"And how are you feeling, Arthur?" asked his brother, laying his hand caressingly on the shoulder of the younger boy.
"Oh, I'm all right; only lonely."
"I've brought you some company—don't you see?"
For the first time Arthur's attention was drawn to Sam.
"I am glad to see you," he said, politely extending his hand. "Are you a friend of Charlie's?"
"Yes, Arthur," the student replied, anticipating our hero. "This is my friend, Sam Barker."
"Are you in college, Mr. Barker?" asked Arthur.
"Please call me Sam," said our hero. "I am only a boy, and I don't begin to know enough to be in college."
"Nor I, either," said Arthur.
"Come into the house," said the elder brother. "Has father got back from the city?"