Shifting For Himself
ld his sto
ike yours, after all. I am thrown upon my own exertion
" said John, in a
be; but do you know, I am not sure
for you to give up
realized I shall have to make it for myself. As far as that goes I am
etter schola
ther and mother and sister to enc
Gilbert; but he ca
or the last three years, and I hope and believe that our friendsh
k your guardian a
I don't believe
dea what views
ppose he will provide me
ely in the dark as
irel
Gilbert, after you are settled. I
u will be my only correspondent. You
may like to hear news of the village and the school, that is, aft
John, I must bid you good-night, and good-by, for I am to s
. Take care of yo
e to you
re. As Gilbert was about to get into the cars, John cam
bert. "I 32hope he'll have good luck
ting upon a horse-car rode down-town to his guardian's office. He had a check for his
however, he had a new feeling as he entered the handsomely fitted-up room. He was no longer the wealthy ward, but as it appeared the humble dependent of the rich merc
inquired, of a clerk wh
n't know if he
ent f
e? Well, he'
inner room, partitioned
s partially open entered, and, removing h
n, inclined to be corpule
e heard Gilber
ived my lett
Burto
to him. It's
d better come u
did r
what your letter contained.
elf rich?" said th
always been led
r told
was poor, and would h
at, do you?" demanded
had known
judgment is of course superior to yours. You un
ready,
ved your time w
tell you better
u must have some idea. Give me your own impress
ot misrepr
riggs, ironically. "I suppo
but I think I
do you
ave been so far in Latin and Greek that in another yea
. You can't expect me
tly. "I was only trying to giv
re you good i
s,
have yo
gh the
ll. How do
u a specimen of
you like. You may copy the first thr
rt di
enough, but you will in time. I shall get you a
he de
re till I can get you a boarding-place or make some
es,
tell him to bring it round. Stay, here
the counterpart of his father, and no one could be likely to mis
s Gilbert Greyson
ndolph, curtly. "Father
s to me you are al
the son, pertly. "I want to go
ilbert; he is going to s
e care of himself," sai
said Gilbert, quickly. "I don
t did not seem to our hero that he should p
to the office of Adams' Express
me the five d
on't come agai
e along, whatev
ressed to our hero, who answered, s
along. I'm
Randolph's curiosity led him to sa
t your father
guardian,
ls me I have no money, an
h, superciliously. "That's
s tone, but did not want
without furth
re's the express office. Now
e office, not sorry to be rid of his
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