The Cash Boy

r to thepoorhouse?'' asked Tom Pinke

`he is going to make a vis

visit,'' said Tom, discontentedly. ``I should think

ve the town unnecessaryexpe

isfied with hisfather's assurance

of Mr. Pomeroy. Sam and Frankwere intimate friends, and our hero

us all the time, Frank--you and

had it in mypower to offer Frank any employment which itwould be worth his while to follow, i

I want to consu

mero

ce I can, Frank. Isuppose you do

o do here. Imust go somewhere where I

hard row to hoe,

ully. ``Have you de

I shall go t

! To the

et something to do,

ou going to live

ot a littl

won't las

on get work, if it is onlyto

ill stand a fairchance to succeed.

take her

eave her here tillyou have found so

rton willwant to put her in the poorhous

e can stay here with

let me pay

o give her board f

wouldn'tbe right for me to accept your kind

say. When you are able-mind, not till then--you may pay

lling to boardGrace for a while, I thin

ver your clothes

y, ``and see if th

art Thursday morni

ingup the main street, when just in front of Deacon

m?'' he said, and

ou going?'' Tom

Mr. Pom

you going to the

ld you I w

y fat

ur father's

said Tom, insolently. ``

s to earn money, an

ou to resign as captai

`Wh

out. Doyou think the fellows will be wil

you have called me apaupe

pauper and y

upon Frankvicariously. He was unable to report the case to hisfather till the next morning, as the deacon did notreturn from a neighboring village, whither he hadgone on business, till late, but the result of hiscommunication was a