? ? ? ? "Can you show me the way to Broadway?"
? ? ? ? "Go straight ahead."
? ? ? ? Our hero paid for his shine and started in the direction indicated.
? ? ? ? Frank's plans, so far as he had any, were to get into a store. He knew that Broadway was the principal business street in the city, and this was about all he did know about it.
? ? ? ? He reached the great thoroughfare in a few minutes, and was fortunate enough to find on the window of the corner store the sign:
? ? ? ? "A Boy Wanted."
? ? ? ? He entered at once, and going up to the counter, addressed a young man, who was putting up goods.
? ? ? ? "Do you want a boy?"
? ? ? ? "I believe the boss wants one; I don't. Go out to that desk."
? ? ? ? Frank found the desk, and propounded the same question to a sandy-whiskered man, who looked up from his writing.
? ? ? ? "You're prompt," he said. "That notice was only put out two minutes ago.
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