The $500 Check — page 164: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

CHAPTER XVIII. BERT OBTAINS WORK. O begin with, the letter, which Bert so unexpectedly received, contained a ten- dollar bill. ‘*It must be from Uncle Jacob!’’ he thought. He turned to the next page, and looked for the signature. It was, as he antici- pated, Jacob Marlowe. It was brief, as will be seen from the copy given below: My DEAR NEPHEW : Iam sorry to hear that you have lost your place in the factory. I think Albert Marlowe might at any rate have retained you, knowing how much you and your mother needed your weekly wages. I have written to him, asking. him to take you back into the shop, but I do not suppose he will. It is more to test him than any- thing else that I have made the request. But, at any rate, we will give him a chance to deal considerately. Next week, Thursday, if you should not have found work, come up to the city and seek me at the office where IT am employed, No. 111 Nassau Street, Room 19, and I 147 <S) (E(@) m Eomigboo