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Adrift in New York Tom and Florence Braving the World

Creator: Alger, Horatio, 1832-1899
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"What! miss, do you pity me?" "Yes, my poor boy, you must be very poor, or you wouldn't bring yourself to steal." "No. I ain't poor; leastways, I have enough to eat, and I have a place to sleep." "Then why don't you earn your living by honest means?" "I can't; I must obey orders." "Whose orders?" "Why, the guv'nor's, to be sure." "Did he tell you to open that secretary?" "Yes." "Who is the guv'nor, as you call him?" "I can't tell; it wouldn't be square."
The Judgment of Eve

THE JUDGMENT OF EVE by MAY SINCLAIR Author of "The Divine Fire" Illustrated [Illustration: "Arthur lay at her feet and read aloud to her"]
"He must be a very wicked man." "Well, he ain't exactly what you call an angel, but I've seen wuss men than the guv'nor." "Do you mind telling me your own name?" "No; for I know you won't peach on me. Tom Dodger." "Dodger?" "Yes." "That isn't a surname." "It's all I've got. That's what I'm always called." "It is very singular," said Florence, fixing a glance of mingled curiosity and perplexity upon the young visitor. While the two were earnestly conversing in that subdued light, afforded by the lowered gaslight, Tim Bolton crept in through the door unobserved by either, tiptoed across the room to the secretary, snatched the will and a roll of bills, and escaped without attracting attention.