The Detroit times., 1910-12-27

Let's 40 and ride and talk the "hope
thing over. viii you =,
Wait Till get my hat laugheo
Jane, and she went Waiting through
the door. pausing only TO waft her
lover a gOodby kiss as she disappear
ed
CHAPTER VII.
Little Old New York.
Toms Jig of delight. which he was
about 10 transfer 10 Belknaps uesN,
was interrupted by the appearance OF
that gentleman himself
Well he demanded. as he raced
the youth in amazement
IL guess you were right about tha'
said Tom. with a smile
Yes" said Belknap. with a pleas
ed glance in the direction his daugh-
ter had taken.
only in way though" explained
Tom. Jane has made fine sugges-
/ ton"
What's that" said Belknap puz-
zled
I'm going TO New York. II make
good within a year. I'll come back
and Wen be married.
IF you make good?" asked Bel
KNAPP. uuDlOuslg
IN make good all right promis-
ed Tom. >.
Nothing would please me more
said Belknap.
Then you approve?
Il think II would be very wise
arrangement. -.
Funny how clever women are,
said Tom Neither OF us would nave
had sense enough TO think or an IDEA
like that; now would WEI"
No" said Balknap. quizzically.
The idea was much too big for US
When do you expect TO leave?"
Tomorrow, said Tom.
Il presume you will accept the
position with Mr. Kennedy"
1T will do 70 start with. II will
give me chance 10 look around"
Just So" said Belknap, smiling.
"rII Not Fail" Said Tom.
With a big picture hat surmount'
ing her dark hair. her cheeks glowing
with new hope and enthusiasm, Jane
ran lightly into the room.
I'm ready. Tom" she called.
Goodbye. Mr.. Belknap," said Tom,
taking her arm. III see you before
the year is over"
Providing you don't fail" warned
Belknap.
NO chances OF that" said Tom,
confidently.
But il you do?"
Don't worry; I'll never show UP
here as failure"
And the car, which Jane had wheel
ed cut OF the garage. despite her
fathers orders. began TO chug out
side. and in another instant Tom and
Jane. talking earnestly and happily,
were whisked off up the street.
In Fifty-frstst., and in many other
streets within cry of the White Light
District OF New York, there are
boarding houses and boarding houses.
Some Of them are pretty bad, others
are a great deal worse.
For eight dollars a week, you may
secure bed and board in the latter
sort. and regular payment OF your
board makes you almost star
boarder.
For table-mates you will have
actors, show girls, struggling lawyers,
unsuccessful authors and poets, ticket
spectators (if the season is bad),
clerks who have given up trying, and
now and then a country boy. in the
city with the intention of some day
trampling ii beneath his heel.
Out OF Strange Book.
Tom Wilson drifted into one of
these boarding houses, when he made
his grand entry into the great city
and was assigned to a desk in a rail
road Office by his fathers friend, Jim
Kennedy.
He didn't like the food at first. but
one can get used to anything in New
York.
He did like the free and easy man
ner Of the other boarders, who, 70
him, were people out of G. strange
book, and he loved TO hear the talk
OF the theater that ran around the
table between chickering's with Mrs.
Bannan, the landlady.
And. perhaps, more than anything
else he liked Amy lie Roy, slim
overdressed show girl. who was far
prettier than the average, and dis
Greet enough to affect childish sim
plicity of conduct and surprising
interest in anything she did not un.
derstand-Tom, for example.
But let us not get ahead of our
tale.
Kennedy, unlike most employers.
took a real interest in Toms welfare,
30 keen an interest. in fact, that he
discharged him one morning because
he had seen the boy strolling down
broadway the night before with
show girl
Not wishing to disturb Toms moth
er with this intelligence, Kennedy
dictated a long letter to Belknap
about II, trusting the lawyer to do
what was necessary in the premises.
The loss of his job didn't worry
Tom great deal at first. All about
him he saw people employed, many
OF them at good salaries. Where there
we're so many jobs TO be had why
should he hurry himself about find
ing one?
He had a couple of hundred dol.
lars in his pocket out OF this he
paid his board and bought theater
tickets
New York, after all, was a wonder
ful place for boy.
no be cunfIuuedl