.

"Then I shall probably stay with the professor."

"What do you do?"

"Take tickets at the door and help him beforehand with his apparatus."

"You'll let me in free, to-night, won't you?"

"That isn't for me to decide."

"I should think the professor would let your friends go in free."

"I'll make you an offer, Luke," said he.

"What is it?"

"Just pay me the rest of; that money to-night and I'll let you in free
at my own expense."

"I can't do it. I haven't got the money. If 'you'll give it back, I'll
call it a dollar more and pay you the whole at the end of next week."

"I'm afraid your calling it a dollar more wouldn't do much good," said
Harry, shrewdly.

"Do you doubt my word?" blustered Luke, who had regained courage now
that he had ascertained the real object of Harry's visit and that it had
no connection with him.

"I won't express any opinion on that subject," answered Harry; "but
there's an old saying that a 'bird in the hand's worth two in the
bush.'"

"I hate old sayings."

"Some of them contain a great deal of truth."

"What a fool I was to pay him that five dollars!" thought Luke,
regretfully. "If I hadn't been such a simpleton, I should have found out
what brought him here, before throwing away nearly all I had."

This was the view Luke took of paying his debts. He regarded it as money
thrown away. Apparently, a good many young men are of a similar opinion.
This was not, however, according to Harry's code, and was never likely
to be. He believed in honesty and integrity. If he hadn't, I should feel
far less confidence in his ultimate success.

"I think I must leave you," said Harry, rising. "The professor may need
me."

"Do you like him? Have you got a good place?"

"Yes, I like him. He is a very pleasant man."

"How does it pay?"

"Pretty well."

"I wouldn't mind trying it myself. Do you handle all the money?"

"I take the money at the door."

"I suppose you might keep back a dollar or so, every night, and he'd
never know the difference."

"I don't know. I never thought about that," said Harry, dryly.

"Oh, I remember, you're one of the pious boys."

"I'm too pious to take money that doesn't belong to me, if that's what
you mean," said Harry.

This was a very innocent remark; but Luke, remembering how he had kept
Harry's pocketbook, chose to interpret it as a fling to himself.

"Do you mean that for me?" he demanded, angrily.

"Mean what for you?"

"That abou