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Chapter 8

           Hemadeitapointtosavesomucheveryweek,nomatterwhathehadtodowithoutinordertosaveit. Ofcourse,hewassoonearningmorethanthreedollarsaweek,andashiswagesincreasedhesavedmoreandmore. 

           "Heworkedinthedaytime,andatnighthewenttonightschool. Hehadhiseyesfixedalwaysonthefuture. Lateronhewenttonighthighschool. Whenhewasonlyseventeen,hewasearningexcellentwagesatsettingtype,buthewasambitious. Hewantedacareer,notalivelihood,andhewascontenttomakeimmediatesacrificesforhisultimateagain. Hedecideduponthelaw,andheenteredfather’sofficeasanofficeboythinkofthat! andgotonlyfourdollarsaweek. Buthehadlearnedhowtobeeconomical,andoutofthatfourdollarshewentonsavingmoney." 

           Shepausedforbreath,andtonotehowMartinwasreceivingit. HisfacewaslightedupwithinterestintheyouthfulstrugglesofMr.Butler; buttherewasafrownuponhisfaceaswell. 

           "I’dsaytheywasprettyhardlinesforayoungfellow,"heremarked. "Fourdollarsaweek! Howcouldheliveonit? Youcanbethedidn’thaveanyfrills. Why,Ipayfivedollarsaweekforboardnow,an’there’snothin’excitin’aboutit,youcanlaytothat. Hemusthavelivedlikeadog. Thefoodheate" 

           "Hecookedforhimself,"sheinterrupted,"onalittlekerosenestove." 

           "Thefoodheatemusthavebeenworsethanwhatasailorgetsontheworst-feedin’deep-waterships,thanwhichthereain’tmuchthatcanbepossiblyworse." "Butthinkofhimnow!"shecriedenthusiastically. "Thinkofwhathisincomeaffordshim. Hisearlydenialsarepaidforathousand-fold." 

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