"
"It would have been better not to mention
the matter at all till you could tell him definitely
that he could change his place."
"I don't know but you are right, sir.
However, it is all right now."
"Now, Carl," said Mr. Jennings, "I will
take you into the workroom."
CHAPTER XVI.
CARL GETS A PLACE.
"I suppose that is the bookkeeper," said Carl.
"Yes. He has been with me three years. He
understands his business well. You heard
what he said about his nephew?"
"Yes, sir."
"It is his sister's son--a boy of about your
own age. I think he is making a mistake in
leaving the factory, and going into the office.
He will have little to do, and that not of a
character to give him knowledge of business."
"Still, if he takes lessons in bookkeeping----"
Mr. Jennings smiled.
"The boy will never make a bookkeeper," he said.
"His reason for desiring the change is because
he is indolent. The world has no room for lazy people."
"I wonder, sir, that you have had a chance
to find him out."
"Little things betray a boy's nature, or a
man's, for that matter. When I have visited
the workroom I have noticed Leonard, and
formed my conclusions. He is not a boy whom
I would select for my service, but I have taken
him as a favor to his uncle. I presume he is
without means, and it is desirable that he
should pay his uncle something in return for
the home which he gives him."
"How much do you pay him, sir, if it is not a secret?"
"Oh, no; he receives five dollars a week to begin with.
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