Ruby's Reward — page 75: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

courage has been good, for 1 have felt thaé every day of faithful, honest work was bringing me nearer the goal that I am anxious to reach.” Owen Ruggles looked in the frank, manly faco beside him with admiration. | “With that spirit, you are sure to win your way in life,” he said ; ‘ but Walter, I don’t exactly like it, to have you drudging like this, when you’ve always had every- thing you wanted, and Edmund is living in clayey, Why didn’t you come to ime for 1elp %” — ©T did not think of it, sir; and, besides if it had occurred to me, I doubt if I conld have asked you. I have always had an idea that life hag been something of a struggle for you.” Farmer Ruggles chuckled at this. ‘* T guess you aint the only one that's had that notion,” he said, with a wise look ; * but I’ve had more of this world’s goods all along than most people have given me credit for; and now, i reckon, I giio’n’t want for anything that I choose to set my heart on for the rest of my life.” Walter looked astonished at this informa- tion, and Mr Ruggles proceeded to toll him of the discoveries that had been made on his farm during the last year or two. ‘© And now,” he concluded, ‘if you want to set up for yourself in the architect busi- ness, you can do it, and Tl be your backer as long as you need one. Youveigat=tho