CHAPTER VIII.
A LIVELY TEAM.
"I want you to understand, Harry," said Mr.Loudon, one day, "that I do not disapprove of what you and Kate are doing for old Aunt Matilda.

On the contrary, I feel proud of you both.

The idea was honorable to you, and, so far, you have done very well; better than I expected; and I believe I was a little more sanguine than any one else in the village.
But you must not forget that you have something else to think of besides making money for Aunt Matilda." "But, don't I think of other things, father ?" said Harry.

"I'm sure I get along well enough at school." "That may be, my boy; but I want you to get along better than well enough." This little conversation made quite an impression on Harry, and he talked to Kate about it.
"I suppose father's right," said she; "but what's to be done about it?
Is that poor old woman to have only half enough to eat, so that you may read twice as much Virgil ?" Harry laughed.
"But perhaps she will have five-eighths of enough to eat if I only read nine-sixteenths as much Latin," said he.
"Oh! you're always poking arithmetic fun at me," said Kate.

"But I tell you what you can do," she continued.