Jr Alger Horatio

Wait and Hope Jr Alger Horatio

Book Excerpt: ... A little hump-backed man was behind the counter."Want to hire a boy?" asked Ben."Are you the boy?""Yes.""What can you do?""I am willing to do anything."The hunchback grinned."Then perhaps I can give you a situation. Will you work for three dollars a week?"Ben reflected."That will do, with strict economy," he thought, "till the factory takes me on again.""I'll come for a few weeks, at that rate," he said."But perhaps you won't like your duties," said the hunchback, grinning in a curious manner."What would be my duties?""I should paint you red, and have you stand outside the door, as an Indian," was the answer. Ben didn't relish the joke...