ng a letter to the folks at home.
And he thought, of course, that this would be very easy to do.

Mr. Van Bunting gave him a letter of credit for six hundred dollars,
which amount, he said, would probably be sufficient to pay his expenses
while he was in the Philippines, and he also gave him a cheque for three
hundred dollars, which was intended to pay the expense of getting to
Manila. "Of course," said Mr. Van Bunting, "you can spend as much or as
little of this as you please, and if you need more, and we find that
the venture is paying us, why, we will send it on demand." Archie was so
overcome with the knowledge that he possessed nine hundred dollars, that
he could hardly thank the editor enough, and he made up his mind that he
would spend as little as possible of the sum, and bring back part of it
to Mr. Van Bunting upon his return. He couldn't imagine how it would be
possible for him to spend so much money, and he felt that, after some of
his experiences since he left home, he ought to be able to economise in
many ways where other reporters wouldn't know how to save at all.

When the two days were up Archie had made all his preparation, and was
ready to leave New York for Manila. He had sent a long letter home
to his mother, telling her of his great good fortune, and enclosing a
cheque for a hundred dollars, which she was to spend while he was gone.
He told her that he would send her more money from time to time, and
felt very proud as he mailed the letter. He told her, too, that if at
any time she didn't hear from him on time, she could write to Mr.
Van Bunting, and he would let her know of his whereabouts. This was
something which Mr. Van Bunting had very thoughtfully advised him to do.
"Your mother is sure to worry if the mails are overdue," he had said,
"and if she writes to me, I will always be able to tell her of your
whereabouts, for we can hear of you through our other correspondents, if
not from your own despatches." So Archie felt that his mother shouldn't
worry, since he was such a fortunate boy in so many ways.

The night before leaving he took a long farewell walk up Broadway.
Everything was bright with light, and there was, as usual, a great crowd
of pleasure-seekers on the sidewalks. It was all as fascinating as ever
to Archie, and he felt sorry that he was to leave it so soon. New York
had begun to grow on him, as it grows on any one living there for
any length of time, who is in a position to appr