So permission was accorded, and our hero, with his little bundle of clothes, left the paternal roof, and went out in quest of employment.
After some adventures Harry obtained employment in a shoe-shop as pegger.

A few weeks sufficed to make him a good workman, and he was then able to earn three dollars a week and board.

Out of this sum be hoped to save enough to pay the note held by Squire Green against his father, but there were two unforeseen obstacles.

He had the misfortune to lose his pocket-book, which was picked up by an unprincipled young man, by name Luke Harrison, also a shoemaker, who was always in pecuniary difficulties, though he earned much higher wages than Harry.

Luke was unable to resist the temptation, and appropriated the money to his own use.