's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat. "So I'll have something to writ
at it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, an
onfined to the boy alone. Every one of the passengers, most of
thought to take a look thr
d without my seeing hi
in the seat, he made the tour f
s as if the leather mercha
e doesn't what am I to do with his baggage
ad given him, but a hasty and then a thorough search convinced
e thought. "Well, I'll have to make the best of it, onl
his was his first journey of importance, and everything was new and strange to him. The next station was quite a d
had loaned him, and presently he took it out a
mind. "Sometime, after I'm settled, I'll visit that district and learn if there are still any people there who knew
e determined not only to take a "run up," as he had said, but also, when the opportunity off
eh?" exclaimed a voice, and looking up
," return
he old sailor had it turned over and himself e
Linyard, after another long string of than
I'm looking for work, and I don't know where I'll settl
ellow like you? Nonsense! Not if
ious enough
lways do. I didn't have much to start on when I settled in
, with considerable curiosity, for Doc Linyard
, you know, and then the wife grew afeared, and said as how she wanted me ashore. But a tar used to the rigging and
t-a boardi
r sailors, with regular first-class ship grub; lobscouse, plum-duff and sech. Most of the
must
e a living. I'd like to ask you down,
appearance, and saw that the boy was
come very much," repli
the ch
own for which it was bound was reached, and t
uld leave for New York for two hours. This left a long
he fancied lived in the place. Not far from the station was a little par
en him came in handy now, an
e repast. He had taken a fancy to the tar, and lo
rt stroll through the town. He did not go far, for
the train could be seen approaching in the distance. Along with a
o looked like railroad o
ut one of the men. "Hold up
it?" aske
age have yo
nd anothe
asked the ot
n I met on
is he
. I'm trying
into the station. Not wishing to
for him, and one of them
my fine fellow
u want?" asked Richar
of yourself," was the reply. "