Horatio Alger

“ Carter. "If Alonzo has tampered with my letter, perhaps appropriated the money, it will be the worse for him."
"I hardly think he would do that, sir; though I don't like him."
"You are generous; but I know the boy better than you do. He is fond of money, not for the sake of spending it, but for the sake of hoarding it. ”

“ Carter in surprise.
"Certainly. I gave Alonzo a letter for you, which I had directed to your boarding-house, and requested him to mail it. It contained a ten-dollar bill."
"I never received any such letter, sir. It would have been of great service to me--the money, I mean; for I have found it hard to live on five dollars a week. Now I have not even that."
"Is it possible that Alonzo could have suppressed the letter?" said Mr. Carter to himself. ”

“ Pitkin was very rude to her, and said that you were so much prejudiced against her that she had better not call again."
"That's like her cold selfishness. I understand her motives very well. I had no idea that Mrs. Forbush was in the city. Is she--poor?"
"Yes, sir; she is having a hard struggle to maintain herself and her daughter." ”