re again after wood,
I'll set the police after you."

"He don't know we've been in dere all night," said Jimmy with a chuckle
to his companion. "Oh, I fooled him all right."

Jimmy led the way to a cheap restaurant he knew of, and though Dick
shrank back a little, at the sight of the not very clean place, he went
in, for he was very hungry. The two boys made a substantial meal, and
Dick paid for it.

"How do you feel now?" asked Jimmy.

"A little better, but I'm rather weak; as if I'd been sick for quite a
while."

"Youse don't look very well. What youse needs is a place where ye kin
lay down. I know what t' do. Come along."

"Where?"

"To de lodgin'-house. I knows a feller what's got a room dere, an'
maybe he'll let ye stay in it t'-day when he's out sellin' papes."

"What do you do for a living, Jimmy?"

"Me? Oh, I sell papes, too, when I got de chink t' buy 'em. I've got
t' git a stake dis mornin' an' start in. But I'll take youse t' dat
room first. Come on."

Dick, walking with rather trembling footsteps, followed Jimmy, who led
the way to the Newsboys' Lodging House. He hoped he would be in time
to find Frank Merton, for he had decided to appeal to him to take Dick
Box in for a few days.

CHAPTER VI

JIMMY ACTS AS NURSE

Frank Merton was just coming down the steps of the Newsboys' Lodging
House as Jimmy and Dick reached it.

"Hello, Jimmy," greeted Frank.

"Hello," was the answer. "Where youse goin'?"

"To work. I've got a job doing some gardening for a man over in
Brooklyn."

"Dat's a good ways off."

"Yes, but it will pay me better than selling papers. He is one of my
regular customers, and when he asked me if I knew any one who would do
some work around the garden I offered myself. But why aren't you out
with your papers, Jimmy?"

"No chink."

"I'll lend you some money."

"Never mind, Frank. I kin get staked easy enough. I'm goin' t' ask
annudder favor of youse."

"What is it?"

"Here's a friend of mine, Dick Box, an' he ain't got no place t' stay.
He's sick."

"Dick Box? That's a queer name."

"I give him de last name. Found him in me box," and Jimmy told the
circumstances of discovering Dick. During this conversation Dick, who
was growing quite pale, sat down on the steps of the building.

"What do you want me to do, Jimmy?" asked Frank.

"I t'ought mebby ye'd let him stay in yer room wid youse fer a day or
so, till he's strong. Dat blow he got