"Got parents?"
"No, sir. I'm alone in the world."
"Well, you've got a tough job before you."
"Yes, sir, I don't doubt it; but I am young and healthy, and I think I ought to be able to earn my living. Are you a business man?"
"No, not exactly. Why do you ask?"
"I thought you might have a place for me if you were."
"I am not in the right sort of business for you, my lad. I am the manager of the Gold King Dramatic Company."
"Then you are acquainted with Harry Bertram?" said Jed eagerly.
"Yes, he is one of my actors. What do you know of Harry Bertram?"
"He slept in the same room with me last night. He told me to come to Duncan, and he would see what he could do for me."