"How?" asked Linton, surprised.
"By copying and making out bills for Mr. Reed."
"That is better than being janitor at a dollar a week."
"Yes, but I have to work a good deal harder."
"I am afraid you are working too hard."
"I shouldn't like to keep it up, but it is only for a short time. If I gave up school I should find it easy enough, but I don't want to do that."
"No, I hope you won't; I should miss you, and so would all the boys."
"Including Randolph Duncan?"
"I don't know about that. By the way, I hear that Randolph is spending a good deal of his time at Tony Denton's billiard saloon."
"I am sorry to hear it. It hasn't a very good reputation."