The Cash Boy

y in dischargingthem satisfactorily. At first he found ittiresome, being on his feet all day,

one thing gaveFrank uneasiness. His

lum, Frank?'' asked Jas

I could earn more money. You knowhow little I get. I can

Frank. Thanks toyour good adv

helpmatters. I should owe you the money

y don'tknow,'' said Jasper. ``I am afraid

the rest of the cash-boys

pleasedwith you. Duncan told me you did mo

to do al

d salesman, hethought. Of course

uppose

along on ten, but of the five Isave let me give you two. I shall neve

ut it wouldn't be right for me to acceptyour kind offer, th

e, Frank. I'll l

y hear of some

cost but two dollarsa week, so that out of his three dollars he savedfifty cents. But this saving would not be sufficientto pay for his clothes. However, he had had nooccasi

elf, thoughtfully. ``At any rate, I've got enoughto pay fo

uld increase his income. Jasperagain offered to give him two doll

e store was aboutto close, the h

o you live?

nue, near Twenty

your fare upon the stage if you'll carry it. Ipromised to

ry it just as

mnibus. There was just one seat vacant beside anold

e as hedid so. By some mischance the horses started alittle too soon and the old man, losing h

not much hurt, sir?

my knee,'' said

you, sir,'' said F

ve,close by. If you will lead me to the door and

sir. It is no t

by our hero, the oldgentle

d servant, who looked wi

r master, ``and thisyoung gentle

hurt yoursel

t seri

ing more for you,

e in a

ew acquaintance into ahan

if you have beentaken out of yo

intended to get out

t ready. Won't you s

ingly, ``but Ipromised to carry this b

an go and return in five minutes. Youhave done me a service, an

he can help me tosome employment

ou, sir; I

, but chairs were only set for three. Theone at the head of the table was of course occupiedby the ol

isa young gentleman who was kind enough to help meh

is name, but I must

k Fowler

Now that we are allintroduce

e soup, Mr. Fowler?''

ded slightly at the introduction, fixing her eyescoldly and searchingly on the face of our hero

alculated to warm theho

d not helpfeeling at the same time that M

have a good app

have to work ha

a cash-boy at Gilbert

ching herbrows as much as to say: ``You

in the city, Frank--Ibeli

dead. My mother died o

ou no brothers

one siste

e is in the city

her in the country

u more about your

should like to haveyou stay w

nk you,

at had become of him. Hesaw that the old gentleman was kindly dispose

cordial, Mrs. Bradley became more frosty, unti

l well this eveni

e a

headache,'' said the

etter do some

ass away of i

rom the dinner

r, which washandsomely fitted up as a library,``What makes him take such notice of a mer