I suppose you won't mind ?" "Just as you please, Mrs.Tarbox," said Frank, though he would have preferred to have passed the night alone.
"Could you make it convenient to lend me two dollars ?" asked Pliny, as they went up to bed together.
"Not just now," answered Frank.

"When I get something to do I shall not need to be so careful of my money." "One dollar would answer," persisted Pliny.
Without a word, Frank drew a dollar bill from his pocketbook and handed it to Pliny.
"Now," he thought, "I shall not feel under any obligations to the family." "You're a good fellow, even if you are poor," said Pliny, in high good humor.
Frank was tired, and it was not long before all his anxieties for future were lost sight of in a sound and refreshing slumber..