CHAPTER I.
    A FAITHLESS GUARDIAN.
    "Well, good by, Rodney! I leave school tomorrow. I am going to learn a trade."
    "I am sorry to part with you, David. Couldn't you stay another term?"
    "No: my uncle says I must be earning my living, and I have a chance to learn the carpenter's trade."
    "Where are you going?"
    "To Duffield, some twenty miles away. I wish I were in your shoes. You have no money cares, and can go on quietly and complete your education."