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she look pretty ! wanted to slip out
for a sail then and there. the worst
kind"
Il wish I could see her." said Sam
a little enviously.
you can-well go over tomorrow
night. You have to stay your week
out?"
Eyes. Really, they seemed sorry to
have me go. That gives you better
feeling"
1T does that. Sharpe practically told
me to get out then and there. It's kind
of hard for a fellow who had as many
friends as / had when l was a boy, to
get that sort of goodbye. o, WE'LL l
can stand it. I've got friends yet, but
they're not near, that's all. And now
Sam, let's get down to figures and see
how far we can make out $3.50 go. I've
paid my board up to the first of the
month in advance, I'm thankful to say,
and I've got enough change in my
pocket to see me through before we
start" A knock at the door, and the
chambermaid handed in a letter. II
wuz just on me way oop, and fought
I'd bring it to We, Mister Johnny" said
she.
THANK you for the trouble, Mary"
"Shure, tbs no trouble at all. Good
| noight, SIR
He smiled and said good night to the
rosy Irish girl. AMI then turned a trou-
bled face to Sam.
Its from the office" he said. ST
hope that they don't want me to come
back" He opened the letter and read,
And as he did so his face lightened.
They're not so bad, either SAM" he
said. Read it,"
The letter said:
| Dear Sir-As our agreement with you
was that a weeks waning should be
| given in case of dissatisfaction of you
| with our service, or we with your serv-
| ices, and as you have given such no
tice to our Mr.. Sharpe this afternoon,
we feel that it is only fair to you to
| inclose our check for the weeks work
| you were willing to perform. Kindly
| acknowledge receipt, and oblige,
| Yours very sincerely,
Percy Brisbin & Sharpe.
| Johnny's face glowed. He had beer
more hurt than he cared to admit by
the summary dismissal.
Excuse me, Sam, and I'll write ar
answer to that before I have any
chance to forget it," said he.
He would have been much astonishe6
had he known that Mr.. Sharpe called
| Mr.. Brisbian's attention to his honest
grateful, boyish letter.
Mice lad, that, Brisbin," sale
Sharpe. 81 was sorry to have Spoken
to him as l did but l was worn to al
edge by that COMPOUNDED old woman
| He'll settle down to good citizen
that boy; but / suppose he must ruI
around the lot first-we did"
Yep" chuckled Mr.. Brisbin. That:
what we did John" Then, of course
they promptly forgot all about Johnn.
Leslie.
Meanwhile the two boys had figure,
out the supplies, from dried apples t.
pork 1t took an astonishingly small
amount to buy a big pile of supplies
whats bicarbonate of soda gooC
for, John?" asked Sam, pointing to tn,
item.
"It's good for Mr.. Sam when thu
stormy ocean rolls" replied his part
ner. You'll conceive a genuine af
lection for our friend bicarb before
you're through with it, or I miss m,
guess"
I'D kind of forgotten about the sea
sick part of it," said Sam.
well, you've got to pay a commits
sion on most everything in this world
and that doesn't scare me in the least
I'll get used to it,"
For two lads with little money and
less experience to plunge head foremos
into an unknown future was decided;
a daredevil undertaking.
But really, in dim, hazy sort o.
fashion, they were conscious of a def
mite purpose.
Their immediate object was to maxi
a break for the open sea, and then
when the salt air and the glorious fresl
winds had cleared their heads an
hearts of the dust and roar and hustl
of the city life, they could clearly thinl
and plan how best to WOO Dame For
tune.
ITO Be Continued.)