s--An unpleasant promise called to mind--Mr. Preston's action
in the matter--Oscar refuses to punish himself--The chamber--A
surprise--Falsehood--Exposure--The account settled--Silence--Late
rising and a cold breakfast--What Mrs. Preston said--Its effect upon
Oscar--Concealed emotion--Mistaken notions of manliness--Good impressions
made--George's narrow escape.

CHAPTER IV.

THE HOTEL.

Alfred Walton--His home--Hotel acquaintances--Coarse stories and
jokes--Andy--His peculiarities--Tobacco--A spelling lesson--The
disappointment--Anger--Bright and her family--Fun and mischief--The owner
of the pups--A promise--A ride to the depot--A walk about the
building--Examining wheels--The tracks--An arrival--A swarm of
passengers--Two young travellers taken in tow--Their story--Arrival at
the hotel--A walk--Purchase of deadly weapons--A heavy bill--Gifts to
Alfred and Oscar--A brave speech for a little fellow--Going home.

CHAPTER V.

THE YOUNG TRAVELLERS

The Sabbath--Uneasiness--Monday morning--A pressing invitation to play
truant--Hesitation--The decision--Oscar's misgivings--Manners of the two
travellers--A small theft--Flight--A narrow escape--A costly cake of
sugar--The bridge to Charlestown--The monument--The navy yard--Objects of
interest--Incidents of Joseph's life--A slight test of his
courage--Oscar's plans--Going to dinner--A grand "take in"--Alfred's
disclosures--Real character of the young travellers--Their tough
stories--A mutual difficulty--Confessing what cannot be concealed--Good
advice and mild reproof--The teacher's leniency explained.

CHAPTER VI.

WORK.

A command--Passing it along--Reluctant obedience--A poor excuse--A bad
habit--Employment for vacation--Oscar's opposition to the plan--Frank
the errand-boy--Thanksgiving week--A busy time--Oscar's experience as
store-boy--Learning to sweep--Doing work well--A tempting invitation--Its
acceptance--A ride--Driving horses--The errand--The return--Oscar
at the store--Sent off "with a flea in his ear"--The matter
brought up again--Oscar's excuse unsatisfactory--Ralph's services
rewarded--Difference between the two boys.

CHAPTER VII.

THANKSGIVING DAY.

Grandmother's arrival--Surprises--Presents--Oscar at a
shooting-match--Bad company--Cruel sport--Home again--Prevarication--A
remonstrance--Impudence, and a silent rebuke--The dinner--A stormy
afternoon--A disappointment--Evening in the parlor--A call for
stories--How the Indians punished b