"There's your prize," he added, drawing a penny from his pocket.
"It ain't much of a prize," said the buyer. "Where's your ten
cents?"
"I didn't say I put ten cents into every package," answered Paul.
"I'd burst up pretty quick if I did that. Who'll have another
package? Only five cents!"
Curiosity and taste for speculation are as prevalent among
children as with men, so this appeal produced its effect.
"Give me a package," said Teddy O'Brien, a newsboy, stretching
out a dirty hand, containing the stipulated sum. He also was
watched curiously as he opened the package. He drew out a paper
bearing the words- Two Cents.
"Bully for you, Teddy! You've had better luck than I," said the
bootblack.
The check was duly honored, and Teddy seemed satisfied, though
the amount of candy he received probably could not have cost over
half-a-cent. Still, he had drawn twice as large a prize as the
first buyer, and that was satisfactory.
"Who'll take the next?" asked Paul, in a businesslike manner.
"Maybe there's ten cents in this package. That's where you
double your money. Walk up, gentlemen. Only five cents!"
Three more responded to this invitation, one drawing a prize of
two cents, the other two of one cent each.
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