“If we can only get a hundred dollars or so for the land warrant,” he said to himself, “it will be a great help.”
CHAPTER VI.
HARRY OBTAINS A PLACE.
On the way back from Squire Turner’s, Harry stepped into the village store, as he had one or two small articles to purchase for his mother. This store was kept by Jonas Porter, a man over fifty, in rather poor health. On this account he was obliged to depend considerably upon two young men, whom he employed as assistants. One of them, John Gaylord, was twenty-five years of age, and an efficient salesman. The other, Alfred Harper, was about eighteen, and of course less experienced and valuable. The last was employed partly in driving the store wagon with goods to different parts of the village.
Harry entered the store, and, going up to the counter, said to the proprietor, who was standing behind, “Mr. Porter, I want two pounds of brown sugar.”
“How is your mother?” asked the store-keeper.
“Not very well,” answered Harry.