tched Sam's rate of expenditure, and decided that he must be at the bottom of his purse. He was surprised, therefo

ou were so rich,

you think I can," said S

ar it. I want yo

Here's the fifty cents I

to pay it ti

d. I'll pa

He was convinced that Sam must have obtained money from some other quarter,

ck to the room, S

o the theater. W

want to give

ing won't

I will wait till

g all day, and studying all night,

night," answere

ke any time f

to the future. I want

n't going to kill

Sam. I'll be willing to insu

. "Well, if you won't go, I'll leave you. I s'pose

m," said Henry,

l be wanting to borrow

ched the office, he found Will

e," said the

st evening," said

nable party,

. I was at t

were out of m

aised a

are rather extrava

e out right," sai

diamond ring, have you?" asked Bu

clerk was scanning the paper, and

ou ask that?"

you'd be in l

wou

ho has lost such a ring, offering twe

lated Sam, in excitement. "D

ave been lost

Sam. "It must be the o

ere's much chance of his

he advertisem

aid Budd, handin

e address upon his memory-No. 49 Wall S

to look for it?" as

ch show for me. Probably some

do

o to the p

ou have swept the office. D

quick in pawning it. If he only had it in his possession now he would have nothing to do but to call on Mr. Chester and receive twenty-five dollars. With that amount he would feel as rich as a millionaire. Now the problem was to get hold of the ring,

. "Here is a chance to make twenty dollar

ly get his week's wages in advance he would b

d be willing to pay me my week's wages t

n't. It's contra

or me to have the mone

he would do it if

hook h

aid. "He would conclude that you were living

lend me the mo

t is, I am not willing to. I don't ap

ime," said Sam. "I'll

d not control, I would say 'Yes'; but while you complain of your salary as insufficient, you play billiards, and spend the evening at the theater; and

't," s

ou want of

"it's to get something

t is

said Sam, force

d you pl

terd

going to the theater,"

aid Sam,

t to be ashame

if you will lend me

es. You have a coat on, and certainly cannot need the

himself into a scrape by his false statement

efore Saturd

ou? Won't

ellow wants to buy it from me, and he

nt to sell you

I need th

n economize, you pawn your coat, and then try to sell it

am, "but I don't me

is till you are able to redeem it. Don't think of selling it

ll easily be understood, therefore, that it proved unsatisfactory to him. He didn't reply, bu