“Have you no one belonging to you?”
“Not one.”
“Are you poor?” asked Spencer, for the first time taking notice of Tony’s rather shabby apparel.
Oh, no!” said our hero. “I’ve got a little over two dollars in my pocket.”
“Is that all?”
“Yes, and it’s a good deal more than I generally have.”
“You don’t say so. How do you make your living?”
“Any way I can—any way that’s honest.”
“And don’t you ever get discouraged—down in the mouth?”
“Not often,” answered Tony. “I’ve always got along, and I guess something will turn up for me. But there’s one thing I am sorry for.”