Sam's Chance And How He Improved It

have resorted to this device, or any other likely to replenish his empty treasury; but his credit was not good. He felt rather bashfu

oning up his courage, "wi

the young man, rega

o pay for my meals the re

es that

e on five do

dollar, I don't see that yo

you back," sai

any security

d Sam, who was inexp

nds, any stocks or bonds, which you

m, scratching his head

d then I wouldn'

t along on five

N

s here before yo

y for clothes," Sam explained,

w m

I have on, and then I had to

you for billiards?" ask

and looked

ds?" he

at's wha

ou I played

on

am, more boldly, concluding that it was

ee a friend in the office, and I glanced into the billiard room. I

es

, as your income is so small, that you had better

ery often," sai

all. He would be apt to think that you were receiving too

t tell him," sai

l tales about my

a dollar?" inquired Sam,

not, under the

cents left to buy lunch with, and

guess I have a pretty hard time. I wish

oo much to something turning up, instead o

gh, something did turn

ith three, and they were very "filling" for the price. After eating his apples he took a walk, being allowed about forty minu

rriedly, and picked it up, putting it in his pocket without examination, lest it might att

gold-I could see that. I can get something for that at the pawnbroker

the reader has found out by this time, was not a boy of high principles. He had a

nce he took a loo

s, and had no conception of the value of this stone. His attention was drawn chiefly to the gold,

Five dollars will be a great help to a poor chap like me. I'll go

Considering that he was impecunious enough to require a loan

rowing any money, Sam?" he

th truth; "I haven't a

seem to min

g?" said Sam. "I'm expecti

w m

doll

I hope you won't have

ot. I guess I

get any

ought thr

ou up?" asked Bu

," answered Sam, "if you'd

a peanu

I'm afraid it'll be lonely i

en; it's the l

the young clerk. "Some boys would have been

of Sam's good spirits, but tho

o a small pawn office with which he had become familiar in the course of his vari

man by birth, scanned Sam attentively,

, my boy?" he

ave you got any mo

ive it for?" as

ere," said Sam, "t

it t

ise and admiration when his eye

you get it?

y grandmother," s

his shoulders, not belie

nice ring?

n. "I have seen much better.

will you

," answered

said Sam. "You won't get

he old man, from force of

I won't sell it for that, neither. I may

her left it to you," sa

ed; "but she left it to my aunt fir

ing cheaper, it is sufficient to say that Sam carried his point, and mar