“You got the situation through one of the ‘World’ ads, didn’t you, John?” asked his sister.
“No, sis; and you could never guess how I did get it. They don’t often advertise those kind of jobs.”
“Dear me,” said Annie, curiously, “do tell us how you got it, then.”
“Why, John,” interrupted his mother, in a tone of great surprise, “where on earth did you get those clothes? I didn’t notice them till this moment,” and she came over and examined his new suit closely. “Why, it looks like an expensive suit!”
“I guess it is, mother,” laughed Jack. “It was one of the best in the store.”
“Oh, Jack,” cried his sister, eagerly, “do tell us how you came to get it. Where are the clothes you had on this morning when you left home?”
“I expect they will be delivered here some time to-day. The fact of the matter is, I took a hasty bath in the East River.”
“John,” gasped his mother, “what are you talking about?”
Whereupon Jack related his exciting experiences of the morning and how it had led to his getting the position of messenger in Mr. Atherton’s office.
“Why,” exclaimed his sister, excitedly, “you’ll have your name in the papers, and everybody will be calling you a hero.”