? ? ? ? "To-morrow, if possible."
? ? ? ? "The sooner the better."
? ? ? ? "It is lucky I fell in with him," said Nathan Graves to himself, with satisfaction, as he slowly walked down Fifth Avenue. "It's a queer business, but that's none of my business. The main thing for me to consider is that it brings money to my purse, and of that I have need enough."
? ? ? ? Graves left the house richer by a hundred dollars than he entered it.
? ? ? ? It was eleven o'clock on the forenoon of the next day when Frank walked up Canal Street toward Broadway. He had been down to the wharves since early in the morning, seeking for employment. He had offered his services to many, but as yet had been unable to secure a job.
? ? ? ? As he was walking along a man addressed him:
? ? ? ? "Will you be kind enough to direct me to Broadway?"
? ? ? ? It was Nathan Graves, with whom Frank was destined to have some unpleasant experiences.
? ? ? ? "Straight ahead," answered Frank.
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