"I suppose he will, and I shall be sorry for it. I am grateful to
him for his good intentions toward me, and I have no right to expect
that he will feel as I do about the matter. If he is angry, I shall
be sorry, but I don't think it ought to influence me."

"You must do as you decide to be best, Grant. It is you who are most
interested. But suppose you make up your mind to enter upon a
business career, what chance have you of obtaining a place?"

"I shall call upon Mr. Reynolds, and see if he has any place for
me."

"Who is Mr. Reynolds?" asked his mother, in some surprise.

"I forgot that I didn't tell you of the gentleman whose acquaintance
I made on my way up to the city. He is a Wall Street broker. His
attention was drawn to me by something that he heard, and he offered
to help me, if he could, to get employment."

"It would cost something to go to New York, and after all there is
no certainty that he could help you," said Mrs. Thornton,
cautiously.

"That is true, mother, but I think he would do something for me."

However Grant received a summons to New York on other business. Mrs.
Simpson, as she called herself, though she had no right to the name,
was brought up for trial, and Grant was needed as a witness. Of
course his expenses were to be paid. He resolved to take this