It Doesn't Pay
Tom West was a ne'er-do-well. While his mother lay ill he took his sister's last dollar under pretense of looking for work, and gambled it away. Returning home, he met the boarder, an old ma... Read allTom West was a ne'er-do-well. While his mother lay ill he took his sister's last dollar under pretense of looking for work, and gambled it away. Returning home, he met the boarder, an old man who was night watchman at the factory. The watchman had been taken ill soon after going ... Read allTom West was a ne'er-do-well. While his mother lay ill he took his sister's last dollar under pretense of looking for work, and gambled it away. Returning home, he met the boarder, an old man who was night watchman at the factory. The watchman had been taken ill soon after going on duty, and the bookkeeper, working late to make up the payroll, had sent him home. While... Read all