Sam's Chance And How He Improved It

et and see the advertiser at once. If we can restore t

Sam, uneasily. "You don't exp

you owe me, Sam. The ring was found by

oked r

owe you, as soon as I get the

ent? Can you tell the name a

n Chester, and his of

re

down directly, o

an, of eighteen or nineteen, was in sole possession. It may be remarked, by the way, th

ow voice, as the young man turned upon their en

sk," sa

. Chester?"

ttered at being mist

ed, consequentially; "but, perhaps, I

" sai

"State your case, and I may be able to assist you. Is it a case of trespas

ht Sam, respectfully. "I don

d the budding barrister, in a jocular tone.

hester on particular

rt

see him to-night.

does he

t his house. It won't b

see us. We'll

about?" asked the you

vate," sa

doubt," said the d

k so," said Sam. "Wher

ring?" asked the young m

" asked Sam

yesterday and advertised it in the Her

we had?"

to me, and I'll take

I've found it I'll

you go

about it to-morrow morn

to tell you," said the

Directory' and let Mr. Chest

got the desire

Chester lived in West

go," sai

lowed h

p there to-nig

, and the sooner we get it into th

than half an hour reached Thirty-fifth Street. They hear

opened by a

ster live her

was the

I see

gone in t

t to see hi

sturbed when he's at dinner. You

at Henry

t we have found something belonging

his ring?" said t

we will only delive

stand here in the hal

dle age came from the dining-room, and

oy that has my

e," said Sa

o me, if y

of twenty-five dollars,

ing is mine, you sha

Sam produc

ived it with gre

e," he said. "Wher

the place as w

w my adver

d of mine read it

bring it to my

y said, in a low voice:

awned it, and it was some tr

! How much did

doll

, the ring cost si

in blank astonishment. How could

h it was worth," said Henry. "It

e pawnbroker gave it ba

st have known somet

p. He said it was stolen, an

d you sa

rought it to him, and he said yes. Then Henry threate

would make a good lawyer. At any rate, I am gla

," answe

y family are all away except my w

Henry Martin. "We will

your hats up,

wed Mr. Chester into a handsome dining-room in the rear extens

said her husband. "These two young gen

"Young gentlemen, you can sit, one on this side, the other opp

than I can do," said

," said Henry, who was p

arker," said t

you some sou

than

u, Mr.

to laugh. It seemed so

e managed to a

oniously polite. Sam, who was used to the free and easy ways of a restaurant, hardly knew how to act. Henr

ashfulness, did full justice, Mr. Chester opened his

ivided between y

; "Sam found the ring

ars, also," said the lawyer, who

, I would rathe

n ever be of any servic

k you

d the boys le