en he was
accosted by a policeman, and taken into a doorway. "I've been watching
you," said the officer, "and I want to know why you are walking up and
down the street at this time of night."

Archie could have cried from fright, but he remembered that he was under
suspicion, so decided to tell the policeman his whole story, and perhaps
he could help him out in some way. So he described his experiences
during the day, and was surprised at the interest shown by the officer
in the recital. When he had finished he was told that he would be
taken to the police station. "You needn't be afraid, my lad," said the
policeman. "I'll see that the Gerry Society doesn't get you and send you
home, that is, if you think you want to try it here a few days longer.
You can sleep at the station to-night, and the next morning you can try
it again." So to the station they went, and Archie was, naturally, a
little frightened when he saw, for the first time, the cells, and the
terribly severe appearance of all his surroundings. But he was given a
good bed in which to sleep, and he passed a delightful night, dreaming
of the wonderful adventures which befell him in the city.

He was not awakened until eight o'clock, and then he found the good
policeman waiting to take him out to breakfast, He expressed surprise
that he should be so kind to him.

"I always thought that officers were cross and unpleasant," he said,
"but you're not that kind, anyhow."

"Well," laughed the officer, "we have to be cross very often, though
we're sometimes sorry to be so. But I've taken a fancy to you, my lad. I
like to see a boy who does things. When a boy of seventeen is willing
to come to New York alone, and make his own way, without friends
or influence of any kind, it shows a proper spirit, and he ought to
succeed. I know you'll get along if you only persevere. I'd advise you
to keep on trying."

"Oh, I'm going to, now," said Archie. "I was very homesick and
discouraged last night, but since I've met you I seem to have received a
new impetus, and I'm ready to make a new beginning."

So Archie and the policeman parted friends.

"Come around to the station to-night if you want a bed, and you shall
be cared for," said the officer, as he turned around the corner into the
busy street, where he was lost in the crowd.

Archie walked down the street, hardly knowing what to do first. He
didn't feel like answering any more advertisements in the newspapers,
and he