failed to find the man there. While looking around for him

e you played on me. Where

ughed a

were yo

ere in N

ost then. What d

of them to-day. You gave warning to the bank. That's what I want to see you about. There is a big reward up for the arrest

king his head. "I can arrest the whol

ou can't arrest any man

y. I could call that cop over here now and

asked, turning pale with a

I am on

on to

ot your pal to-day. Look ou

. Then he turned away and went over across the street, as if to speak to the policeman t

ave him, Fred," Bob said, as

t tell him how I got onto his game.

o look out for

ing to d

nd street, in the densely populated districts where rents were cheap and everybody poor. Adah had not come in fr

ome so soon?" she a

op work. You are kil

he best way to die–of hard wo

r a long time yet. You'll marry

f up by the side of the

you, Freddie?" she asked

ughed a

ck, but

as for that matter. Did you give up s

that, and tell me what you think of it," and as he spoke he laid a

the bill and al

Halsey, where did y

it relieve that tired

hy don't you te

, and I've got fifteen more b

glared at her nephew. Fred went to her, put

erstand it all," and he gave her a copy of an afternoon paper in

r what you did?" she exclaimed,

l in the bank but this, which I wanted to give to you. And you ca

yes filling with tears as she caught him in he

us, aunt, and I'll neve

old her of Fred's adventure and good fortune. She sprang up and danc

rmous sum to her a girl

to do with it, Fred?

and to use for

rried off downtown to sell papers, and Adah was at the store at her usual hour. Fred delivered to all his Wall Street patrons and then sold on the street to passersby all the morning. He was all around the Stock Exchange, for there he found the most custom

" he said to himself as he ke

came running back. He

nd see how B. & H. is climbi

t gone up, Bob?

that means $100 fo

and Fred

way of the side entrance on New

self. "Here, Mugsey, you can have my papers," and he turned over about

fellow was

me, Fred?" he asked

done for

ed to see Broker Manson and watch the rise of B. & H. stock. It took him some time to find Manson in the moving mass of yelling brokers on the floor below. But he finally found h

undred!" and he ran down and out into the street like a young lunatic. In five minutes he had put up another hundred dollars with

ate, all that was offered him. People were coming and going all the time. Fred finally turned to look at a young girl whose voice sounded like music in his ears. She was c

e behind her, peering over her shoulder at the crowd below. Something in his movements caused Fred to look at him the second time, and

. It won't go. Ladies, this m

among the brokers below, and to save himself seized his assailant's coat collar. The two ladies screamed, and th