He paid the bills." "I'll make it all right with him." "I'll pay for it by and by.

You know I have over a hundred dollars a month now." "Gracious me!" ejaculated Mrs.Somers, as she gazed with admiration upon the new and elegant uniform which covered the fine form of her darling boy.
Presently Captain Barney came into the house, and for two hours Tom fought his battles over again, to the great satisfaction of his partial auditors.
The day passed off amid the mutual rejoicings of the parties; and the pleasure of the occasion was only marred by the thought, on the mother's part, that her son must soon return to the scene of strife.
The soldier boy--we beg his pardon; Lieutenant Somers--hardly went out of the house until after dinner on the following day, when he took a walk down to the harbor, where he was warmly greeted by all his friends.

Even Squire Pemberton seemed kindly disposed towards him, and asked him many questions in regard to Fred.

Before he went home, he was not a little startled to receive an invitation to meet some of his friends in the town hall in the evening, which it was impossible for him to decline.
At the appointed hour, he appeared at the hall, which was filled with people.

The lieutenant did not know what to make of it, and trembled before his friends as he had never done before the enemies of his country.
He was cheered lustily by the men, and the women waved their handkerchiefs, as though he had been a general of division.