mmy, as our hero entered the humble room, where t
I begin to think that the prize-pack
hy
many that'l
ning, explaining how it was that Teddy had
asked Jimmy. "Mother's got a
any boy I could trust to draw it except you,
said Mrs. Hoffman. "I would rather make
ternoon, keeping as far away from Teddy as I can. If I
own Paul your drawi
g his drawing-book, from which he had co
d Paul, in real surprise. "I had
o, Paul?" asked the li
How long did
n hour, I should think," said Mrs. Hoff
t artist some time,
I should like to earn some money, so tha
men, Jimmy, we'll make so much money that mother needn't work at all. S
d enjoy that," said M
candy business, then
reat artist to be selling candy round the streets. I
Paul," said his mot
glad to be able to provide even that, and Paul, who had the hearty appetite of a growing boy, did full justice to the fare. They ha
ye, Mrs. Donovan," said P
aul," said Mrs. Donovan, good-naturedly.
offman. "Sit down to the table, won't you? We're
to wash this afternoon, and I thought maybe you'd hav
re very kind; but you must have
ain't used to it. It's only a thrifle, but if you want to pay me, you could do a bit o
terms I will agree to your kind off
s, and, wrapping them up in a hand
rlint?" said Mrs. Donovan, turning her broa
cture," said Jimmy. "Wo
, admiringly, taking the picture and gazing at it
book, and I copi
them we have in the church, of the Blessed Virgin and the Saints.
e of paper big enough
s great news. Barnum's fat woman is dead, and he's comin' afther you this afternoon. He'll pay you ten dollars a week and board.' 'Whist, ye spal
, Mrs. Donovan. Jimmy shall go
aid Mrs. Donovan. "I'll jist bri
ad gone. "I shall be glad to have her wash. I am apt to feel
haps I shan't succeed, but I'll do my best. Shall you have
to draw. I'm going
her hard,
" said Jimmy,
oom with his ba
office. Here he became witness to an unexpectedly lively scene; in other words, a fight, in which Teddy O'Brien and his confederat
cents, representing the value of the prizes and the original cost of the packages and their contents, was profit. Now, according to the arrangement entered into between him and Mike, the latter, for hi
aid Mike, indignantly;
y. You've got the fifty cents
then," said Mike, changing his grou
stonishment at the impu
no prize,
ike. "You said so you
agreed to accept twenty-five cents in ful
right. It was a
hate me!" said
rnin'?" demanded Mike. "You're the c
cents," said Teddy, "and
to fight," said M
chimed in Jim, who thought h
o avoid a fight by running. Accordingly, he tucked all the money into his pocket, and, turning incontinently, fled down Liberty street, closely p
business again," he reflected.
lf on the post office steps, and began t
h fair success, and by four o'clock was able to start for home w
so great as the day befo
llar every day," thought P