. Teddy and Carrots, two merchants of Newspaper row . sopening, owing to the lumber above; but, once MasterCarrots arrived at the further end, he found as snug andcomfortable a dwelling as it would be reasonable forany boy in Master Carrotss walk of life to desire. Two cases, facing each other at an interval sufficientlywide for a small person to enter, formed an apartmentfour or five feet square ; and, although it was impossiblefor Carrots even to stand erect, he could sit or lie downin a most comfortable fashion. A small bundle of straw, taken from some of theother cases, made a bed for the
. Teddy and Carrots, two merchants of Newspaper row . sopening, owing to the lumber above; but, once MasterCarrots arrived at the further end, he found as snug andcomfortable a dwelling as it would be reasonable forany boy in Master Carrotss walk of life to desire. Two cases, facing each other at an interval sufficientlywide for a small person to enter, formed an apartmentfour or five feet square ; and, although it was impossiblefor Carrots even to stand erect, he could sit or lie downin a most comfortable fashion. A small bundle of straw, taken from some of theother cases, made a bed for the bootblack; and directlyopposite this impromptu couch were Carrotss house-hold treasures. A bottle which served as a candlestick, a cigar-boxas pantry in case he chanced to lay in a stock of provi-sions, a well-worn brush, several empty blacking-boxes,and a miscellaneous collection of odds and ends, werepacked in one corner with the utmost neatness. On arriving at his home, Carrots lighted the candlein order to render the apartment more cheerful; and. TEENIE MASSEYS EVENING CALL AT CARROTS S RESIDENCE. THE PRISONER. 55 then he sat down with his chin in his hands, trying todecide how it would be possible to keep the promisemade to Teddy. Before he had succeeded in solving the problem, how-ever, a shrill whistle was heard from the alleyway, andCarrots muttered to himself as he crawled through the O passage out from among the boxes: I wonder what Teenie Massey wants ? A fellerthats got so much business on his hands as I havecant ford to waste a great deal of time with visitors. Hi! Carrots, are you there ? Teenie asked. Of course I am! Where do you spose a fellerwould be at this time of ni^ht ? O I m comin over! Well, come, then; an dont make so much noiseabout it. Nobody knows who may be round here;and Master Carrots retraced his steps to the packing-case dwelling. CHAPTER V. A SUGGESTION. IT could be understood that Teenie was a frequentvisitor by the familiar manner in which he
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