? ? ? ? Our hero followed his new acquaintance into a handsomely furnished parlor.
? ? ? ? "Now, my young friend tell me if you have been taken out of your way by your attention to me?"
? ? ? ? "Oh, no, sir; I intended to get out at the next street."
? ? ? ? "My dinner is just ready. Won't you stop and dine with me?"
? ? ? ? "Thank you, sir," he said, hesitatingly, "but I promised to carry this bundle. I believe it is wanted at once."
? ? ? ? "So you shall. You say the house is in the next street. You can go and return in five minutes. You have done me a service, and I may have it in my power to do something for you in return."
? ? ? ? "Perhaps," thought Frank, "he can help me to some employment for my evenings." Then, aloud:
? ? ? ? "Thank you, sir; I will come."
? ? ? ? Five minutes later Frank was ushered into a handsome dining-room. The dinner was already on the table, but chairs were only set for three. The one at the head of the table was of course occupied by the old gentleman, the one opposite by Mrs.
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