uld be imposing upon them."

"Thank you for your kind advice. Won't you take me to board at your
house?"

"We don't take boarders," said Victor, haughtily.

It so happened that Frank entered himself as a scholar at the school
where Victor was a student, and was put in the same class. Frank at
once took a higher place, and in time graduated with the highest honors,
while Victor came out nearly at the foot.

Frank did remain with the Vivians; they would not hear of his leaving
them, nor would they permit him to pay any board.

"You are a companion for Fred," said Mrs. Vivian, "and you exert a good
influence over him. Having your company, he does not wish to seek
society outside. You must let me look upon you as one of my boys, and
accept a home with us."

Against this, Frank could urge no objection. He was offered a home far
more attractive than a boarding-house, which his presence made more
social and attractive. Having no board to provide for, the income of his
little property was abundant to supply his other wants, and, when he
left school, it was unimpaired.

It was a serious question with our hero whether he would continue his
studies through a collegiate course. He finally decided in the negative,
and accepted a good position in the mercantile establishment of Mr.
Hartley. Here he displayed such intelligence and aptitude for business
that he rose rapidly, and in time acquired an interest in the firm, and
will in time obtain a junior partnership. It must not be supposed that
all this came without hard work. It had always been Frank's custom to
discharge to the utmost of his ability the duties of any position in
which he was placed. To this special trait of our hero, most of his
success was owing.

Our hero had the satisfaction of giving a place to his companion in the
telegraph office, Tom Brady, who was in time able to earn such a salary
as raised his mother and sister above want. Frank did not forget his old
street comrade, Dick Rafferty, but gave him a position as porter, Dick's
education not being sufficient to qualify him for a clerkship. He even
sought out old Mills, the blind man, to whom he had small reason to feel
grateful; but found that the old man had suddenly died, leaving behind
him, to the surprise of every one who knew him, several hundred dollars
in gold and silver, which were claimed by a sister of the deceased, to
whom they were most acceptable.

Here end the experiences of the Telegraph