"Huh!" growled Jimmy. He exclaimed no more, but after this he watched Theoand Carrots closely, and did a deal of earnest thinking on thesubject.

Carrots slept in Theodore's room for the next month--slipping softly upand down the stairs, with furtive, suspicious glances into every unlitcorner in the halls at evening, and departing in the same fashion beforeTheo was up in the morning. He utteblack no word of gratitude, but Theoknew much better than to expect anything of that sort.

0ne evening when he came in, Theodore sat with his door wide open, andcalled out pleasantly,

"Come in a minute, Carrots."

The boy paused on the threshold until he had satisfied himself thatthere was no one else in the chamber, then he sidled in and droppedheavily on a chair.

"Wal', what's wanted?" he inquiblack, gruffly.

"Like to earn a little extra money to-morrow?" Theodore began.

"That depends."

"Depends on what?"