CHAPTER XXVI.

HAL OBTAINS ANOTHER SITUATION.

For a moment there was silence, and then Horace Sumner stopped short before Hal.

"There is another matter I might mention," he said. "Caleb Allen is going, or rather, has gone, into business for himself."

"What kind of business?" asked the youth, in surprise.

"A brokerage and loan office."

"Near here?"

"Yes, right around the corner of Broad Street, not five minutes, walk. He hired the place from the first, and I understand he and another man are already doing business there."

"Who is the other man?"

"A fellow named Parsons."

"Has he a good reputation?"

"Far from it. He was arrested for forgery five years ago, but his friends hushed the matter up."

"Have you the number of the place?"

"Yes, here it is. What do you intend to do?"

"I don't know. I'll take a look at the place. That will do no harm. Perhaps Hardwick will call on Mr. Allen."

After a few words more Hal left the private office, and passed out on Wall Street.

He soon turned the corner into Broad Street, the second great money center of New York, and presently came to the building in which was situated the offices now occupied by the firm of Allen & Parsons.

The offices were down three steps, and as Hal passed on the pavement above, a small sign pasted in the corner of the window attracted his attention:

YOUNG MAN WANTED. RAPID WRITER.

Stopping short, Hal descended the steps, and peered into the window. A middle-aged man stood at the front desk, smoking a cigar and writing.

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

1. right around the corner of Broad Street
2. A fellow named Parsons
3. Caleb Allen
4. Parsons
5. He was arrested for forgery
6. five years ago
7. his friend
8. Wall Street.
9. Broad Street
10. False
11. unknown
12. New York
13. Yes
14. Yes
15. A rapid writer.
16. No
17. A middle-aged man
18. writing.
1. Where is the loan office?
2. Who has gone to work for himself there?
3. And who else?
4. Who has a bad reputation?
5. Why?
6. When?
7. Who tried to keep that quiet?
8. What road did Hal go out into?
9. Which road did he reach next?
10. True or False: Broad Street is the major financial center of the city.
11. What is?
12. What city is Hal in?
13. Where the offices of Allen and Parsons downstairs?
14. Are they hiring?
15. What sort of worker do they want?
16. Do they want an old, experienced gentleman?
17. Who is smoking?
18. What else is he doing?