'
"'I should like to ask you,' said Charles suddenly--'was there a
gold-piece lying in the bottom of that chest when Joe and Henry sorted the
nails, too?'
"'Yes,' said the druggist, 'each of them found a gold-piece there; and
each of them kept it for himself.'
"'So you lost ten dollars!' exclaimed Charles.
"'Yes, lost ten dollars hunting for an honest boy. But it was worth
it--for I found one at last!'"
"Is that the end of the story?" asked Joyce, as Grandma paused.
"Not quite," said Grandpa, who had been listening. "Tell them what
happened to Henry and Joe."
"Oh yes; I must not forget to tell you about them," said Grandma. "Soon
after Charles started working for the druggist, Henry was caught stealing
some things from a department store. He was arrested; but his father
paid the fine, so he was allowed to go free.
"But his dishonest habits soon got him into trouble again. He broke into
a house while the family was away, and stole some money. He was sent to
a reformatory for boys; and he had to stay there a long time. After that,
he never could keep a job long; for he was so dishonest that no one could
depend on him.
"Joe did not get into so much trouble in his boyhood; but after he became
a man he forged a check, and was sent to the penitentiary.
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