"
"Well, Paul, what news?" asked Barry.
"I am ready to buy your stand," said Paul.
"Can you pay me all the money down?"
"On the spot."
"Then it is all settled," said Barry, with satisfaction. "I am
glad of it, for now I shall be able to go on to Philadelphia
to-morrow."
Paul drew a roll of bills from his pocket, and proceeded to count
out thirty-five dollars. Barry noticed with surprise that he had
a considerable amount left.
"You are getting rich, Paul," he said.
"I am not rich yet," answered Paul, "but I mean to be some time
if I can accomplish it by industry and attention to business."
"You'll be sure to succeed," said George Barry. "You're just the
right sort. Good-by, old fellow. When you come on to
Philadelphia come and see me."
"I may establish a branch stand in Philadelphia before long,"
said Paul, jocosely.
CHAPTER XXVI
CONCLUSION
When Paul was left in charge of the stand, and realized that it
was his own, he felt a degree of satisfaction which can be
imagined. He had been a newsboy, a baggage-smasher, and in fact
had pretty much gone the round of the street trades, but now he
felt that he had advanced one step higher. Some of my readers
may not appreciate the difference, but to Paul it was a great
one.
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