. Strong and steady; or, Paddle your own canoe . ok containing a roll of bills. You willneed some money to defray your expenses, hesaid, until you are able to earn something. Youwill find fifty dollars in this pocket-book. There isno occasion to thank me, for I have only advancedit from money realized from your fathers estate. Ifyou need any more, you can write me, and I cansend you a check or money-order. This will be quite enough, Mr. Shaw, saidWalter, confidently. It wont be long before Ishall be paying my way ; at least I. hope so. I dontmean to be idle. I am sure you wont be, or you will
. Strong and steady; or, Paddle your own canoe . ok containing a roll of bills. You willneed some money to defray your expenses, hesaid, until you are able to earn something. Youwill find fifty dollars in this pocket-book. There isno occasion to thank me, for I have only advancedit from money realized from your fathers estate. Ifyou need any more, you can write me, and I cansend you a check or money-order. This will be quite enough, Mr. Shaw, saidWalter, confidently. It wont be long before Ishall be paying my way ; at least I. hope so. I dontmean to be idle. I am sure you wont be, or you will belie yourreputation. Well, good-by, Walter. Write me soonand often. You know I look upon myself as in somesort your guardian. I will certainly write you, Mr. Shaw. By theway, I never thought to ask you about the furnitureof my room at the Essex Classical Institute. It was purchased by the keeper of the boarding-house ; at a sacrifice, it is true, but I thought it bestto let it go, to save trouble. I should like to see Lem, thought Walter, with. PADDLE TOUR OWN CANOE, 211 a little sigh as he called to mind the pleasant hourshe had passed with his school-fellow. Ill go backand pa}^ the old institute a visit some time, afterIve got back from my travels. Walter reached New York by ten oclock. Thoughhis acquaintance with the city streets was verylimited, as he had seldom visited it, he found hisway without much trouble to the place of business ofMessrs. Flint & Pusher. As they did not undertaketo do a retail business, but worked entirely throughagents, their rooms were not on the first floor, but onthe third. Opening the door of the room, to whichhe was guided by a directory in the entry beneath,Walter found himself in a large apartment, thefloor of which was heaped up with piles of books,chiefly octavos. An elderly gentleman, with apartially bald head, and wearing spectacles, wastalking with two men, probably agents. TVell, young man, said he, in rather a sharpvoice, what can I do
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