dg

Florence, and siezed her wri

the house," he

rm. The boy was evidently softened by her b

won't harm you if

Florence, fixing her eyes on th

ow-yes, I s

hen you are

ss, do yo

be very poor, or you would

s, I have enough to eat, an

u earn your living

I must obe

e ord

uv'nor's, t

you to open t

es

guv'nor, as

l; it wouldn

e a very w

you call an angel, but I've s

telling me yo

ou won't peach on

dge

es

sn't a

t. That's what I'

fixing a glance of mingled curiosity

ght, Tim Bolton crept in through the door unobserved by either, tiptoed across the room to t

give up this bad life," resumed Flor

at becomes of me, miss

, ind

nderstand it. You are a rich young lady, and

t's

erstand. Why, all my life I've lived with t

t like it. You are fit

ink so?" asked Do

e. You were meant to be g

earnestly, fixing his large, dark eye

eave your evil companions, and be

is expressive features showing that he was strongly moved. "You

ould," said Flor

powerfully, and even fascinated her, though she hardly realized it. It was s

ved in a nice house, and 'sociated with

a bad

church. He keeps a gin mill, a

lways lived

not in N

re t

elbou

in Aus

, mi

nce you came

's about th

s had this man as a

ifferent father

ence, as this remark brought forcibly to he

, impulsively, "I am

gentleman that live

ry angry with me, and has this very

ruffian he is, to be sure!"

ainst my uncle. He has alwa

What's the old ge

my cousin Curtis-a m

dude I saw come out of th

fferent gentleman. I

ant to marry

, n

look as if he knew enough

rilliant, but I think I would rat

ark hair and a dark complexion,

have noti

as him before.

ng about him?" aske

his

s him, too. So you see, Dodger," she added, aloud, "I am not a rich young lady, as y

said Dodger, impulsivel

described, my poor boy

t street, and you shall be my sister. I w

iend when I need one most. But I could not accept stole

f! That is, I wo

e up your plan of

guv'nor will say. He'll half murder me,

happens. Promise me that y

I never thought much about bein' respectable, and growin' up to be so

in his hand, entered the room, and started in astonishment when he saw Florenc

n reproof. "So this is the company you