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In1945，a12-year-oldboysawsomethinginashopwindowthatsethisheartrag.Buttheprice-fivedollars-wasfarbeyondReubenEarle’smeans.Fivedollarswouldbuyalmostaweek’sgroily.
Reuben’taskhisfatherforthemMarkEarlemadethroughfishingis，Newfoundland，ada.Reuben’smother，Dora，stretchedlikeelastictofeedaheirfive.
&heless，heopeheshop’sweathereddooraiandingproudandstraightinhisflour-sackshirtarousers，hetoldtheshopkeeperwhathewanted，adding，“ButIdohemhtnoleaseholditformeforsometime?”
“I’lltry，”
theshopkeepersmiled.“Folksarouusuallyhavethatkiospendonthings.Itshouldkeepforawhile.”
&fullytouchedhisaothesunlightwiththebayripplinginafresheningwind.Thereoseinhislopingstride.Hewouldraisethefivedollarsandnottellanybody.
&hesoundfromasidestreet，Reubenhadanidea.
&owardsthesoundaastrusite.Peoplebuilttheirownhomesis，usingnailspurhessiansaaloetimesthesacksweredistheflurryofbuilding，andReubenknewhecouldsellthembacktothefactoryforfivetsapiece.Thatdayhefoundtwosackswhichhetooktwoodenfadsoldtothemaninchargeofpaails.
Theboy’shandtightlyclutchedthefive-tpiecesasherawokilometershome.
Nearhishousestoodtheahathousedthefamily’sgoatsands.Reubenfoundarustybaking-sodatinanddroppedhisside.Thenhetotheloftofthebarnaihapileofsweet-smellinghay.Itwasdiimewhehome.Hisfathersatatthebigkittable，wonafishi.Dorawasatthekitstove，readytoservediookhisplaceatthetable.
Helookedathismotherandsmiled.Sunlightfromthewindowgildedhershthblondehair.Slimaiful，shewasthee，thegluethatheldittogether.
Herchoreswerenever-ehesforherfamilyontheoldSireadlemaealsandbakiingandteablegarden，milkisandsgsoiledawashboard.Butshey.Herfamilyandtheirwell-beipriority.
Everydayafterdschool，Reubeowhehessiannailbags.Ohetwo-roomschoolmer，wasmhtedthanReuben.Nowhewouldhavemoretimeforhismission.
Allsummerloechoresathome-weedingahegarden，gwoodagwater-Reubeohissecrettask.
&oosoonthegardenwasharvested，thevegetablesdstored，andtheschoolreopeheleavesfellandthewindsblewdgustyfromthebay.Reubereets，diligentlyseargforhishessiantreasures.
Oftenhewascold，tiredandhungry，butthethoughtoftheobjetheshopwindowsustainedhiSometimeshismotherwouldask:“Reuben，ewerewaitingforyoutohavedinner.”
“Playing，Mum，Sorry.”
Dorawouldlookathisfadshakeherhead.Boys.
FinallyspringburstintreenandReuben’sspiritserupted.Thetimehade!Heranintothebarhehayloftaihesoutaot.
Theedagain.Hesmore.Couldtherebeanysacksleftaowofindfourahembeforethedayended.Reubenrandow.
TheshadtheningwhenReubehefactory.Thesackbuyerwasabouttolockup.“Mister!Pleasedo.”
ThemanturnedandsawReuben，dirtyaaiomorrow，boy.”
&er.Ihavetosellthesaow-please.”
ThemaremorinReuben’svoidcouldtellhewasclosetotears.
“Whydoyouhismoneysobadly?”
“It’sasecret.”
&ookthesacks，reatohispodputfourReuben’shand.Reubehankyouandranhome.
>hetin，heheadedfortheshop.
“Ihavethemoney!”
hesolemnlytoldtheowner.
&tothewindowarievedReuben’streasure.
&hedustoffalyeditinbro>
TheheparReuben’shands.
Rae，Reubenburstthroughthefrontdoor.Hismotherwassgthekitstove.“Here，Mum!Here!”
Reubenexclaimedasherantoherside.Heplacedasmallboxinherwhenedhand.
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