Ruby's Reward — page 33: what you’re looking at

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

NERA ORT Tears Dire ladies iia, ~ <> as ‘‘It breaks my old heart to have you leave the house,” moaned the housekeeper, with a sudden burst of tears; ‘“‘ but you'll come and see me, won't you, once in a while ?” ‘¢ Yes, of course I will. Ihave too few friends to be willing to desert the very best one that I have lett,” the young man an- swered, heartily, though his lip quivered suspiciously over the words. It was very hard to go out for ever from that elegant home, where he had been so happy—where every wish had been grati- fied—and spend his future among strangers, who had no interest in him, no affection for him. But almost anything would be prefer- able to the treatment he had received since Mr Carpenter’s death, by which he had been made to feel that he was an alien and intruder; and the memory of this event went far towards arming him with courage and energy for the hard life which he knew was before him. CHAPTER V. IN WHICH THERE IS AN INTRODUCTION. At seven sharp on Monday morning Walter presented himself in the office of Mr Conant, who immediately accompanied him to the block, where he was introduced to Mr Wayland, the master builder, and set regularly to work as an apprentice. Te cannot follow him through the year that ensued ; one or two incidentsaniiLsanxe