the key ring his

ou get that?

pped it-at the pool w

ou know i

initials

um

key ring we'll keep it,

t keep it. Gi

fish," said Randy,

your fish. I cau

mallest, I

e two l

fish from the string. "Bob Bangs, it was a contemptible thing to do," he ad

s you want to get hurt," grow

gger than I am," said Randy, undaunted by t

ess," came from Jack. "If you wanted so

buy my fish

ou take ours?"

t saw the strings in the pool and took a few,"

Jack restrung their fish. In the meantime Bob Bangs en

e with you!" he shouted back,

ouble!" shouted back Randy, and then h

d the man-of-all-work around the Bangs p

fresh," grumbled the big you

took some of

poor chap as Randy Thompson I let him keep them," said Bob, glibly.

only two small fish and he was thoroughly disgusted with everything and e

hose and fry them for my suppe

y are very small," cried the gir

them for my supper,"

er, for he had passed to the next room. He went upstairs and washed up and then walked into t

ther?" he as

nswered Mrs. Bangs, withou

be home t

here was

to supper?" and the bo

s, in irritation. "I presume he will be

t some

nted to finish it before supper was served. She did little in life but read novels

money," repeated the

? Every time I try to read

to listen to me. You

ttle, I have so many things to atte

y. I haven't had

aven't anything to give you," and a

u give me

ere was

t you give m

away and be quiet

e me fift

penny. Ask

wayward son, and stalked out of the sit

considers my comfort-and after all I have done for him

eap paper-covered novels, of daring adventures among the Indians, and of alluring detective tales, books on which he had squandered many a dime. One was called "Bowery Bob, the Boy Detective of the Docks

he heard a noise below and saw his father leaping from the family carriage. Mr. Bangs' face w

he said, running dow

angs, with a smile. "How have

very

s the

ve me my spending

gave it to

s for la

ver, it doesn't matter much," went o

ght," thought Bob. "I'll have to

other?" went on

eading. But I say, dad,

u want it

o have it a

y we

nt to buy something extra this

know of any other boy in Riverport who gets a

aven't as rich a

tisfaction. "I think I can safely lay claim

three dollars?" wen

ought forth a well-filled wallet and h

et and congratulating himself on his luck

d, sweetly. "It has been such a

s Bangs, as he passed into the sittin

go to Spr

d the rest. We've got tha

k no interest whatever in her husband's affa

hing just where we want i

?" his wife

fair of course, Viola. Can

me see, you were trying t

and I've

rks in which Mr. Bar

e s

e have the

going to keep it," answered Amos

lett's father, dad?" q

d

got the be

t and the iron works will be absor

ett's father wo

do nothing, absolutely nothing," went on Amos Bangs.

s and I hope you do

ett take a back seat," sai

at seat in church,

ey went to the rear-they have had a front seat

please

have some

have them

n to supper. Bob felt particularly elated. He had gotten three dollars for spendin

aid to himself. "But Mr. Thompson is only a carpenter. I must