Barriers Burned Away

end in gilt letters, "Art Building"; and as far as a mere warehouse for beautiful things could deserve the title, this place did, for it was crowded with engravings, paintings, bronzes, statua

into the cold street again a

that of a German of the highest and most cultivated type. And yet, when he spoke, his English was so good that you

of one of his clerks, "wa

s,

erfectly

say that h

again. Send him to me

said Dennis, stepping up and

hen you have finished come to the office for your money;"

space to be cleared, to receive proportionate recompense. And yet his despatch was not so great as usual, for in spite of himself his eyes were continually wandering to th

hat seemed peering archly at him from a corner. His ears were assailed by the lo

yez! what yez

dewalk," said De

, or I'll knock bloo

hreateningly. At the same time seeing a policeman, he called

hed to the door of the art building, wrenched it open, and, leaving it so, tore down the long

he office before there was a cras

s catastrophe sobered him, and he stood looking in dismay at the destruction he had wrought. His employer, the gentleman whom Dennis had seen a

ng through the store in th

fellow outside a-doin

last spree should be the last in my employ? Now begone, you drunken idiot! and if you ever show your face on these premises ag

ph, if ye'll only

or I will call the

nd the childer

care of them, you can't expect other people to. Begone!" sai

help: the clerks were but fa

otions. Nor did he stop until he reached one of the fatal "gin-mills," where he soon drowned memory and trouble in

lesson on drinkin

k and entered the store. A c

Ludolph a mom

but I guess you won't find him very smooth this evening," lo

ill be explained further on, his momentary passion soon passed away when he found he had sustained no material injury. To Dennis's knock he responded in his usual tone, "Come in!" and Dennis stood in a warm, lighted, cosey office, where the object of his quest sat writing rapidly with his back to the door. Denn

issed a person in your employ this afternoon. I would r

nken Irishman, who had been porter and man-of-all-work about the store, this

nd your man-of-all-work, I would be very glad to obtain it;

to himself, "I thoug

is to stand full in the light, while he withdrew somewhat in the shado

ove the situation y

" said Dennis, "and it certainly is

that just clean

m, s

rom that of the man discharged to-day, and from those seeking the m

At any rate I shall be perfectly open;" and Dennis t

young face, he believed every word. Accustomed to deal with all classes of

owever, "Have you

letter, which Mr. Ludolph glance

ent thing for some minds. I managed Pat a year through h

the classing of true faith with gross superstition, pain

to hurt your feelings, but to the educated

nnis, with quiet dignity, "if I believed tha

ut I believe that I can trust you, and your face and story are worth much more to me than this letter. A scamp might possess that as well as an honest youth like

, would enable him to live and support his m

in it. I will pay you at the end of every week as long as you suit, so that you can commence sending something to your mother immediately. You

the most out of it with the least cost to himself. Under the words that seemed so kind and considerate, the young man's heart swelled with the strong and

last till next Satur

last," said De

e any more help than will barely enable a man to help himself"-a maxim which had t

spoke in a tone so sharp, and a mann

ct: you take Pat's place, and I expect you to do Pat's work. I

e," said Dennis, q

t closing up the store. Be here early Monday morn

nis felt how much the success of that d

t and gloves and went out

phy, discharged to-day. Mr. Schwartz, will you show him what it is necessary to do to-night? He will be h

closing the store, taking care of the furnace, etc., and Dennis saw that his place was no sinecure. Still it was not work, but its lack, that he dreaded, and his movements were so eager and earnest that a fa