“Well, I’m not kicking, so I guess we’ll talk about something else.”
A few minutes later the three boys parted company.
CHAPTER V.
HOW JACK ADDS ANOTHER FEATHER TO HIS CAP.
Next morning Jack appeared at Mr. William Atherton’s office a few minutes before nine o’clock, ready for business.
Mr. Bishop hadn’t arrived, so the boy took a seat in the outer office and waited for him.
He came about ten minutes later, and Jack reported to him as he had been told to do.
The manager looked him over attentively and seemed to be pleased with his looks.
“Well, Jack,” said Mr. Bishop, “Mr. Atherton has spoken to me about you. You seem to be a smart boy, and that is what we want here. You appear to have acquired something of a reputation for nerve and cool-headedness for one so young. You have made good friends for yourself by your courageous act of yesterday, which, I see, is reported in the morning papers. It remains for you now to justify the excellent opinion they have formed of you. Now, as to your immediate duties, you will, for the rest of the week, assist our messenger, whose place you have been employed to fill. He will leave on Saturday. I presume you are tolerably acquainted with the financial district.”
“Yes, sir,” replied Jack, respectfully.