The Erie Train Boy

ulon Mack, presented himself promptl

rs a week, and saving three-fifths of that. By slow degrees he had made himself rich, but in so doing he had denied himself all but the barest necessaries. What he expected to do with his money, as he was a bachelor with no near relatives, was

ed the door with

dollars, ma'am," said Zebulon

ry, sir--" be

ack, screwing up his features into a frown t

be paid on Saturda

n't do. Didn't you

ed to get an advan

is he w

e Erie

money for beer and cigarettes

staken, sir," said Mr

lord. "Mothers don't know much about their boys

dollars," said little Albert, who re

ng his tobacco-stained tusks. "What business has

, who did not know the meaning of the word,

you going to do? I ca

ney by to-night. He asked if you w

is t

gets home at s

but if you haven't the money,

s,

ith so many swindling tenants

orary relief. All the afternoon she felt troubled and an

to Bertie about six o'clock, "I am afraid Mr. Mack wil

him," said Al

o you think you could find your way to t

little boy. "I went th

re you won'

ther? I'd be ashamed to get

Mr. Mack is so strict and severe th

ack returned and, looking at his

pleaded Mrs. Fenton. "I exp

It is not likely the boy w

you wai

or a fool, ma'am?

o for starvation wages helped him move out ten

Mr. Mack," s

with this bureau. W

"how can you be so merciless? In

I told you I'd move yo

an of m

see if I can borrow th

ght of that before. I'l

the rooms of Mrs. Sheehan

n?" asked Mrs. Fenton, breathless. "Mr. Mac

bought my John a suit yesterday, and it's taken all my money exc

sighed the widow, for

money?" asked Zebulon

, s

hought. Go ahe

slowly moved to the door, an

id Mrs. Sheehan, s

ur turn next," said the landlord with a sco

man, you ar

ck grimly. "If I wasn't it's pr

r the Fentons