9/10 You deserve to do better, Joe." "I wish I could," said Joe wistfully. "Is there any chance for a boy in California, Mr.Larkin ?" "Call me Seth. I don't often use the handle to my name. Well, there's a chance for a boy, if he's smart; but he's got to work." "I should be willing to do that." "Then, if you ever get the chance, it won't do you any harm to try your luck." "How much did you say it costs to get there ?" "Well, maybe you could get there for a hundred dollars, if you wasn't particular how you went." A hundred dollars! It might as well have been ten thousand, as far as Joe was concerned. |