The Telegraph Boy

s he paused on the steps of a fine brown-stone m

and asked, "Is M

s chamber. I don't th

ht the servant was taking too much upon

hall," said the servant, reluctan

sent for his umbrella has brought

ella," said the girl, in a differ

mmediately. There was a look of ex

ed. "Why, I've only been home a few minutes. Di

d been found, an

ham say a

d to trust it with him over nigh

ut he is an excellent man. My

to do the errand,

were poor," said the

met you I hadn't a

any way to ma

pers if I had enough money

quire a lar

smiling, "unless you consid

in surprise. "You don't mean to say that th

stock of papers, and buy more

I didn't th

, and his tastes were literary and artistic. He knew more o

r a pause, "how much do I ow

ir. Whatever you think

to buy papers, and you will requ

in all will b

a dollar," said the old gentl

do him a great deal of good; with a

It is more than I earned, bu

enly said, "Oh, I think you'd better stay to dinner. It will be on the t

ashed by the invitation, but, as the old gentlem

I don't look

hands. You'll find a clothes-brush there als

e girl who had admitted

ack chamber on the third floor, and see that he is supplied with towels

n, and then at Frank, but did

d, and ascended the front stai

somely furnished chamber, e

ir," she said, dryly. "If we'd known you were comi

" said Frank, smiling for

inued Susan. "Things mayn't be as ni

nk, good-humoredly; "

of you, I'm sure," said Susan, tos

used to this way of living; so if you'll be kind enough to give me any hin

appeased Susan, and she readily

will be late," she said, hurriedly. "You

an. He therefore scrubbed his face and hands till they fairly shone, and brushed his clothes with great care. Even then they certainly did look

at, my boy,"

tried to look as if

Kavanagh," said Mr. Bow

htly, feeling more and more t

would say if he could see me

and certainly displayed an excellent appetite,

is dead son, telling anecdotes of his boyhood, to which Frank listen

like you," said the old gentle

ir," answered

was a boy

im when he was a

be sur

and this boy is light, and Mr. John

old man; "but there was something in t

hought Susan. "That wouldn't do nohow, though h

nk rose, and wished

e old gentleman, kindly. "You have been

lad of

d something better to

I coul

n this day week, and I may

k you

t to walk down-town, repairing to the lodging-house, where he met D

" he said. "I wonder I don't get i

t up," sa