Sam's Chance And How He Improved It

tched Sam's rate of expenditure, and decided that he must be at the bottom of his purse. He was surprised, therefo

ou were so rich,

you think I can," said S

ar it. I want yo

Here's the fifty cents I

to pay it ti

d. I'll pa

He was convinced that Sam must have obtained money from some other quarter,

ck to the room, S

o the theater. W

want to give

ing won't

I will wait till

g all day, and studying all night,

night," answere

ke any time f

to the future. I want

n't going to kill

Sam. I'll be willing to insu

. "Well, if you won't go, I'll leave you. I s'pose

m," said Henry,

l be wanting to borrow

ched the office, he found Will

e," said the

st evening," said

nable party,

. I was at t

were out of m

aised a

are rather extrava

e out right," sai

diamond ring, have you?" asked Bu

clerk was scanning the paper, and

ou ask that?"

you'd be in l

wou

ho has lost such a ring, offering twe

lated Sam, in excitement. "D

ave been lost

Sam. "It must be the o

ere's much chance of his

he advertisem

aid Budd, handin

e address upon his memory-No. 49 Wall S

to look for it?" as

ch show for me. Probably some

do

o to the p

ou have swept the office. D

quick in pawning it. If he only had it in his possession now he would have nothing to do but to call on Mr. Chester and receive twenty-five dollars. With that amount he would feel as rich as a millionaire. Now the problem was to get hold of the ring,

. "Here is a chance to make twenty dollar

ly get his week's wages in advance he would b

d be willing to pay me my week's wages t

n't. It's contra

or me to have the mone

he would do it if

hook h

aid. "He would conclude that you were living

lend me the mo

t is, I am not willing to. I don't ap

ime," said Sam. "I'll

d not control, I would say 'Yes'; but while you complain of your salary as insufficient, you play billiards, and spend the evening at the theater; and

't," s

ou want of

"it's to get something

t is

said Sam, force

d you pl

terd

going to the theater,"

aid Sam,

t to be ashame

if you will lend me

es. You have a coat on, and certainly cannot need the

himself into a scrape by his false statement

efore Saturd

ou? Won't

ellow wants to buy it from me, and he

nt to sell you

I need th

n economize, you pawn your coat, and then try to sell it

am, "but I don't me

is till you are able to redeem it. Don't think of selling it

ll easily be understood, therefore, that it proved unsatisfactory to him. He didn't reply, bu