p in the bed he has made, he sinks back
on the pillow again, exhausted, because of the weight on his chest.

But Dunn's predicament was, chiefly, Dunn's lookout--and, to some
extent, the lookout of tradition-bound relatives. Had he been an
exceptional man his attitude toward the business would have been
different, and Evan, in the beginning of his awakening, would probably
have benefited by contact with him. As it was, Evan scolded his
complaining brain and forced it back into bed, as a mother does her
baby; in fact, it is to be feared he gave it a dose of soothing-syrup,
too.

The Hometon boy actually saved a little on his five dollars per week.
The manager frequently borrowed a dollar or two from him. But Evan had
not yet paid back the money his father had given him--George Nelson
warned him not to try.

"Keep it, my boy," he wrote, "and start an account. Try and put away a
certain amount each week." This sentence was stroked out, vetoed by
saner afterthought. The father doubtless realized the absurdity of
asking a young man away from home earning five dollars a week to save.
"Keep yourself if possible," said the letter, "on the salary you draw;
but if you run shy I am always ready to help you out." Evan thought of
his tailor's bill, and decided to pay it before settling with his
father.

Among the great economists at the head of the Canadian banking business
there are some who seem to make a specialty of the following sermon to
employes: "It matters not what you make, you can always save
something." Sure! You can steer clear of a young lady on the street
in case you might have to buy her an ice-cream, and you can always
raise a headache on garden-party or picnic nights. The class of
economists mentioned seem unable to realize that a man, young or old,
is worth his salt, if he works honestly, whether he be a sewer-digger
or a clerk who spends half his income on laundry.

Sometimes not only dissatisfaction but resentment took possession of
Nelson. He was, in the first place, obliged to go where the bank sent
him; and in the second place, to take what the bank gave him. He would
receive a certain increase yearly, no matter where or what he was in
the business--and the Bonehead (wherever he was) would get the same or
better. Discrimination according to ability was unknown in
banking--except on reports: and there it was a joke to every man in the
service.

But youth is very pliant. Employers of young