Helping Himself

Horatio Alger

Capitolo 26


"No, gentleman."

"Did he/she ever see first this lady?"

"No, gentleman."

The lady threw on his/her hands in false amazement.

"I would not have believed but the boy would lie this way!" she said.

"Which is Your name?"

"My name is Grant Thornton. I live in Colebrook, and my father is
Turn.  John Thornton."

"I know there is there such minister. To whom these pearls do
does belong?"

"To my mother."

"A probable history that the wife of a minister of country should possess this way
precious pearls", Mrs. said Simpson, in a tone of sarcasm.

"How does it give account of him?" asked to the employee.

"They was given my years of mother since, from a rich lady that was a
good friend of his. You has never had occasion to bring them."

Mrs. Simpson meaningfully smiled.

"The boy has learned his/her history", she said. "I didn't give her
you accredit for such imagination John Cavanaugh."

"My name is Grant Thornton, lady" says our hero, seriously.

Five minutes later two men digitarono the shop. One was a police officer,
the other the head of the firm. When the eye of Grant fell on the
police officer he felt him nervous, but when he threw a look to the gentleman his
does illuminated above with pleasure.

"Because, it is the Mr. Clifton", he said.

"Grant Thornton", tells the jeweler surprise. "Because, I thought--"

"You will do me the justice, the Mr. Clifton", said Grant and therefore him
reported the already known circumstances to the reader.

When her Mrs. Simpson founded that the boy as that she had selected a
easy victim was known to the owner of the place, she became
nervous, and only thought of escape.

"It is possible that I am wrong me", she said. "Allow me to look at the
pearls again."

They was contained above for his/her inspection.

"They is many as mine", she said, after a brief look;  "but me
sees there is a disdains the difference."

"How on the boy, lady?" asked to the oldest employee.

"He is her/it a lot of image of my boy of errand;  but if the Mr. Clifton knows
him, I have to be wrong me. I am sorry for so a lot The given possession
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