CHAPTER XVI
Samuel went back in great excitement to the Stedmans’, to tell them of his good fortune. And the family sat about in a circle and listened to the recital in open-eyed amazement. It was a wonderful thing to have an adventurer like Samuel in one’s house!
But the boy noticed that Sophie did not seem as much excited as he had anticipated. She sat with her head resting in her hands. And when the others had left the room—“Oh, Samuel,” she said. “I feel so badly to-day! I don’t see how I’m going to goon.”
“Listen, Sophie,” he said quickly. “That’s one of the first things I thought about—I can give you a chance now.”
“How do you mean?”
“I can get Dr. Vince to help you find some better work.”
“Did he say he would?” asked the child.
“No,” was the reply—“but he is so good to everyo
