and out among the numerous foot passengers that thronged the sidewalks was not so easy. He kept up pretty well, however, until, in turning a street corner, he ran at full spee
pite of his desire to overtake Mike, felt it i
n, at last, "by tearing through the streets
ery sor
er than to run at such speed? You oug
to catch a thi
t?" asked the stout gentleman, his
the post office when he and anothe
hat were y
package
was in
an
make much
a dolla
ar than had you run against me wi
ir, I'm ve
u, under the circumsta
Hoff
ome time, if you see me in the street, come
I shoul
ng. I hope you'll
nk you
tion in which he had taken part had lasted so long that Mike had had ple
l went
aid his mother. "Surely you h
l my packag
is
were s
me abo
told t
," said Jimmy, indignantl
much, Jimmy," said Paul, amused
as a big, strong
u will be,
ur loss, Paul?"
dollar, but if I had sold them all they would have bro
u make so
siness. It's getting poorer every day. I'll go out afte
ng out now, Pa
nd see you draw
I'm going to
re. I don't think yo
little boy, confidently
ved a good deal,
tist one of these day
l," said the little bo
e sketches in the drawing books Paul had purchased for him. It was a great delight to the little boy to draw, and hour after hour, as his mother sat at
hed him a
th, really surprised at his little brother's proficie
, Paul," said Jimmy. "I neve
d discourage you," said Paul. "You kno
ut there was a merry tw
you draw better," s
l I draw?"
is hors
ou must go away; I don't want
y, I am bound to confess that he had not the slightest talent for drawing, though Jimmy did n
way for about
one," h
d Jimmy, in surprise
urst into a fit of laughter. Paul's drawing was a very rough one, and such a horse
Jimmy?" asked Paul.
id the little boy, alm
eigned resentment. "You're jealous o
y again burst into a fit of merrimen
I can't draw any better than an old cow. You've
my, who had a great admiration of Paul, notwiths
o, Jimmy," said Paul. "I'll refer t
was proud of the praises whic
ugh with these," said Paul; "that is, if I don't get red
o'clock. It was a plain, frugal meal always, but on Sunday they usually managed to have
s soon
om the bureau, and
"I'll see if I can't get into something I like
u'll succe
id in drawing ho
o, Paul," said
rse to visitors and pre
nger,
. He had sold papers, and succeeded fairly in that line, and knew he could again. He had pitted himself against other boys, and the result had been to give him a certain confidence in his own powers and business abilities. When he had first gone into the street to try his chances there, it had been wit
k a new kind of business, was by no means disheartened. He walked a little wa
alt in neckties. Upon an upright framework hung a great variety of ties of differe
of the stand, and, having nothing else t