"Fifty dollars," answered his mother.
"He gave me a thousand dollars!"
"A thousand!" ejaculated Mrs. Fenton, incredulous.
"Yes."
"Where's the money?" asked Albert.
"He gave it to me in a check. I shall collect it to-morrow, and invest it in some safe way."
"I can't realize it, Fred," said Mrs. Fenton. "Why, it will make us rich."
"But that isn't all. My salary is raised to twenty-five dollars a week."
"I never heard of such wages being given to a boy like you."
"It was my second offer this morning. A merchant, a friend of Mr. Wainwright, offered me twenty dollars to go into his office."