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