Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-05
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"Then I don't want to-" said Tom.
"By the way, where are you board
ing 2" asked his friend, pulling on q
pair of very tight gloves. Tom never
wore any.
Sat Glen's in Holbrook Street."
"Oh, but you are slow! Why, that's
away down town"
''That's why board there. only
pay four dollars week. Good evening""
1.-THE meanest fellow I ever met"
said Dick Dalton, as he planted his
fancy cane, as heavily as its frailty
would admit, on the sidewalk.
Tom gained his boarding. house, q
tall, rusty looking tenement, in the
fourth story of which was his room.
tt was q desolate-looking apartment,
for save in the coolest weather, Tom
never had a fire. There were three
shelves full of excellent books, and on
table was something that looked like
an armchair. Bits of pine, and a paper
filled with sawdust kept them COM
pany.
OF course Tom got frugal meals in
this place. A widow and her daughter
kept the house, letting the rooms to
lodgers but Toms quiet ways had
won an entrance to their hearts, and
they took him to their table for small
consideration.
Tom ran up stairs when he reached
home. He did not run up stairs in any
other place, but there was an attraction
there which was better than the alnuse
ments to which his acquaintances de-
voted themselves.
Just as he had seated himself at the
table and taken up screw some one
knocked at the door. At thu low 'scome
in" his eldest brother presented him
self, dressed in the height Of fashion,
handsome, and even imposing in ap-
pearance.
swell, Tom, SO these are your lodg-
ings, my boy" said the young man.
"Not much style about them, I must
say"
"Not much" said Tom, s'cheerfully.
"Have you just come from homer
.'Yes, and everything is going on
about the same. Father is mighty
pleased that have got my shingle up"
care you prosperingy' asked Tom,
with sidelong glance at the ivory cane
and kid gloves and the gold chain.
"Oh, so SO. OF course it has taken
some money to furnish my office.'
81 thought father advanced you five
hundred dollars"
$50 he did. The old gentleman was
very good to mortgage the property
suppose you are informed of the fact
but things are SO expensive"
"What things
"All things. To get business, now.a-
days fellow must make show"
"And SO you smoke ten-cent cigars,
give supper now and then, treat your
companions and go to the theatere."
"Oh. hang it, your blood is water,
Tom; and besides your position is diff
ferent from mine. Things are expected
from me. I must go into society. By
and by I shall get case that will pay
me richly for oil these sacrifices"
'Sacrifices !" repeated Tom, in tone
that made Charley's blood run faster, SO
that he said to himself with an OATH
The same old slow boy, with no
more brains than an OK. You are
still at the machine. see," he said,
aloud.
"Oh, yes. 1t costs next to nothing
and if it does not come to any
thing, it gives me something to think
about
"You don't say that you ever thi nix,
was the sarcastic response.
"Well, now and then d." was the
slow reJoinder.
Charley rose, sauntered about the
room for few moments. and then
stood still. his handsome face red
dening.
:" I say, Tom, can't you lend me ter
dollars ? am out of cash.
81 never lend" said Tom.
Charley's breath grew short and
quick. Some insulting speech was or
the end of his tongue, for he felt both
rage and contempt; but Tom went to q
desk and lifted the lid.
"If fve-dollar note will do yor
any good, you are quite welcome tc
it. It is all l have by me-" sale
Tom.
"Well, you are good fellow,
gasped Charley, his tongue yet no
with the words he had intended t.
say.
| Tom went once or twice to hii
brother'p Office, and did not like it.
"Why doss the young lawyer spen,