Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-11-20
CHAPTER XIV.

winch ne Iell. Inere ndu Deeh SoIhcthihS
gloomy and oppressive in the atmosphere
of his temporary home at Stapleton, and
he certainly had very little enjoyment in
Joshuas society. Mrs. Drummond was
the only one for whom he felt the least
~egard.
He passed few days quietly, renewing
old acquaintances and friendships. Nancy
Forbes had gone to live with brother,
who was an old bachelor, and very glad
to have her with him. Her savings and.
the legacy left her by Mr.. Conrad to-
gether amounted to thousand dollars, or
rather more-suficient to make Nancy
rich in her own opinion. But she was
not quite satisfied about the legacy.
"ThAy say, Walter, that you'll be left
poor" she said. you'll need this money"
mo, I shan't, Nancy" answered Wal
ter Besides, there's a lot of mining
stock that'll come to something don't
know how much"
But 1 don't feel right about taking
this money, Walter"
You needn't feel any scruples, Nan
cy. l can take care of myself. l can
paddle my own canoe"
But you haven't got any canoe" said
Nancy, who did not comprehend the al
fusion. Besides, l don't see how that
would help you to a living"
II shall get canoe, then, and I'll steer
1t on to fortune"
AT any rate" said Nancy, Il will leave
you my money when l de-
SO the conversation ended. Nancy
agreed though reluctantly, to take the
legacy, resolved some time or other to
| = CHI. b,,A lrY,O, rrY,
how little he really had left, she would
not have consented to accept it at all.
i he same evening Waiter sat in the law
yers comfortable sitting room, and togeth-
er they discussed the future.
80 you want TO De a BOOK agent, Wal
teri! SAID AIr. Shaw. II can say L think
very nIguIy OF TINS plan"
II uou mean To spend my life at it
am more ambitious Luan tnat. but ii
VIII give me CnanCe 10 travel without
expense, and l Always wanted to see some
thing Oh the world. Aou see, MI. SHAW
that, as L am 50 young, even II speno
u year at inns business, l small not De
toU Odd TO unuerLake something else alter
wdru. In Lne MeanLme snaH see some
thing OF the Worlu.'
~ ell, alter, | won't oppose you. l.
| | had not SO much confluence IN you,
should warn YOU OF the temptations tina
I are nkely 10 Deset your yUuCn, lett, a
you VIII he, euLlrely to yourself. v
I course, you Will be thrown among al
kIuuS Oh associates"
\ les, sir DuC / think l shall be wis
D enough 10 avoid what viii do me n
goUu.
80 | hope and believe. Now, what
the name OF TINS publisher you Wer
i Speaking orr
4.usuer. He's of the firm of Flint
tusner.'
a Il nave heard of them. They are a
u enLerprlsmg nrm.'
n On Munuay morning Mr.. Shaw hande
MalIer u pocAetUook containing ron
10 bIIls. You Will need some money to d.
" fray your expenses he said, until 20
are able to earn something. You WI
~ lind nifty dollars in tins pOcketbook. lhel
E is no occasion to thank me, for hay
s only advanced it from money realize
IL from your fathers estate. Ii you nee
y any more, you can write me, and CO
ar send you a check or money order"
This will be quite enough, Mr.. Shaw
Id SAID Walter, confidently. 1t won't
PIT long before | shall be paying my wa,
ly at least, | hope so. don't mean to
ne idle"
VII Il am sure you won't be, or you W
nellie YOUR reputation. Well, good-t
Water. Write me soon and often.
know | look upon myself as in some sc
80 your guardian.
VI IL will certainly write you, Mr.. Sha
H. By the way, | never thought to ask y
he about the furniture of my room at
OF Essex Classical Institute
yn 1T was purchased by the keeper of /
boarding house at a sacrifice, it is tr
th but | thought it best to let it go, to Sc
pr. trouble"
81 should like to see Lem" thoui
-, Walter, with a little sigh as he called
= mind the pleasant hours he had pas
lor with his school-felow. I'll go back g
nav the old institute a visit some til
after I've got back from my travels"
Walter reached New York by
q, o'clock. Though his acquaintance W
ION the city streets was very limited, as
a had seldom visited it, he found his v
tn without much trouble to the place
business of Messrs. Flint & Pusher.
~, they did not undertake to do retail b
- ness. but worked entirely through age
N0S their rooms were not on the first IL
vas but on the third. Opening the door
the room, to which he was guided b
directory in the entry beneath, Wa
found himself in a large apartment.
floor of which was heaped up with /
I'M of books, chiefly octavos An elderly
tleman, with a partially bald head,
wearing spectacles, was talking with
,ok- men, probably agents.
"Well, young man." said he, In ra
a sharp voice, what can | do for yC
as Mr.. Pusher in?" asked Walter
10 ?" "He went out for a few minutes
ybv be back directly. Did you wish par
U.s. larly to see himT"
Yes, sir"
>""- Take a seat then, and wait til
comes in"
Walter sat down and listened to
Ill conversation.
"You met with fair success, then?
quired Mr.. Flint.
"Yes, the book takes we'll sold
81 in one day, and six and eight in
l..