From Farm to Fortune Part 45
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"I am anxious to close that real estate deal," went on John Garwell.
"Others are getting wind of it, including that fellow Shanley from Brooklyn. He is doing his best to make me lose on the deal."
"Is Rufus Cameron in with him?"
"I believe he is. Both of them are very bitter."
"I suppose they are bitter against me too," observed Nat soberly.
"It is more than likely. But that can't be helped, Nat. In business a man is bound to make more or less of enemies."
John Garwell was very busy, and said he would look over the doc.u.ments the next day. But on the following morning he was called out of town, so the doc.u.ments were not examined until some days later.
As soon as he returned to the office, Nat went to work with vigor for over a week, to make up for the lost time. He had a great deal of writing on hand, and one evening he remained at the place until after nine o'clock.
As Nat had been indoors nearly all day, he resolved to walk home, just for the physical exercise and to get the fresh air. He started up Broadway, and was soon as far as Tenth Street. Here he attempted to cross the thoroughfare, but was stopped by a jam of cars and other vehicles.
"Let me alone!" he heard a boy not far off say. "Let me alone! I won't give you my money!"
"You've got to pay for the papers, country!" cried another boy. "Come, fork over the fifteen cents."
"It's all I've got."
"I don't care. Fork over, or I'll--I'll mash you!"
The voice of one of the boys sounded familiar, and stepping to a dark doorway, from whence the voices proceeded, Nat was amazed to find Fred Guff, and a New York newsboy who was a stranger.
"Fred!"
"Why, if it ain't Nat!" cried the farm boy. "Where did you spring from?"
"I think I had better ask you that question."
"I want me money!" came from the newsboy.
"Help me, Nat. He wants to get my money from me. It's the last fifteen cents I've got!" pleaded Fred.
"What do you want of the money?" demanded Nat, of the newsboy.
"Oh, it ain't none o' your business."
"I tried to help him sell papers," said Fred. "But I couldn't sell those he gave me, and now he wants me to pay for them, anyway."
"Did you agree to pay for them?"
"I said I'd pay for them if I sold them."
"Then you don't get any money," said Nat, sharply, to the newsboy. "Now let this boy alone, do you hear?"
"Ah! wait till I catch him alone," muttered the newsboy, and ran off around the corner.
CHAPTER XXVI
FRED GIVES UP CITY LIFE
"Now then, Fred, tell me how it is that you are in New York," said Nat, when the newsboy had departed.
"I--I ran away from home."
"Did you have the carfare to this city?"
"No, I stole a ride to Cleveland on a freight train, and then I stole another ride on two trains to New York. I was kicked off of one train."
"And what have you been doing since you landed here?"
"Selling papers, and doing odd jobs. I couldn't get anything steady."
"Did you try to find me?"
"No," and the gawk of a boy hung his head.
"Why not?"
"Because I--I wanted to make my own way, same as you are doing. But, oh, Nat, it's awfully hard."
"Where have you been staying nights?"
"One night I slept in a doorway, and last night I slept in a park until a policeman came and chased me away."
Fred looked so forlorn and hungry that Nat could not help but pity him.
Coming to the city to earn his living had evidently hit Fred hard.
"Had any supper?" he asked, kindly.
"I had a--a bun."
"Is that all?"
"Yes."
"How much money have you?"
"Fifteen cents, and I wanted to make that last just as long as I could."
"Come with me, and I'll get you something to eat," said our hero.
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