you behave. There's no coaxing you to be good. They won't say, "If you
don't behave I'll send you home." It isn't like school. You have to
behave or it's worse for you, for they certainly put you through some
pretty tough things. Many's the time I got on my knees and told God all
about it. If a man is crossing the street, sees a car coming, and is
sure it will hit him, the first thing he says is, "Oh, God, save me!"
The car misses him by a foot, and he forgets how much he owes. He simply
says, "Thank you, God; when I'm in danger I'll call on You again." It
was so with me. Out in the world again, I forgot all about all the
promises I made in prison.

[Illustration: A BOWERY LODGING-HOUSE.]




CHAPTER IV

"SAVED BY GRACE"


Twelve years later, after a life spent on the road and in prison, I
found myself on the Bowery, in the fall of 1892, without a friend, "down
and out." After spending my last dollar in ----'s saloon, I was sitting
down in the back room of that place, wondering if I dared ask ---- for a
drink, when in he walked. He looked at me, and said, "Now, Danny, I
think you had better get a move on! Get out and hustle. You are broke,
and you know I am not running this place for fun."

I took it kind of hard, but looked at him and said, "All right." I got