? ? ? ? "Where are you going now?"
? ? ? ? "To get some lunch."
? ? ? ? "So am I. Suppose we go together."
? ? ? ? "Very well, providing you will lunch with me."
? ? ? ? "I don't want to impose upon you."
? ? ? ? "You won't. We may not meet again for some time, and we shall have this meal to remind us of each other."
? ? ? ? They went to a well known restaurant on Park Row. Rodney ordered a liberal dinner for himself, and Jasper followed his example nothing loath. He was always ready to dine at the expense of others, but even as he ate he could not help wondering at the strange chance that had made him the guest of a boy who was selling papers the day before.
? ? ? ? He had nearly finished eating when a disturbing thought occurred to him. Suppose Rodney didn't have money enough to settle the bill, and threw it upon him.
? ? ? ? When Rodney took the checks and walked up to the cashier's desk he followed him with some anxiety. But his companion quietly took out a five dollar bill, from his pocket and tendered it to the cashier. The latter gave him back the right change and the two boys went out into the street.
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