``I’llgiveyouthreedollarsaweekandboard,’’saidMr。Leavitt,afteralittleconsideration——``thatis,ifIamsatisfiedwithyou。’’
``I’llcome,’’saidHarry,promptly。Herapidlycalculatedthattherewouldbeabouttwentyweeksforwhichhewouldreceivepaybeforethesixmonthsexpired。Thiswouldgivehimsixtydollars,ofwhichhethoughtheshouldbeabletosavefortytosendorcarrytohisfather。
``Howdidyouhappentocometome?’’askedMr。Leavitt,withsomecuriosity。
``I
heardatthepostofficethatyoursonwasgoingtothecitytowork,andI