The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-06
HIS FIND
By RoxANNE LEE

chine In field OF wheat. A girl st0o
In the doorway OF the cottage on tn
hill and looked down on a young ma
driving the machine. 1t was a no
day. one OF the hottest of the season
The man, coming to tree in the mids
of the wheat, rested his sweatiu
horses and himself as well. The cir
took tin cup, went to the sIfing
house, filed the cup with but.ermill
and started down the hillside. UpoI
approaching the man she said:
Its so hot. Jim, that thought
would bring you a cool drink
Its mighty good Of you to think o.
me, Annie" And. taking the milk. b,
drank 1t down. then continued ''Thi.
Is my last day of this kind of work
I'm going to the city tomorrow morn
Ing to make my fortune"
Got anything to make 1t with. JimY
"Only strength and pluck"
I'm afraid strength and pluck alone
won't go very far toward making a
fortune I've heard my uncle. who
was city man, say that the first
thing necessary to make money Is to
get money to make 1t with"
"Then / must begin by saving"
He had no right to spend his time
chatting, so he shook the. reins. over
The horses backs as a signal for them
TO gov on with the work. Annie turned
away, asking what time of the day he
was going and he said, ION the 8
o'clock traip.'. She bid him goodby
with mist In her eyes and went back
The next morning the young man,
Joshua Gibbs, left the house where he
was staying and struck path leading
across lots to the station. Coming to
4 stile, he saw lying at Its foot with
one corner wedged in under the wood
which protected 1t from blowing away
what looked like bank bill. Stoop-
ing, he picked 1t up and found that 1t
was what he had supposed 1t to be-
and the denomination was $50 He
looked about him for the person who
had dropped 1t, but no one was in
sight, He was puzzled to know what
to do with 1t. While bordering he
heard a distant whistle Of the coming
train. Having no more than time be-
fore its arrival to reach the station, he
put the bill In his pocket and proceed
ed on his way. On reaching the city
he wrote the postmaster Of the town
he had left of his find and said he was
ready to return 1t on proof.
Joshua secured place as porter In
a store, holding on to the bill for a
claimant who never turned up. One
day the owner Of newsstand died,
and his stand and stock were offered
for sale. Joshua. gave the $40 for 1t |
and entered upon the work connected |
with it. He proved to be shrewd |
business man, was polite and attentive
to his customers, and, having an hon.
est way with him, rapidly built up
he business He added stationery
ind gradually increased the variety of
lis stock until he was obliged to take
/ large store. The thoroughfare on
which he was located became more
md more valuable. The result was
hat within five years Joshua had
what he needed for his private ex-
,enses and was laying up money.
More than this, one of his customers,
aking fancy to him, gave him In
ormation as to certain investments.
III Of which brought him good inter
ST. and some Of them increased con-
'iderably in value.
When Joshua became prosperous he
,ethought himself that. being a man
# business with no bachelor tastes, he
would better marry. He had no wom- {
IN in view. his object being to have I
Tome. Thinking the matter over, he I
happened to remember Annie Saun-
Iers. who had on hot morning FIVE or
TX years before brought him that cup
4 buttermilk. He remembered how
DOL 1t had tasted and how pretty An
lie looked as she handed 1t to him.
he city girls cheeks in comparison {
nth hers, made rosy by the country !
ir, looked very wan. He wondered IL =
be were still where he had left her.
Joshua kept Annie In mind till a
ne day he decided he would 60 and +
ee her. He did SO and as soon as he
cached the place where she lived b
armed that she was still at the farm. I
lie started out to find her. his way o
aiding him across the stile where he ,
nd found the twenty dollar bill that Z
ed been the basis Of his prosperity
Itting there. he fell to musing on his a
nd, and. suddenly looking up. he saw Il
nnie coming along the path. He rose o.
meet her. and she recognized him n
. once.
Sitting together. Joshua told her of b
IS finding the bill. how be had writ p
n with a view to tracing its owner =
Id how. finding no owner for 1t. he -
Id invested II in business that was :,
aking him. If not rich. at least well (,
do The morning was pleasant. the II
rds were singing in the trees, and ds
ere was distant sound of moving in
achine Joshua could not be long OF
way from his business. and. assisted
the surroundings. he made short :.
rift of telling Annie what he had =.
me for She didn't ask for time to -
nsider. but told him she had loved N,
NJ ever since he had been a farm ",
nd. GU
This was surprise TO him. but a at
eater one was in store. She confess ~
that CT the morning of his departure