The next morning Fosdick rose early, put on his new suit, and, after getting breakfast, set out for the Broadway store in which he had obtained a position. He left his little blacking-box in the room. "It'll do to brush my own shoes," he said. "Who knows but I may have to come back to it again?" "No danger," said d**k; "I'll take care of the feet, and you'll have to look after the heads, now you're in a hat-store." "I wish you had a place too," said Fosdick. "I don't know enough yet," said d**k. "Wait till I've gradooated." "And can put A.B. after your name." "What's that?" "It stands for Bachelor of Arts. It's a degree that students get when they graduate from college." "Oh," said d**k, "I didn't know but it meant A Boot-black. I can put that after my name now. Wouldn't d**k Hunte

