ed in front of a large five story building

upied by quite a large number of clerks

t can I do for you?" ask

ke to see M

is letters. He

was p

who is to see

pudent, yo

Goodnow to see me, as long as he t

a different tone. "If you're sure about that you c

t the entrance of a room which had been partit

was employed in opening letters. Without turning round he

r near the door. In about ten m

it?" h

o call at half past nine. You saw

d Mulgrave that I would give you a place.

u a specimen of

down at

esk adjoin

f and wrote in a fir

ion, if you are kind enough to giv

over the paper

n't be expected to do any writing yet but I like to ta

ittle bell

s older than Rodney

es here," sai

exioned man, partially b

oy. I don't know if one is needed, but it is at the request of a fr

ng for him to do today at any rate,

Whats your n

ey Ro

enter it in the books. You may go with Mr

the head of one of the departments, to th

and I will give you a memor

dney, with brief instructions as to what he was to do at each. They were place

de a study of the lower part of the c

tracted the attention of the young

w?" asked the young man, stro

es

en you into

he has given

erk wh

e one of u

red Rodney w

to know the rule

r on, but now I am go

ed. He had been detained at tw

I said?" asked the you

es

lishment is for a new hand t

id Rodney, laughing; "I shall ha

ck a crate of goods, the older boy whom he had already seen in t

es

ed in Mr. Goo

a little nervous. Had he done wro

re. So far as he knew he had attended fai

ooked familiar to him. He recalled it immediately as the face of the English

k?" he said, offering

ed Rodney grateful

think you wi

h better than going around th

give satisfaction to m

try to do

head salesman in a year. Festina

sfied with haste

u underst

y well

s boys' Lodging House with classical attainments. Perha

epeated the first

lass, and surveying Rodney as if he were a curious specime

confess my

equire it in my friend G

it," said Rodney, rat

boy. I think you are entitled to something for your knowledge of Greek and Latin-say five do

hall find this money very useful, as I have t

e left the Lo

only spent on

t blessing to the needy street boys,

ere last evening, or I should n

ervice," said the Englishman kindly, shaking hands

ing too much notice of that bo

common boy. You won't

ope

or Mr. Mulgrave was to start on his

ecker Street. He found Mike already there, working hard to get

good day, Mike

d ten cents. Here's a qu

you are prompt i

n' that I had a room of my own to go to after I got through.

pe so

ening he opened it. He took out a dark mixed sui

fitted as if it

e it, Mike,"

it?" exclaimed

I have plent

unday the two boys went to Central Park in the afternoon, Mike so transformed that