y pocket."

"I don't think you have. You have been extravagant, that's what's the
matter. How much did you spend on Sunday?"

"I don't know."

"I do, for I kept account. You spent seventy-five cents. That's twice
as much as you could afford."

"It was only for one day."

"At any rate, you have used up in four days as much as ought to have
lasted you the whole week."

"I don't get enough pay," grumbled Sam, who was unprepared with any
other excuse.

"There are plenty of boys that have to live on as small pay. I am one
of them."

"Will you lend me some money?"

"I'll tell you what I will do. I'll lend you twenty-five cents every
morning, and you'll have to make it do all day."

"I can't live on that. You spend more yourself."

"I know I do; but if you spend twice as much as you ought one day,
you've got to make it up another."

"Give me the money for three days all at once," said Sam.

"No, I won't."

"Why not?"

"You'd spend it all in one day, and want to borrow some more
to-morrow."

"No, I wouldn't."

"Then, you don't need it all the first day."

"You're mean," grumbled Sam.

"No, I'm not. I'm acting like a friend. It's for your own good."

"What can I get for twenty-five cents?"

"That's your lookout. You wouldn't have had to live on it, if you
hadn't been too free other days."

In spite of Sam's protestations, Henry remained firm, and Sam was
compelled to restrain his appetite for the remainder of the week. I am
ashamed to say that, when Saturday night came, Sam tried to evade
paying his just debt. But this his roommate would not permit.

"That won't do, Sam," he said. "You must pay me what you owe me."

"You needn't be in such an awful hurry," muttered Sam.

"It's better for both of us that you pay it now," said Henry. "If you
didn't, you'd spend it."

"I'll pay you next week. I want to go to hear the minstrels
to-night."

"You can't go on borrowed money."

"If I pay you up, I don't have enough to last me till next pay day."

"That's your lookout. Do you know what I would do if I was in your
place?"

"What would you do?"

"I'd live on four dollars a week till I'd got five dollars laid
aside."

"I'd like the five dollars, but I don't want to starve myself."

"It would be rather inconvenient living on four dollars, I admit, but
you would feel paid for it afterward. Besides, Sam, you need some
shirts and stockings. I can't keep lending you mine, as I have been
doing ever