CHAPTER VI — GRANT GETS INTO UNEXPECTED TROUBLE
TOM CALDER was not the companion Grant would have chosen, but there seemed no good excuse for declining his company. He belonged to a rather disreputable family living in the borders of the village. If this had been all, it would not have been fair to object to him, but Tom himself bore not a very high reputation. He had been suspected more than once of stealing from his school companions, and when employed for a time by Mr. Tudor, in the village store, the latter began to miss money from the till; but Tom was so sly that he had been unable to bring the theft home to him. However, he thought it best to dispense with his services.
“What kind of a situation are you goin' to try for?” asked Tom, when they were fairly on their way.
“I don't know. They say that beggars mustn't be choosers.”
“I want to get into a broker's office if I can,” said Tom.
“Do you consider that a very good business?” asked Grant.
“I should say so,” responded Tom, emphatically.
“Do they pay high wages?”
“Not extra, but a feller can get points, and make something out of the market.”