He found it difficult
to hazard a conjecture, but one thing at least seemed clear, and
this was that Mr. Armstrong was disposed to be his friend, and as
he was a rich man his friendship was likely to amount to some thing.
They had now reached the depot, and in ten minutes the train
was due.
"Don't wait if you wish to get to work, Luke," said Mr.
Armstrong kindly.
"My work can wait; it is nearly finished," said Luke.
The ten minutes passed rapidly, and with a cordial good-bye,
the capitalist entered the train, leaving Luke to return to his
modest home in good spirits.
"I have two influential friends, now," he said to himself--
"Mr. Reed and Mr. Armstrong. On the whole, Luke Larkin,
you are in luck, your prospects look decidedly bright, even
if you have lost the janitorship."
CHAPTER XXIII
RANDOLPH AND HIS CREDITOR
Though Randolph was pleased at having, as he thought, put
a spoke in Luke's wheel, and filled Mr. Armstrong's mind with
suspicion, he was not altogether happy. He had a little private
trouble of his own. He had now for some time been a frequenter
of Tony Denton's billiard saloon, patronizing both the table and
the bar.
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