"Then it is necessary for you to get a place as soon as possible."

"Yes; I have a sister to support; Grace, you know."

"No, I don't know. The fact is, Frank, I have been imposing upon you. I
never saw you before in the whole course of my life."

"What made you say you knew me?"

"I wanted to get a dinner out of you. Don't be troubled, though; I'll
pay back the money. I've been out of a place for three or four weeks,
but I enter upon one the first of next week. For the rest of the week
I've got nothing to do, and I will try to get you a place.

"The first thing is to get a room somewhere. I'll tell you what, you may
have part of my room."

"Is it expensive?"

"No; I pay a dollar and a half a week. I think the old lady won't charge
more than fifty cents extra for you."

"Then my share would be a dollar."

"You may pay only fifty cents. I'll keep on paying what I do now. My
room is on Sixth Avenue." They had some distance to walk. Finally Jasper
halted before a baker's shop.

"It's over this," he said.