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In1945,a12-year-oldboysawsomethinginashowindowthatsethisheartracing。Buttherice—fivedollars—wasfarbeyondReubenEarlesmeans。Fivedollarswouldbuyalmostaweeksgroceriesforhisfamily。

Reubencouldntaskhisfatherforthemoney。EverythingMarkEarlemadewasthroughfishinginBayRoberts,Newfoundland,Canada。Reubensmother,Dora,stretchedlikeelastictofeedandclothetheirfivechildren。

Nevertheless,heoenedtheshosweathereddoorandwentinside。Standingroudandstraightinhisflour-sackshirtandwashed-outtrousers,hetoldtheshokeeerwhathewanted,adding,“ButIdonthavethemoneyrightnow。Canyouleaseholditformeforsometime?”

“Illtry,”theshokeeersmiled。“Folksaroundheredontusuallyhavethatkindofmoneytosendonthings。Itshouldkeeforawhile。”

Reubenresectfullytouchedhisworncaandwalkedoutintothesunlightwiththebayrilinginafresheningwind。Therewasauroseinhisloingstride。Hewouldraisethefivedollarsandnottellanybody。

Hearingthesoundofhammeringfromasidestreet,Reubenhadanidea。

Herantowardsthesoundandstoedataconstructionsite。PeolebuilttheirownhomesinBayRoberts,usingnailsurchasedinhessiansacksfromalocalfactory。Sometimesthesackswerediscardedintheflurryofbuilding,andReubenknewhecouldsellthembacktothefactoryforfivecentsaiece。

Thatdayhefoundtwosacks,whichhetooktotheramblingwoodenfactoryandsoldtothemaninchargeofackingnails。

Theboyshandtightlyclutchedthefive-centiecesasheranthetwokilometershome。

Nearhishousestoodtheancientbarnthathousedthefamilysgoatsandchickens。Reubenfoundarustysodatinanddroedhiscoinsinside。Thenheclimbedintotheloftofthebarnandhidthetinbeneathaileofsweetsmellinghay。

ItwasdinnertimewhenReubengothome。Hisfathersatatthebigkitchentable,workingonafishingnet。Dorawasatthekitchenstove,readytoservedinnerasReubentookhislaceatthetable。

Helookedathismotherandsmiled。Sunlightfromthewindowgildedhershoulder-lengthblondehair。Slimandbeautiful,shewasthecenterofthehome,thegluethatheldittogether。

Herchoreswerenever-ending。SewingclothesforherfamilyontheoldSingertreadlemachine,cookingmealsandbakingbread,lantingandtendingavegetablegarden,milkingthegoatsandscrubbingsoiledclothesonawashboard。Butshewashay。Herfamilyandtheirwell-beingwereherhighestriority。

Everydayafterchoresandschool,Reubenscouredthetown,collectingthehessiannailbags。Onthedaythetwo-roomschoolclosedforthesummer,nostudentwasmoredelightedthanReuben。Nowhewouldhavemoretimeforhismission。

Allsummerlong,desitechoresathomeweedingandwateringthegarden,cuttingwoodandfetchingwater—Reubenkettohissecrettask。

Thenalltoosoonthegardenwasharvested,thevegetablescannedandstored,andtheschoolreoened。Soontheleavesfellandthewindsblewcoldandgustyfromthebay。Reubenwanderedthestreets,diligentlysearchingforhishessiantreasures。

Oftenhewascold,tiredandhungry,butthethoughtoftheobjectintheshowindowsustainedhim。Sometimeshismotherwouldask:“Reuben,wherewereyou?Wewerewaitingforyoutohavedinner。”

“Playing,Mum。Sorry。”

Dorawouldlookathisfaceandshakeherhead。Boys。

FinallysringburstintogloriousgreenandReubenssiritseruted。Thetimehadcome!Heranintothebarn,climbedtothehayloftanduncoveredthetincan。Heouredthecoinsoutandbegantocount。

Thenhecountedagain。Heneeded20centsmore。Couldtherebeanysacksleftanywhereintown?Hehadtofindfourandsellthembeforethedayended。

ReubenrandownWaterStreet。

TheshadowswerelengtheningwhenReubenarrivedatthefactory。Thesackbuyerwasabouttolocku。

“Mister!Pleasedontcloseuyet。”

ThemanturnedandsawReuben,dirtyandsweatstained。

“Comebacktomorrow,boy。”

“Please,Mister。Ihavetosellthesacksnow—lease。”ThemanheardatremorinReubensvoiceandcouldtellhewasclosetotears。

“Whydoyouneedthismoneysobadly?”

“Itsasecret。”

Themantookthesacks,reachedintohisocketandutfourcoinsinReubenshand。Reubenmurmuredathankyouandranhome。

Then,clutchingthetincan,heheadedforthesho。

“Ihavethemoney,”hesolemnlytoldtheowner。

ThemanwenttothewindowandretrievedReubenstreasure。

Hewiedthedustoffandgentlywraeditinbrownaer。ThenhelacedthearcelinReubenshands。

Racinghome,Reubenburstthroughthefrontdoor。Hismotherwasscrubbingthekitchenstove。“Here,Mum!Here!”Reubenexclaimedasherantoherside。Helacedasmallboxinherworkroughenedhand。

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