CHAPTER XXXV.

RALPH A PRISONER.

At the appointed time, Ralph called again upon Horace Kelsey, and was given instructions in regard to the work he would be called on to do.

"But you had better not start in until you hear from your mother," said the insurance agent. "She may wish you to pay a visit home before you settle down here."

Ralph thought this good advice, and he resolved to act upon it.

"I ought to get a letter by to-morrow noon or night," he said. "And I will wait that long. If I don't get word, I'll take the trip home anyway, seeing as you say you will be kind enough to wait for me."

Kelsey then asked him what he intended to do while waiting, and learning Ralph had nothing in particular in view, he advised the boy to get a guide-book of the city and walk about, so that he might become familiar with the streets.

"The work I have for you will take you out more or less," he said. "And it is a great help if you understand how to get around."

At a nearby bookseller's Ralph purchased a guide-book for twenty-five cents. He studied it off and on the entire afternoon, walking around in the meantime. Before he retired that night at the hotel, he had taken in the city from Fourteenth street down to the Battery.

"It's awful big and crooked," he thought. "But I guess I'll manage to get around, especially if I keep the guide-book on hand for reference."

1. Who did Ralph contact?
2. When?
3. What was Ralph told?
4. For what?
5. What is Horace's occupation?
6. Who did Horace tell Ralph to wait for?
7. When is Ralph receiving a note?
8. Will he wait for it?
9. Where will he go if he doesn't receive the note?
10. Is Ralph young or old?
11. What purchase does Kelsey recommend?
12. And then what should he do?
13. Why?
14. Where did he go to buy the guidebook?
15. How much did it cost?
16. Did he read it?
17. What was one place he visited?
18. Another?
19. Did he think the town was well-organized?
20. When was he done exploring?
1. Horace Kelsey
2. At the appointed time
3. he was given instructions
4. the work he would be called on to do
5. Insurance agent
6. until he hears from his mother
7. by to-morrow noon or night
8. Yes
9. home
10. Young
11. guide-book
12. walk about
13. so that he might become familiar with the streets
14. At a nearby bookseller's
15. twenty-five cents
16. Yes
17. the Battery
18. Fourteenth street
19. No
20. unknown