"I think I should rather live in a boarding house."
"That will be cheaper. I don't mind going with you to keep you company."
"Do you know of any good house?"
"I know a very comfortable boarding-house on Monroe Street, kept by Mrs. Shelby, a widow lady. My sister once boarded there, when visiting Chicago."
"That will suit me, I think. Would you mind going 'round with me?"
"I'll take you there, with pleasure."
The two, on arriving in Chicago, went at once to Monroe Street, and called at the boarding-house.
"I am glad to see you, Mr. Pearson," said the widow cordially. "Is your sister with you?"
"Not this time."
"Are you going to play here?"