"
"It was, indeed," said Jim. "I am cast out of my uncle's house, and
now I have no home, and hardly any money."
"Hector is in the city. Have you seen him?" asked Allan Roscoe.
"Yes; I met him a few minutes since."
"Did you speak to him?"
"Yes; I reproached him for getting me into trouble, but he only
laughed in my face. He told me he hated you both," added Jim,
ingenuously.
"Just like Hector!" said Guy. "What have I always told you, papa?"
"I am sorry you have suffered such injustice at the hands of anyone
in any way connected with my family," said Mr. Roscoe, who, like
Guy, was not indisposed to believe anything to the discredit of
Hector. "I do not feel responsible for his unworthy acts, but I am
willing to show my sympathy by a small gift."
He produced a five-dollar note and put it into Jim's ready hand.
"Thank you, sir," he said. "You are a gentleman."
So the interview closed, and Jim left the spot, chuckling at the
manner in which he had wheedled so respectable a sum out of Allan
Roscoe.
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