Helping Himself

Horatio Alger

Capitolo 57


"It is probable that you would have taken my word for him", says Willis Ford, offended.

"In the matters of business I take any word", the snickered
man of trust.

"I wonder me that to" which are on them, it said the small boy of telegraph to
him. "I know one about their fellers it is a player of hazard. Wonders who that
is feller with him? They has to be obligations of gov'ment."

Johnny Cavanagh was a boy that observes, and mentally it photographed on
his/her memory the faces of the whole group, although for he was never waited
to see again some of them.

When Grant was expediting through Wall Street around midday he came on
Tom Calder and Morrison.

"Hi, there Grant", said Tom, appropriating his/her shoulder.

"Which is the matter, Tom? I am in a hurry.

"Jim Morrison found a small business for you."

"What is it?"

"He wants you to sell obligations of gov'ment for him."

"You would do better to bring them round to our office."

"I have it didn't find time", said Morrison. "Only you frequent to them as a
good individual, and I will give him a dollar for Your trouble."

"How much did you have get?"

"Six hundred--a five hundred and an one."

"Are they the Your?"

"Yes;  I have had 'the em two years, but I now have to pick up money."

"What does he/she want for them?"

"Regular price, anything that is."

"When he/she will send to call the money?"

"Satisfy me to fifth Avenue Hotel with him morning tomorrow at nine o'clock
."

"I will have to satisfy her/it first--says mean-past eight."

"Every right. Here are the obligations."

Grant put the envelope in his/her pocket, and hasty to the Change.

When he returned to the office he brought the obligations to Willis Ford.

"The Mr. Ford", he said, "a the knowledge of mine gave them for me to
is sold."

"Of the one whom you know?" Consulted Ford.

"I slightly know him/it."

"Well, I suppose that it is correct entirely. I will kill a control to Your
orders, and you can pick up the money to the bank."

Grant didn't insert objection, and you/he/she put the control in pocket.

"The boy is fallen in the trap", Willis told him,
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