handsomely for the entertainment to-night."

"Please do not say a word about it," Jasper replied. "I am very
thankful that you have been able to make use of my humble abode. I
have enjoyed your company very much. But I think it is time for us to
retire, as you need rest. The girl can use that room there, while you
can sleep upon that cot."

"But what about yourself?" David inquired.

"Oh, I shall make a place for myself right by the stove. I shall be
very comfortable there."

David at first refused to listen to such an arrangement, but Jasper was
determined and claimed a host's privilege of making his guests as
comfortable as possible. He sat for some time at the little table
after David and Betty had gone to sleep. He dwelt long and carefully
upon the rude plan the old man had shown him. The more he studied it,
the more convinced he became that there was a great deal in it after
all. But it would mean much money, and he sighed as he at length blew
out the light, stretched himself upon the floor, and drew a great coat
over his body.




CHAPTER VI

OUT OF BONDAGE