"
It was, indeed, quite a windfall, and both mother and son
retired to rest in a cheerful frame of mind, in spite of Luke's
failure in the race.
"I have been thinking, Luke," said his mother, at the
breakfast-table, "that I should like to have you buy a Waterbury
watch out of this money. It will only cost three dollars and
a half, and that is only one-third."
"Thank you, mother, but I can get along without the watch.
I cared for it chiefly because it was to be a prize given to the
best skater. All the boys know that I would have won but for
the accident, and that satisfies me."
"I should like you to have a watch, Luke."
"There is another objection, mother. I don't want any one
to know about the box or the money. If it were known that we
had so much property in the house, some attempt might be made
to rob us."
"That is true, Luke. But I hope it won't be long before you
have a watch of your own."
When Luke was walking, after breakfast, he met Randolph
Duncan, with a chain attached to the prize watch ostentatiously
displayed on the outside of his vest. He smiled complacently, and
rather triumphantly, when he met Luke.
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