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132 GUY HAMMERSLEY. CHAPTER XX. A FRIEND WORTH HAVING. ‘¢Mr. Hammerstry. Stop, please; here’s some- thing for you.” Guy was half-way to the corner when he heard this cry behind him, and turning, he saw the servant from Miss Stanwix’s running toward him with a visiting card in her hand. ‘*A young gentleman left this,” she panted out, ‘‘the day after you went away. Miss Stanwix forgot about it till just this minute.” ‘¢Thank you.” Guy took the card with considerable curiosity, and saw that it belonged to Bert Arlington. On it were penciled these lines : ‘« They sent me here from the restaurant. If ever you get this come and see me at the Jura.” ‘*There’s a friend for you,” reflected Guy, as he put the card carefully away in his pocket, ‘‘ to chase me up in this persistent manner. I'll go and call on the boy this very evening. Perhaps he can give me some good advice.” It was wonderful what magical effect this little gleam of hope in his sky had upon the poor fellow’s Gomichbooks (€@) m