The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-10-02
STRONG AND STEADY
BY HoRATo AleER. JR
CHAPTER I.
BY H0RATl0 ALGER. JR.


tel."
Yes, you know I am to stay here for
two years, and might as well be com
eortable."
Its a good deal better than my room
twice as big, tosbegin with. Then, my
carpet looks as II it had come down
through several generations. As for a
mirror, I've got a seven-by-nine looking
glass that have to look into twice be-
fore can see my whole face. As for the
bedstead, 1t creaks so when jump into
It that 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
It at his own expense. He said he was
willing to spend q 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
purse, l don't object to the new carpet
Ind furniture, but shouldn't consider
any great hardship If I had to rough
!, as you call it."
Wouldn't you2 Then I'll tell you what
Ecll do. Let's change rooms. You can
10 round and board at Mrs. Glenn's, and
I'll 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. "Eor my part,
! don't believe you'd enjoy roughing it
any better than l."
II don't know" said Walter; eve
sometimes thought l shouldn't be very
sorry to be 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."
Eyes, but 1 don't get the benefit Of 1t,
and you do. What would you do now
II you were a poor boy"
II can't say, Of course. now, but I
would 60 to work at something. I am
sure could earn my own living"
II suppose 1 could, too, but shouldn't
want to. Some people are born lazy, don't
think soT
"Perhaps you are right" answered
Ealter, with a smile. Nov suppose we
ben our Caesar"
AcAuucl w uTucE was q RAcdSdAI LOOhAuS
by of fourteen, the son of prosperous
Derchant in New York. Walter Conrad
Jas from small country town, where his
hther was the wealthiest and most prom
lnent and influential citizen, having a
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.
1t 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 a 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 recitations
than before Walter came to the school.
There, that jobs DONE" said Lemuel,
closing his book with an air Of satisfac-
ton. "Now we can rest"
"You forget the Latin exercise. You
<pow the doctor expects each boy to
Erite a letter In Latin, addressed to his
ether, not less than twelve lines In
Dngth."
The boys started on their new task. and
lnished BY nine o'clock. Lemuels let
her was written with brilliant disregard
of grammatical rules. but II was consid-
erably revised In accordance with sugges-
lions from Walter.
'I've q great mind to send my letter
home, Walter" said Lemuel. Father
expects me to write homo every week, and
this would save me some trouble. Besides,
he'd think>I 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 1t to the
minister the first time he called, and then
my blunders would be detected. l guess
I'd better wait till 1t comes back from
the doctor corrected"
III expect to hear from homo to-mor-
eok," said Walter. ut il my birthday"
"Let me be- the first to congratulate
sou. How venerable will you BET"
"As venerable a. 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 /
have a gold watch already"
Eyes, and 9 regular little beauty"
$50 1t wouldn't surprise me much to
get a chain for a present"
you're q lucky boy. My watch is sill.
YER, and only cost twenty dollars"
II dare say should be just as happy
with q silver watch, Lem"
II suppose you wouldn't like to buy
would your If 80, Ill give you the
chance. A fair exchange is no robbery
mo. suppose not; but it wouldn't dc
to exchange a gift"
"Perhaps. II my watch were gold ant
yours silver, you wouldn't have any OBJ
jections."
Il don't think that would alter tn,
Ease with me. A gift is a gift, no matter
about its value"
Its he hard study, suppose, that
Acne it. must be getting back to Ma'an
Glenn's. Goodnight"
Goodnight, Lem"
Lemuel Warner gathered up his books
and left the rom Waltor v>okod tba 6r<