas Walker MA cot. but Mr..
Dvum0sn1 as1 N5cAot5 were both behind
~ epunseS-
-Havs yea 81 any mors sAawis liks
thm7s o6hed to 6sns lady. whom ~ will
en- Mn Blake. -Mn- Spsces. who IL !
neighbss u nine. liked II - we'll shs
wants 20 81 anOthes inst Hike n.
I'M yoo bay thts shawl q uy' ank-
= ~. DFummond-
~YA sir. boaeht Il abcut = eUst-
rsehe -. and paid i've dollars for H."
~YIve dollars. There must b. sonr
nistaka. We never Ill such = shawl N
thaf fos - shan - 60IIasss-
n eaa't help II" said Mrs. Blake. posi-
lively. m bcusht Il b<re. and paid ire
CELLARS M r."
~Vnhy, tkcep shawls csst ne seven dol
1nss and ! half ~ wholesale. II Ii not
IkeIy wouId selI them for ave. Mr..
/ NfcAe,4.S mid Mr.. Drumm0nd. did yos
- MS 1ady the sAawi she y wearing.
~ Bvs dolIanY"
No. sir: I have not sola . shawl IKE
u $50 - t~n &mnbka fr~~ 6kx 49,