OR,

TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS.


BY J. W. DAVIDSON,

AUTHOR OF "SPUD," "HARDY & CO.," "ROB
ARCHER'S TRIALS," "LIMPY JOE," "HARRY
IRVING'S PLUCK," ETC., ETC., ETC.

CHAPTER XXVII.
SOME PLAIN TALK.

The evening after Tony's return with the money was a very joyful one for Job Loring. He was continually praising his second son, much to the disgust of the first, and really seemed to have recovered all of his habitual cheerfulness.

He never once mentioned Tony's prospects; his own were assured, that was enough for him.