he time he was thinking how
glad he would be to live where he could see all this rush of business,
this varied life, every day. And he fully determined to return some day
and get something to do, so that he might work himself up, and come
to own one of the handsome houses on the avenues, or drive one of the
elegant carriages on the boulevard. And he observed every boy who
passed him, and talked with several of them, trying to find out whether
positions were easy to secure, and whether they paid much when they were
secured.

So when they took the four o'clock train for home, and arrived at
Archie's house in time for supper, he told more about the city boys and
their work than about the tall buildings, the Brooklyn Bridge, or the
Central Park. He talked so much, in fact, about the delights of the city
boy, and the money he earned, that after he had gone to bed Mrs. Dunn
took her brother aside and talked with him concerning Archie's future.
And between them they definitely decided that Archie must not go to the
city to work.

CHAPTER III.

ARCHIE DETERMINES TO GO TO THE CITY TO WORK--LEAVING HOME AT NIGHT.

ARCHIE DUNN was not more ambitious than many other boys of his age,
but he possessed one quality which is not developed in every boy,
determination. Once Archie decided upon doing a thing, once he had made
up his mind that it was truly a good thing to do, nothing could keep him
from putting his plans into action, and making an effort, at least, to
accomplish his ends. Most boys of seventeen have not decided what they
want to become when they are men, and, until his visit to the city,
Archie was equally at sea concerning his future. He knew, of course,
that he wanted to be rich and famous, but when he tried to think up
some suitable profession which would bring him these possessions, he was
never able to decide.

The two days in the city with Uncle Henry had opened to his boyish
mind a new world, and when he returned to the humble home surrounded by
gardens, he felt that he would never be satisfied to live and work in
this small town. There was now no question in his mind but what the city
was the place for any one who wished to become either rich or famous. It
would certainly be impossible for him to make a name for himself in this
village, while in the city he would have every opportunity for improving
himself, and advancing himself in every way. He wondered, indeed, that
he had never thought of going to N