Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-10-31
CHAPTER TX.

CHAPTER TX.
One morning, few days later, Joshua
was walking moodily up the village road
with his hands in his pockets. He was
rejecting, in n spirit of great discomfort,
on the hardships of his situation.
Here am l." he'said to himself, "eigh-
teen years old, and father treats me like
n boy of ten. I'm most a man, and ell
he gives me for pocket money is twenty
five cents a week. There's Dick Storrs,
whose father isn't a quarter as rich rs
mine. gets dollar a week. He's only
sixteen, too
One important difference between him
self and Dick Storrs did not occur to
Joshua. Dick worked in a shoeshop, and
it was out of his own wages that his faith
e. allowed him dollar a week. Joshua
earned nothing at all.
Its meai !" reflected Joshua. There
amt a boy of my age in Stapleton that's
so meanly treated, and yet my fathers
the. richest man in town. | wish | knew
what to do to get little money"
At this moment he saw Sam Crawford
approaching him. Sam was perhaps a
year younger than Joshua. tie had for
merly lived in the village, but was now
in situation in New York. and was
only in Stapleton for a few days.
How are you, Joshua?' said Sam.
"I'm going round to the ice cream saloon.
Won't you come with me?"
Eyes, If you'll treat. i haven't got any
money"
you ought to have. The old mans
got plenty"
That's so. But he's getting meaner
every day"
Look here !" said Sam, suddenly II
have an idea. Did you ever buy lottery
ticket?'
NO" answered Joshua.
There's a fellow | know in New York
that drew a prize of a thousand dollars
and how much do you think he paid for
ticket?"
~ don't know"
Five dollars. How's that for high? ~
"How long ago is thatY' asked Joshua
becoming interested.
"Only two months ago."
"Do you know him?"
"Yes, | know him as well as know
you He is clerk in store just opposite
ours. When he got the money he gave
| half a dozen of us a big dinner. We mac
jolly time"
"A thousand dollars for fivel' repeat
ed Joshua. "He was awfully lucky"
1.-THE fellow | was speaking of gets
lottery papers regularly. I'll ask hin
foi one, and send it to you as soon as
get back to the city"
81 wish you would" said Joshua
"Wouldn't it be something great if
could draw a prize of a thousand dol
lars2"
"I'n bet 1t would 1t would make yol
/ independent of the old man. You wouldn'
care much for his twenty-five cents
week then"
Joshua and Sam went into the ic
cream saloon, which was kept open dur
ing the summer only, in a small cand,
store, by maiden lady who made
scanty income from such limited patron
age as the village could afford. Joshu,
piled his companion with further quss
lions. to all of which he readily replied
though 1t is doubtful if all the answer
we're quite correct. But Sam, havin
been in the city few months, wishe
to be thought to have very extensiv
acquaintance with it. and was unwillin
TO admit ignorance on any point.
Early the next week Sam returned {
his duties in the city, and Joshua avail
ed impatiently the promised lottery pa
psrs. Sam did not forget his proms'
On the third day after his departure
paper came TO the village postoffice. d
rected:
Joshua Drummond, Esq.
"Stapleton."
This was promptly taken from the o
fee BIZ Joshua, who had called on an a.
ersge twice day for this very paper.
! d, owed to be printed on yellow pape
and fairly bristled with figures, indica
ing the large sums which were week
distributed all over the country by II
benevolent managers of the lottery. Hel
was a scheme in which the principal prii
! was but thousand dollars. Howeve
: the tickets were but a dollar each. er
a thousand dollars for one was certain
: a handsome return for small outla
. There were others. however. in which Il
principal prize was FIVE thousand dollar
and the tickets were, In due proportio
= FIVE dollars each.
!. The more. Joshua thought 1t over, q
: more convinced he was that large su
Of money was likely to come to hi
through the lottery IL he could only ma
/. ego to raise money enough to buy
n ticket. But the problem Of how to 3
the necessary Ave dollars he was As
;. as ever from solving.
% While In this state of mind he ha
~ pcned one day to be In the store at noe
and alone. Nichols the head clerk, wis
V ed to go to dinner, and was only waiti
for Walter to get back from an errand.
3, 81 wish Walter would hurry up"
N grumbled- my dinner will get cold.
n "I'h take your place till he gets ba
II Mr.. Nichols" said Joshua, with ext
ordinary kindness for him.
!, much obliged. Joshua" said the sal
"A man. "Ill do as much for you anotl
II time. / don't think you'll have long
ir wait"
n No sooner had he gone than josh