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"THE long and the short of it is, mother, I must just go to work and earn my living the best way I can," said Eben Fairchild, straightening himself up so as to make the most of his not many feet in height; "and if I can't do what I want to do, why, I must just do what I can."
"It does seem a very hard case," said Mrs. Fairchild, sighing. "Your father's plans for you were so very different."