TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. [SIX MONTHS AFTER.]
II. [BARNUM'S MUSEUM.]
III. [THE BURNING OF THE TENEMENT HOUSE.]
IV. [THE POLICEMAN'S HOME.]
V. [HOUSE HUNTING.]
VI. [PAUL TAKES A HOUSE ON MADISON AVENUE.]
VII. [THE HOUSE ON MADISON AVENUE.]
VIII. [A GIFT.]
IX. [JULIUS.]
X. [A ROOM IN CENTRE STREET.]
XI. [FREE LUNCH.]
XII. [A GOOD ACTION MEETS ITS REWARD.]
XIII. [PAUL MAKES A PURCHASE.]
XIV. [THE SPOT UPON THE COAT.]
XV. [SUSPICION.]
XVI. [LOCKED UP FOR THE NIGHT.]
XVII. [TRAPPED.]
XVIII. [THE VALUE OF A CLOTHES-LINE.]
XIX. [A CURIOSITY SHOP.]
XX. [THE DISGUISED LISTENER.]
XXI. [A BRIGHTER PROSPECT FOR JULIUS.]
XXII. [MARLOWE OVERTAKES HIS VICTIM.]
XXIII. [A TIMELY RESCUE.]
XXIV. [THE POOR ARTIST.]
XXV. [MR. TALBOT'S RETURN.]
XXVI. [FROM THE SIDEWALK TO THE SHOP.]

SLOW AND SURE.

CHAPTER I.

SIX MONTHS AFTER.

"It's most time for Paul to come home," said Mrs. Hoffman. "I must be setting the table for supper."

"I wonder how he will like my new picture," said Jimmy, a delicate boy of eight, whose refined features, thoughtful look, and high brow showed that his mind by no means shared the weakness of his body. Though only eight years of age he already manifested a remarkable taste and talent for drawing, in which he had acquired surprising skill, considering that he had never taken lessons, but had learned all he knew from copying such pictures as fell in his way.

"Let me see your picture, Jimmy," said Mrs. Hoffman. "Have you finished it?"