“And three dollars and seventy-five cents, less one dollar and a quarter, equals two dollars and a half saved,” finished Wallace.

“That is true, my boy,” said Mr. Duwell, “if they last as long as a new pair.”

Tell the story of this picture.

Can you tell something about tanning and finishing leather? Have you ever visited a shoe factory?
It seems strange to think that the leather in our shoes was once worn by animals, doesn’t it?

“I suppose we ought to be very much obliged to the shoemaker, even though we do pay him for his work,” mused the boy aloud.