Then he went to the druggist and said, 'I have finished
the job you gave me. What shall I do next?'
"The druggist went to the little room to see how Charles had done his
work. The boy had found some boxes lying about; and he had placed the
bolts in one, the nails in another, and the screws in a third.
"'And see what I found!' exclaimed Charles. 'It was lying under those
old crooked bolts in the bottom of the chest.' And he handed the druggist
a five-dollar gold-piece.
"The druggist took the money and said with a smile, 'Now you may place
the bolts and screws back in the chest just as you have them arranged
in the boxes.'
"After he had done that, Charles was sent on a few errands; and then he
was dismissed for the day.
"A few days later the druggist gave Charles a key and said, 'You may
come early in the morning and open the store, and do the sweeping and
dusting.'
"At the end of the first week, when Charles received his pay-envelope,
he found the five-dollar gold-piece along with the week's wages.
"One morning not long afterward, when Charles was sweeping the floor,
he found a few pennies lying near the counter. He picked them up and
laid them on the shelf, and told the druggist about them.
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