d yes, and the man was overjoyed to
find so willing a victim. Then, of course, Archie was introduced to the
mysteries of the famous roulette wheel, of which he had read so much.
Archie was interested in everything, and didn't mind losing four dollars
in learning so much that was new. He succeeded in getting away when
he had lost this sum, though the man assured him that he couldn't help
winning back all he had lost, and much more, too, if he would but remain
awhile longer. Archie was firm, however, and passed out into the narrow
alleyways again, feeling that he had learned a great deal through a very
small expenditure of money. He gradually found his way back into the
crowded Surf Avenue, where there were hundreds of things, evidently,
which he had not yet seen. The crowds, too, seemed greater even than
before, and there seemed to be thousands of people arriving every hour
from New York and Brooklyn, over the various street-car and railway
lines, and by the excursion boats landing at the great iron pier. The
noise was still deafening, and every one seemed to be having a splendid
time in every way. "Surely," said Archie to himself, "no one can feel
blue or despondent in such a place as this, where every one is full of
fun, and apparently determined to have a good time while here." And he
felt that he would like to remain longer, but he knew he should go
back again to the city, so that he might see the editor, and tell him
something about what he had seen and done.

So again he rode over the great Brooklyn bridge, and stopped on the
other side at the handsome building of the Enterprise. It made Archie
very happy to feel that he was now a reporter on such a great paper, and
he found it hard to realise that so much good fortune had come to him in
such a short time. He met reporters in the various hallways, and all of
them spoke to him pleasantly, so that he began to feel that he had never
been thrown with such pleasant men before.

He had no difficulty in seeing the editor this time, and found him a
ready listener to the story of his Coney Island experiences. He insisted
on Archie's describing all the men he had seen in the gambling den, and
then asked him if he could identify them, if necessary, and also if he
would be able to find the place again. Archie gave good descriptions of
most of the men, and said that he could take any one to the place at any
time. The editor lost himself in thought for a few minutes, and at the