Our young folks [serial] . nephew seated between a bureauin one corner and a table on which the light was, at one side of the room. Did ye see em ? have a talk with em ? Peternot was saying. Yes, replied Byron Dinks ; they did nt have much of a sing, — school-maam was nt there, — not much company ; but, having an eye to the winterschool, thought I d stay and make myself agreeable. Thats right, that :s right, nephew. And did ye make it all smooth withMr. Chatford ? I guess so ; said you thought only of doing your duty in the matter;you did nt want the money, but, knowing it was counterfeit, — T
Our young folks [serial] . nephew seated between a bureauin one corner and a table on which the light was, at one side of the room. Did ye see em ? have a talk with em ? Peternot was saying. Yes, replied Byron Dinks ; they did nt have much of a sing, — school-maam was nt there, — not much company ; but, having an eye to the winterschool, thought I d stay and make myself agreeable. Thats right, that :s right, nephew. And did ye make it all smooth withMr. Chatford ? I guess so ; said you thought only of doing your duty in the matter;you did nt want the money, but, knowing it was counterfeit, — There you went a little too fur, nephew ; I did nt knowj but go on. It was well I made the statement, however, for that brought out asurprising fact. You 11 be astonished, uncle ! Hey? what is it? The deacon said he was gratified to know you had acted on the suppo-sition that the coin was spurious ; and he felt sure that you would be readyto do the boy justice when you found out your mistake. Mistake ? What mistake ?. 266 A Chance for Himself. [May, Coin is,genuine ! it No ! He says so ; says he took half a dollar of it to the silversmith, over atthe Basin, and he pronounced it good; at any rate, he gave a good piecefor it. Nephew, you amaze me ! — I — this is news — news indeed ! The squire got up, and, turning to the corner of the room, drew forth frombehind the bureau an object, the sight of which made Jacks heart beatwildly. , Thats it ! whispered Hank in his ear, leaning forwards, behind abranch of the lilac-bush. Peternot opened the loosely tied sack, and uncle and nephew eagerlyexamined its contents. Its the tarnish that makes the silver look so bad, said the squire. That deceived both on us. I had all the while a strange feelin that thecoin was good, though my reason said the contrary. It was only arter I dgot it, and had paid the Huswicks, that my reason got the upper hand, andI felt so sure twas bogus. Im glad you talked with the deacon. Itsastonishing ! I
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