The Cash Boy

the poorhouse?" asked Tom Pinkerto

e is going to make a visi

isit," said Tom, discontentedly. "I should think y

the town unnecessary expe

fied with his father's assurance t

of Mr. Pomeroy. Sam and Frank were intimate friends, and our hero

s all the time, Frank-you and

it in my power to offer Frank any employment which it would be worth his while to follow, it

nt to consult you

I can, Frank. I suppose you do

o here. I must go somewhere where I ca

nk," said Mr. Pomeroy, thoughtfull

I shall go

To th

something to do, n

going to live i

t a litt

on't la

get work, if it is only to

stand a fair chance to succeed. W

take her

ve her here till you have found so

on will want to put her in the poorhous

can stay here with

let me pay

give her board

uldn't be right for me to accept your kind

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

ng to board Grace for a while, I thin

-morrow, Frank," said Mrs. Pomero

t Thursday mornin

g up the main street, when just in front of Deacon

" he said, and wa

going?" Tom a

. Pome

u going to the p

you I wa

fath

father's

id Tom, insolently. "You

to earn money, and

to resign as captain

hy

ut. Do you think the fellows will be wil

ou have called me a paupe

pauper and

on Frank vicariously. He was unable to report the case to his father till the next morning, as the deacon did not return from a neighboring village, whither he had gone on business, till late, but the result of his communication was a