"Didn't my father leave anything?"
"About forty dollars—not enough to keep you three months."
"He hadn't any property?"
"Nothing."
"Well, as I said before, I'll do what I can—when I am able."
"And you won't help me to——" Pepper paused.
"I won't steal—I'll starve first," returned Nelson, and taking up his hat, he unlocked the door, and walked away from the lunch-room.