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"Oh you mean this drawing I just drew here?" he said.
"You drew that picture?" Jo said surprised by his answer.
"Yep," was all he said.
" It really is quite good," she told him.
"Do you really think so?" he asked.
"Yes, I mean I wish I could draw that well," Jo told him.
"Well I didn't think I could draw that well," he said.
"Nick" she said.
"Yeah?" he asked.
" Do you mind if I keep the drawing," she asked.
"No, not at all," he told her.
"Well thanks Nick. I better be leaving now. Good night," she said as she walk out the barn door. Behind her she heard Nick saying good night.
The very next day Jo went to go see Amy. When she got there Amy was in the parlor working on her latest oil painting.
"What are you doing here," she asked Jo.
"I have a picture I want to show that Nick drew," she said as she handed Amy the drawing Nick had give to her.
"Nick drew this?" she said in shock as you look at the sketch. " I don't believe it."
"I don't believe it either," Jo said. "I didn't even know he could draw that well to being with."
Suddenly the grandfather clock in the hallway chimed loudly.
"I better start heading back to Plumfield," Jo said.
With that Jo took the picture & start out the door to the carriage.
On the way home Jo remembered that she need something from town. As Jo walked into the general store in town. She stopped to see Harrison Bridger nailing up a poster on to the store's wall.
"Hello Mrs. Bhaer," he said when he saw her.
"Good afternoon Mr. Bridger, I see you're putting up a poster," she said to him.
"Yes, I was putting up a poster about the new contest the newspaper is having. The contest its to find the best artist in town. 1st prize is $250."
"Well that is a lot of money," Jo replied.
"Yes I know. We are having every one who enters pay a $5 entire fee," he said. "Well I better be on my way home now."
"Bye Mr. Bridge," she called out behind him.
By this time Mr. Gerson had came over & ask Jo what she needed. As she waited for him to return she keep thinking about the contest. She was so busy thinking about that Mr. Gerson had to say her name a couple times before she heard him.
After Jo left the store she went over to see Harrison about the contest.
He was surprised to she her when he open the door. "Hello Mr. Bridger, I come to see you about the contest," she told him.
" Well Mrs. Bhaer I didn't know you where an artist," he remarked.
"Oh I ‘m not but Nick has to be one & I would like to enter a drawing he gave to me that he drew himself," she reply.
" Well I would like to see this drawing" he said.
Jo took out the sketch & handed it Harrison.
"My goodness, this quite good a good drawing. I can see why you want to enter it. Well all I need is the $5 enter fee."
Jo gave him the $5 dollars & told him not to tell Nick that she had enter his drawing in the contest.
Two week later the contest was over & Harrison left the news office start to head over to Plumfield carrying the prize money from the contest.
When got to Plumfield he knocked on the door twice & Jo answer the door.
She was surprised to see Harrison standing at the door.
"Why Mr. Bridger what are you doing here?" she asked.
"I came to give him his prize money."
Just then Nick came thru the door carry an arm load of wood for the fireplace.
"Hello," he said as he walk by.
"Nick, Harrison came to see you about something," she told him.
"What?" he asked.
"You won the newspaper contest," Harrison informed him.
"But I did even enter the contest," Nick said confused.
"I did," Jo said confession to what she did
"Well here is you prize money of $250," Harrison said as he gave Nick the money. "Well I better start heading back to the office." Good Bye Mrs. Bhaer & Mr. Riley.
After he left Jo asked Nick what he was going to do with the money.
"I don't know," was all he said.
Secretly Nick knew what he was going to the money. He only need 250 more dollars to buy Jo an engagement ring. So the next day Nick went into town & bought the ring for Jo & propose to her a week later. A year later the got married.
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The End!