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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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