The Cash Boy

, as he emerged from the railway station and

asked a bootblack, seein

t have felt disposed to be so extravagant, considering his limited resourc

id, "you may

his knees insta

u make in a day

good day I ma

tty good,"

w me the way

raight

shine and started in t

ore. He knew that Broadway was the principal business stre

minutes, and was fortunate enough to find

y Wan

to the counter, addressed a you

u want

wants one; I don't.

the same question to a sandy-whiskere

. "That notice was only

w it one m

nt the pla

uld li

your way ab

t I could so

applications from boys who live in the

e store rathe

there was a similar notice of "A B

ith your paren

re dead," sai

but we can'

not,

hing we should make yo

anything," said

; I can't

re a little dishearten

therefore, that his attention was drawn to the bills of a restaurant on the opposite side of the street. He crossed over, and standing o

young man of about thirty, wh

how are you?" he sa

bewildered, for he had no recollection

a little more bro

y guess; his n

it," he continued. "When

" said the uns

ed to meet you so soon, is

if I can g

I can h

r you," ventured our hero, "b

isn't strange, as we only met once or twice in your country home. But that

N

I. Come in and

Jasper Wheelock, passing

ke to have some roas

iter, two plates of roast be

all at home?

er has j

o," said Jasper,

ster i

your siste

ra

names. The fact is, I have been trying to r

wle

Fowler. How could

ival of the coffee and roast beet, which bo

ng will you have?"

mpling,"

e. Apple dump

disposed of, and two checks were

asper. "No thanks. We are o

et, and quickly withdrew it w

ome. I remember now, I left it in the pocket of my other coat. I sha

est for money made him uneasy. Still there seemed no

the bill and then led

s quite capable of borrowing money, without in

treet, "you have done me a favor, and I am going to

t I had to pay my fare in the cars and the din

for you to get a place

ster to support;

have been imposing upon you. I never saw

you say y

I've been out of a place for three or four weeks, but I enter upon one the first of next

om somewhere. I'll tell you wha

expen

k. I think the old lady won't charge

are would b

do now. My room is on Sixth Avenue." They had some dista

er this,

a latch-key

"It isn't large you can't g

d," said Frank. "I want to g

a short time. After this week I

s are you in,

and I generally have steady work. I expect to have after

h you

somewhere. I'll just show you on it the position of the princip

ined to Frank the leading topograp

contented, and this was employment. But it

sper, the next morning, "that you mi

es a cas

not himself make change, for it would not do to have so many having access to the money-drawer. The

can get a situat

of the principal salesmen. If there is a v

d spacious. Twenty salesmen stood behind the counter, and boys

u, Duncan?"

. He had a keen, energetic look and manner, and woul

e you?" he responded. "Do yo

youngster. He's a friend of mine. I

tory. But what sort of

y to begin

ys has fallen sick, and we have not suppl

ilbert seemed to be asking two or three questions. Frank waited the result i

rted Duncan. "His wages

well pleased to feel that at

nnouncing his success, and expressing the ho