? ? ? ? "That is very liberal, sir."
? ? ? ? "I think it only just. I have been very well pleased with your attention to Arthur, and I know he has profited by your instructions as well as enjoyed your companionship. I hope you have been able to save something."
? ? ? ? "Yes, sir, I have something in the Union Dime Savings Bank."
? ? ? ? "That's well. You will remain with me one week longer, but the last week Arthur will need for preparations."
? ? ? ? Two weeks later Rodney stood on the pier and watched the stately Etruria steam out into the river. Arthur and his father were on deck, and the little boy waved his handkerchief to his tutor as long as he could see him.
? ? ? ? Rodney turned away sadly.
? ? ? ? "I have lost a good situation," he soliloquized. "When shall I get another?"
? ? ? ? Rodney set himself to work searching for a new situation. But wherever he called he found Some one ahead of him. At length he saw an advertisement for an entry clerk in a wholesale house in Church Street. He applied and had the good fortune to please the superintendent.
Pages:
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181