“I don’t know how that may be, but I shall be glad to have my boy at home again.”
“Have you formed any views for him?”
“I suppose it will be well to let him go into some store or counting-room. He doesn’t seem to care to go to college.”
“If you see fit to let him enter my store, Mr. Fenwick, I shall be glad to receive him. I always liked Guy, and I consider him a smart boy.”
“Thank you, Mr. Ainsworth. You are always kind to me and mine. I can’t decide till I have seen Guy, but I think it quite possible that we shall accept your offer.”
This was not the only opening for Guy.
Deacon Crane offered to give him work on his farm.
“I feel for your disappointment about the boy, parson,” he said, “and I think I can set him to work on my place. Of course, I can’t pay him much.”
“Thank you, Deacon Crane. I will see what Guy thinks about your offer.”
Mr. Fenwick knew, though he did not say so, that nothing would induce Guy to enter the deacon’s service.