Chapter II.
STARTING IN BUSINESS.
There was a look of delight on Ben’s face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived. But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently,
“Ain’t it a stunner?”
Now Paul did not really think the place merited any such praise. In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying,
“I should think it might be real kind o’ comfortable.”
“Kind o’ comfortable!” echoed Ben, angrily. “Well, I don’t know anything about Chicago, but if you know of any fellers there that have got any better place than this, I’d like to go out an’ stay two or three months with ’em.”
“Well, you see I don’t know much about it,” said Paul, conscious that he had hurt his kind-hearted friend’s feelings, and anxious to make amends in some way. “I’ve always lived in a regular house with father and mother, so I don’t know how boys do live that haven’t got any home.”