"  Pshaw  I  you  should  n't  get  angry.  I  am  a  plain,
blunt  man ;  I  always  express  my  sentiments  freely."

"  Dat  I  do  n't  mind  so  much,  mass'r ;  it 's  de  down-
right falsehood  what  wakes  me  up."

"Well,  I  guess  you  are  pretty  honest;  the  story
hangs  well  together,  at  any  rate.  I  must  go  down
town ;  call  and  see  me  again ;  shall  be  always  glad  to
learn  of  your  prosperity,"  remarked  Mr.  Allgood,  and
opened  the  door.
"You  are  not  guine  to  turn  um  off  so,  mass'r,  are
you  ?  Nelly  thought  you  would  be  so  good  as  to  help
poor  Tom  along  a  bit ;  I  dislikes  to  turn  beggar,  but
if  you  could  help  me  to  a  few  dollars,  it  would  be  of
great  sarvice.  I  should  go  right  into  business  agin,"
said  the  fugitive,  with  a  trembling  voice,  and  hat  in
his  hand,  ready  to  leave.
"  I  husband  my  resources ;  I  can't  afford  to  be  giv-
ing, every  day,"  said  Mr.  Allgood,  shaking  his  head.
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^^  Yon  mistake  my  meaning,  masBV;  I  only  want  to
borrow,  for  a  short  time.  I  s^pect  to  pay  back  in  a  few
weeks ;  Nelly  said  that 's  what  I  'm  to  do.''

"  Pooh !  any  money  I  may  give  yon,  will  not  come
back ;  I  shall  never  see  it  again,"  remarked  Mr.  All-
good,graffly.
Tom  was  at  a  loss  what  to  say.  He  thought  his
friend  had  no  heart ;  he  expected  different  treatment.
He  stood  a  moment,  mmbling  his  hat,  and  become
more  angry  than  sorrowful.  Mr.  Allgood  went  into
the  hall,  and  returned  with  an  overcoat,  and  put  it  on.
