the foreign quarter. It was
all charmingly new and interesting, and, as in Hong Kong, they were
both sorry when the day for their sailing came around. And always since
Archie has declared that no one can be more kindly hospitable than the
English.

The voyage from Yokohama to San Francisco was slow and monotonous,
Archie thought, for he was now very impatient to reach the United
States, and he had also grown very tired of travel by water. There were
some very pleasant passengers, but Archie couldn't see that he had a
much better time than when he was peeling potatoes corning over. That
was interesting enough, anyhow. The only break in the monotony was the
day they were enabled to spend in Honolulu, and on that day Archie went
again to some of the places he had seen during his first visit to the
attractive city. And he called again upon some of the friends of his
first visit, and found that most of them had read of his great success
as a war correspondent, and of his many exciting experiences in the
Philippines. They were all profuse in congratulating him upon what
he had accomplished, and every one seemed to think he had been very
successful indeed.

While they were in Honolulu a vessel arrived, bound for Japan, and
Archie was delighted to find it was the same vessel upon which he had
worked his passage from San Francisco on his way to Manila. He went
aboard and met some of the friends he had made there, and found that
they all knew now who it was they had carried as chore-boy in the
galley. They all seemed glad to hear of his success, and to know that
he was coming home as a first-class passenger. The cook treated him with
much deference, and started to apologise for his treatment of Archie on
the way over; but the boy stopped him, and told him that no apology
was necessary. "I think I may have been an unwilling worker," he said,
"because of course I didn't like the work at all, and it was hard for
me to take an interest in peeling potatoes when I was looking forward to
accomplishing such great things in the Philippines."

"Oh," said the cook, "you was a fine worker. Sure, I ain't had so good
a boy since." And Archie laughed to see the change in opinion which is
sometimes brought about by a change in circumstances.

Archie enjoyed the city quite as much as before, but he was glad,
nevertheless, when the steamer continued her voyage east. And then he
began to count the days until they should arrive in San Francisco