He keeps up the most friendly relations with Frank Mordaunt, who is now a student at Columbia College, having a natural taste for study. So the future looks bright for him, and those who have read his story will agree that he really deserves his prosperity.
THE END.
Transcriber’s Note:
The cover image has been created by the transcriber and placed in the public domain.
Punctuation has been standardised. Spelling and hyphenation have been retained as they appear in the original publication except as follows:
- Page iii
Ben Makes His Debut changed to
Ben Makes His [Début] - Page iv
Unwelcome Home changed to
Unwelcome [News] - Page 21
he counted “Ninty-six, ninety-seven changed to
he counted “[Ninety-six], ninety-seven - Page 23
with the energy of depair changed to
with the energy of [despair] - Page 24
the preseace of the boys changed to
the [presence] of the boys - Page 64
folks will be suprised when changed to
folks will be [su’prised] when - Page 118
wouldn’t be suprised if you knew changed to
wouldn’t be [su’prised] if you knew - Page 123
pass over the spondulicks changed to
[Pass] over the spondulicks - Page 127
Ain’t you workin now changed to
Ain’t you [workin’] now - Page 136
‘conquering a peace,’” he he reflected changed to
‘conquering a peace,’” [he] reflected - Page 145
“You don’t say!” ejeculated Tom changed to
“You don’t say!” [ejaculated] Tom - Page 170
she is an honest Sweedish girl changed to
she is an honest [Swedish] girl - Page 172
came up and said hurridly changed to
came up and said [hurriedly] - Page 178
and handed him his paper changed to
and handed him his [papers] - Page 178
disposing of a least a part changed to
disposing of [at] least a part - Page 183
turned into East Fifty-Seventh Street changed to
turned into East [Fifty-seventh] Street - Page 191
Here is a ten-doldar bill changed to
Here is a [ten-dollar] bill - Page 193
Syvanus turned, and at the sight changed to
[Sylvanus] turned, and at the sight - Page 204
Give me you address, Frank changed to
Give me [your] address, Frank - Page 213
Don t forgot, Frank, that I am a poor boy changed to
Don’t [forget], Frank, that I am a poor boy - Page 228
much suprised when I tell changed to
much [su’prised] when I tell - Page 279
I I shall be glad to changed to
[I] shall be glad to - Page 281
That paper says immensely changed to
That paper [pays] immensely - Page 288
There is no doubt about it, Ben changed to
There is no doubt about it, [Frank] - Page 300
considerable longer time without seeing changed to
[considerably] longer time without seeing - Page 301
passenger with a famiiar face changed to
passenger with a [familiar] face - Page 313
Ben went went to England changed to
Ben [went] to England