"I am glad to get it," he said. "I have a use for all my money.
Are you working in this town?"
"Yes. The shoe business is carried on here considerably. Are you
still working for Mr. Leavitt?"
"No; I've left him."
"What are you doing, then?"
"I'm traveling with Professor Henderson."
"What, the magician?"
"Yes."
"And is that what brought you to Centreville?"
"Yes."
Luke whistled.
"I thought--" he began.
"What did you think?"
"I thought," answered Luke, evasively, "that you might be looking
for work in some of the shoe shops here."
"Is there any chance, do you think?"
"No, I don't think there is," said Luke; for he was by no means
anxious to have Harry in the same town.
"Then I shall probably stay with the professor."
"What do you do?"
"Take tickets at the door and help him beforehand with his apparatus."
"You'll let me in free, to-night, won't you?"
"That isn't for me to decide."
"I should think the professor would let your friends go in free."
"I'll make you an offer, Luke," said he.
"What is it?"
"Just pay me the rest of; that money to-night and I'll let you in
free at my own expense."
"I can't do it. I haven't got the money. If 'you'll give it back,
I'll call it a dollar more and pay you the whole at the end of next
week."
"I'm afraid your calling it a dollar more wouldn't do much good,"
said Harry, shrewdly.
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