"
"I shall be able to take my place pretty soon now," said the
young man. "I might go to-morrow, but mother thinks it
imprudent."
"Better get back your strength first, George," said his mother,
"or you may fall sick again."
But her son was impatient of confinement and anxious to get to
work again. So, two days afterward, about the middle of the
forenoon, Paul was surprised by seeing George Barry get out of a
Broadway omnibus, just in front of the stand.
"Can I sell you a necktie, Mr. Barry?" he asked, in a joke.
"I almost feel like a stranger," said Barry, "it's so long since
I have been here."
"Do you feel strong enough to take charge now?" asked Paul.
"I am not so strong as I was, and the walk from our rooms would
tire me; but I think if I rode both ways for the present I shall
be able to get along."
"Then you won't need me any longer?"
"I would like to have you stay with me to-day. I don't know how
I shall hold out."
"All right! I'll stop."
George Barry remained in attendance the rest of the day. He
found that his strength had so far returned that he should be
able to manage alone hereafter, and he told Paul so.
"I am glad you are well again, George," said Paul.
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