The Tin Box

er that he was about to lose his p

store, he seemed so restless that his moth

ther," he answered, soberly. "I suppos

Ross to turn you away?" asked Mrs.

't that kin

satisfied

a nephew of his own needs the place, a

t the bottom of it, after

Harry went on to explain that Howard's

isposed to dislike in advance the boy who had

m sorry to lose my place, but, if I must, I am willing

y?" asked his mother, anxiously. "Y

said Harry, in a tone of confidence which he did not

so," said Mrs. Gi

the future. Just leave it to me, and yo

hard to find in the village, at any rate and could not conjecture where Harry was to

ame, and Harry r

week's wages are coming from

ar of, Harry," said Mr. Mead, earnestly. "I really wish I could af

can help it,"

of a position; but, when Monday morning came, and he could lie

st, he rose from the

going, Harry?"

search of a job,

etty sure in advance that there was no opening

after another, a

said Mr. Draper, the dry-goods deale

. Draper, but I th

ing, I will be sure to let you know,"

t, but the prospect of a place would have been more welco

, but she saw, by the expression of

y," she said. "You had b

ll tell me where the four-quart kettle

u do with so

. Every two days he sen

he widow, brightening up at thi

n groceries. It won't be much,

but I can do better going with

, exposed to the sun in the open pasture. Leave

you get home t

of the afternoon. I'll take a little

tent, comprising, probably, thirty acres of land. It was Harry's first expedition of the kind in the sea

had been somewhat earlier, but they were s

re, engaged in the same way as himself. All knew Harry, and some, who

atured Irish woman, who was out, with three of her children, r

ot another boy,

nd you away, and your mo

t needed the place. But, perhaps, I can m

to do that, and have berries ripe all the ye

me, Mrs. Ryan. You've got t

for the same? Shure, you're welcome to all

that. Perhaps I am

are, I'm

rs. Ryan picked nearly as fast as he did. She

to bend over, the work was fatiguing, and when, as the town clock stru

feel satisfied to stop," he said t

of her children carried a small pail, so that

to the store, instead of going round

to his vexation, he met Philip Ross, elab

surprise, not unmixed with curiosity. But for his curiosity, he would hav

nd you out to

nswered

u been pick

like it, d

. Have you

y. I am not working

joy lighted up th

charged you

n his nephew

berries for a living?" as

wered Harr

said Philip, briskly. "Wait a mi

surprised that Philip should

rly every morning, and I'll hire you to black my

your house. Bring them down to mine ev

by carrying dirty shoes round the

oolly. "You'll have to do it,

ry well pleased, to report to his mother that she could tr