In the story, the boy found out  his father was not working so he decided to help.  The father sold apples to make money.   He pretended to go to the office every day.  One day, the boy saw his father selling apples.  He wanted to tell his father that he didn't have to pretend he was working.  The boy sold newspapers. One day, he sold a newspaper to Babe Ruth.  The boy didn't know who he was. Babe Ruth gave the boy $5 and told him to keep the change.  When his friend, Jacob, told him that he was Babe Ruth, the boy chased him but didn't catch him.  The boy asked Ms. Johnson for her baby carriage.  She wanted to know why he wanted the carriage and he told her he needed it for sell his newspapers. Ms. Johnson gave him the carriage.  The boy would keep his money in a jar.
This shows that  the author is happy at the boy because when the boy found out that his dad was selling apples he didn't go home and tell his mom that his dad don't  work at an office. The boy didn't want  his family to break up.

This reminds me of when I tried to help my family  earn money. I decided to sell candy like the boy in the story sold newspaper in the story.