Cast Upon the Breakers

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.""I don't know how I am situated, David. I only know that my guardian pays my expenses at this boarding school.""Yes, you are a star boarder, and have the nicest room in the institution. I am only a poor day scholar. Still I feel thankful that I have been allowed to remain as long as I have. Who is your guardian?"