Chapter 25
Luke didn't shrink from the long trip before him. He enjoyed the prospect of it, having always longed to travel and see distant places. He felt flattered by Mr. Armstrong's confidence in him, and stoutly resolved to deserve it. He would have been glad if he could have had the company of his friend Linton, but he knew that this was impossible. He must travel alone. "You have a difficult and perplexing task, Luke," said the capitalist. "You may not succeed." "I will do my best, Mr. Armstrong." "That is all I have a right to expect. If you succeed, you will do me a great service, of which I shall show proper appreciation." He gave Luke some instructions, and it was arranged that our hero should write twice a week, and, if occasion required, oftener, so that his employer might be kept appr
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