Mr. Hawley had sent word that Ned should be supplied with what he
needed to make him comfortable and happy.

Nothing more was seen of Master West, and the two boys returned to New
York on the same steamer on which they had been involuntary passengers
the night previous.

" Hello, there's the man come to look for his valises," said Joe, next
morning, as he and Ned stood by the rail while the steamer was being
warped into the dock. "I s'pose he'll be mad, now, 'cause I sent them
on by express."

"' Why, that's my father!" exclaimed Ned, when Joe had pointed his
employer out from
among the crowd on the pier.

It was indeed the case; and the .reason why Mr. Hawley had not come to
relieve Joe, was
that word of Ned's non-appearance at home had been sent to him nearly
an hour before the steamer sailed.

Joe went back, to the office, after he had been home to see his mother,
but he did not remain there very long, for Mr. Hawley gave him a
position in his store, in return for his kindness to Ned, and to-day
the district messenger boy is in a fair way to become a successful
merchant.


DAN HARDY'S CRIPPY.
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