him to forward my trunk by express. I want to economize a little this
week, and shall have to pay the express charges."

"I'll pay up my part of the rent, Rodney, a quarter a day."

Rodney had advanced the whole sum, as Mike was not in funds.

"If you can't pay a dollar a week I will pay a little more than half."

"There ain't no need. I'll pay my half and be glad to have a nice room."

"I've got three or four pictures at the school, and some books. I'll
send for them later on, and we'll fix up the room."

"Will you? We'll have a reg'lar bang up place. I tell you that'll be
better than livin' at the Lodge."

"Still that seems a very neat place. It is lucky for poor boys that they
can get lodging so cheap."

"But it isn't like havin' a room of your own, Rodney. I say, when we're
all fixed I'll ask some of me friends to come in some evenin' and take a
look at us. They'll be s'prised."

"Certainly, Mike. I shall be glad to see any of your friends."

It may seem strange that Rodney, carefully as he had been brought up,
should have made a companion of Mike, but he recognized in the warm
hearted Irish boy, illiterate as he was, sterling qualities, and he felt
desirous of helping to educate him. He knew that he could always depend