CHAPTER VIII.
THE MIDNIGHT ALARM "It's time for me to be goin' back," said Andy, as the clock indicated twenty minutes to nine.
"I wish you could sleep at home, Andy," said his mother.
"They want me to purtect them," said our hero, with a little importance.

"I'll pack my clothes in a handkerchief." "I've got a little carpetbag," said his mother.

"That looks more respectable.

When you have earned enough money, you must have a new suit of clothes." "How much will they cost, mother ?" "I think we can get a cheap suit for fifteen or twenty dollars.

When you have got the money, we will call on the tailor and see." "Shure, I'll feel like a gentleman with a suit like that." "Mary, go and get the carpetbag.