The Telegraph Boy

morning papers. These he succeeded in selling during the forenoon, netting a profit of thirty cents. It was not much, but he was satisfied. At any rate he was a good deal better off than when in

t, near Park row, and for fifteen cents enjoyed a dinner of two courses. The first consisted of a plat

tone of satisfaction. "I oughter get one ever

raise fifteen cents a da

ve my money sometimes to go to the Old B

uldn't give up my dinner. A boy th

ick. "We'll go to dinner toget

k; I should lik

the City-Hall Park, a girl of ten approached him. Frank recognized her

ked Frank, observing that s

t round with the blind m

es

you to c

culty in obtaining a boy to succeed him. This was not very rem

u to find me?"

dn't pass that money

e back," said Frank, promptly. "I

hat you are doing,"

n tell him that

rrested for stealing money from him. You mustn't

rank, hotly; "but you can t

e to tell him that;

t, when he can't s

can go right up to where you are

may not be very good, but he can see for all tha

I think," said the girl.

ome other boy, and starv

have you arrested for s

or wanting me to pass a counterfeit

l mad," said t

decently I would have stayed wi

able exactions. He considered whether it would be worth while to have Frank arrested on a false charge of theft, but was restrained by the fear that he would himself be implicated in passing counterfeit money, that is, in intention. He succeeded in engaging another

oy of considerable energy, and was on the alert for customers. It was not long before

menting that he could n

rank," he said. "There's

it call

There's five men murdered in th

you go, t

aint had much luck this week, and it took al

much to go to th

o use. My credit aint good, an

h does i

ts, in the t

ou see

ut a feller with good eyes c

You have been a good friend to me

ll? To-

es

a stavin' time. Sometime, when I'm

gallery. The performance was well adapted to please the taste of a boy, and they e

to see men killed, D

s kinder

art so well as some

, aint it?" asked Dic

asse

"I'd like to be a hunter and roam roun

l you? That wouldn't sui

t I'd like to be a h

e to make a journey to the West if I had money en

good homes, and, providing themselves with what they considered necessary, have set out on a journey in quest of the romantic adventures which in stories had fired their imaginati

more if he had not gone to the theatre with Dick; but this he did not regret. He felt that he needed some amusement, and he wished to show his gratitude to his friend for various kind services. The time had come to accept Mr. Bowen's second dinner invitation. As Frank looked at his shabby clothes h

clo'es if you wa

, Dick. As I'm a newsboy, it wouldn't look ap

e blackin' spots

I'll wait till next