"Yes, sir."
"Have you parents living?"
"No, sir, except a stepfather; but he's a drunkard, and I don't live with him."
"Have you any brothers or sisters?"
"A little sister, about seven years old."
"Does she live with your stepfather?"
"I took her away, but Mr. Martin found out where I had placed her, and he managed to get hold of her. I found out to-day where he carried her, and to-morrow I shall try to get her back. He isn't a fit man to have the charge of her."
"And can you support your little sister, and yourself too?"
"Yes, sir."
"You are a good brother, and I believe you are a good boy. I want to know more of you. It is too late to go to the Newsboys' Lodging House to-night. I live close by, and will take you home with me."