All this he would be able to lay up, and as much or more from his salary on the "Gazette." He felt on the high road to success.

Seeing that his young compositor was meeting with success and appreciation abroad, Mr.Anderson called upon him more frequently to write paragraphs for the "Gazette." Though this work was gratuitous, Harry willingly undertook it.

He felt that in this way he was preparing himself for the career to which he steadily looked forward.

Present compensation, he justly reasoned, was of small importance, compared with the chance of improvement.

In this view, Ferguson, who proved to be a very judicious friend, fully concurred.