aw your
advertisement in the _Herald._"

"Walk in," said the servant. "I'll tell Mrs. Campbell."

Mrs. Campbell presently appeared; a shrewd-looking Scotch lady, but
kindly in expression.

"You are looking for a boarding place, gentlemen?" she inquired.

"Yes, ma'am."

"I have one single room and one double one. For the single room I have
eight dollars a week; for the double one fourteen, that is, seven
dollars for each gentleman. Do you two gentlemen wish to room
together?"

"Yes," answered Blodgett, immediately; "if you are willing," he added
aside, to Sam.

"Let us look at the rooms," said Sam, "and then we can tell better."

"Walk up this way, gentlemen," said Mrs. Campbell.

She led the way first to the double room. It was a square room, the
second floor back, and looked quite neat and comfortable. Sam liked
the appearance of it, and so apparently did Abner Blodgett.

"Ain't it scrumptious, though?" he said, admiringly. "We ain't got
many rooms like that to hum."

"I suppose you are from the country, sir?" said Mrs. Campbell, with a
good-natured smile.

"Yes," said Blodgett, "I'm from New Hampshire; away up near Mount
Washington."

"Let me see the single room," requested Sam.

The single room was shown; but it was, of course, much smaller, and
the furniture was inferior.

"We'd better take the big room together," said Abner.

Sam hesitated a moment. He was not very particular, but he did not
altogether fancy the appearance of Mr. Blodgett.

"How much do you charge for the large room for a single person?" he
asked.

"I couldn't take less than eleven dollars," said the landlady.

It was, of course, impossible for Sam to pay any such sum, and he
reluctantly agreed to occupy the room jointly with Mr. Blodgett.

"When will you move in?" asked Mrs. Campbell.

"To-day," said Sam.

"I must ask you to pay something in advance, to secure the room,
gentlemen."

Sam had no luggage beyond a small bundle, and he answered at once,
"I'll pay a week in advance."

"Thank you, sir."

Sam handed the landlady ten dollars and received in return three.

"I'll pay you to-morrow," said Blodgett. "I've got to get the money
from my cousin."

"I'll wait till to-morrow to oblige you," said the landlady, "but no
longer."

"Oh, I'll have the money then," said Abner, confidently.

"Will you be here to dinner, gentlemen?"

"When do you have dinner?"

"At six o'clock. We used to have it in the middle of t