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186 ROXY HASTINGS. Roxana blushed and laughed, and said she was sure she had been paid a hundred times over for that.” ‘‘Not at all. You don’t understand business,” said the young man. ‘I must have a settlement with you yet, but at present here’s another job on hand. I told Tom Selby —excuse me, sir, but that’s what they all call you here.” “That’s my name. I like to hear it from you. It sounds _ frank and friendly.” Charles shook hands with his new friend, and contin- ued : “T told Tom to stay at home, and I’d see that he was not a loser by it; that’s all I’ve done so far. He took my word for it, and the next thing is how to make it good. Do you know of anything here, Selby, in your line of busi- ness ?” “Nothing,” replied the young man, with falling counte- nance. “If I had I shouldn’t have taken that place, you know.” “Yes, I see.” “IT heard of a very small clerkship yesterday, which | hardly pays board—” “Ah, never mind that. Isn’t there something else ?” Tom shook his head. ‘Nothing that I can hear of, without capital.” - ‘But with capital, then. Do you know of anything?” “Oh, yes, with a large sum—a very large sum—ten housand dollars—”’ 3 Charley smiled. “I could get a first-rate partnership, but there’s no use talking about that.” ‘Perhaps there is. Tell me all about it.” Selby did. He told everything very minutely about the firm, and their offer to him. ‘““Let’s go and see them,” said Lee, taking his hat, and Tom followed, bewildered with his new and dazzling pros- pect. In two hours Charley had gathered full information about the standing of Gregg & Wilson, and the business reputation of Selby, and had learned that the firm still held their offer good. — = ‘He shall have the money to put in within forty-eight hours,” said Lee, “and we’ll consider it sealed.” “All right. We’ll have the articles drawn then, so that the new firm will date from the beginning of next month, which is close at hand.” “I don’t understand it,” said Tom, again shaking hands comichbooks.com