Fame and Fortune Weekly, No. 801, February 4, 1921

, a well-known wholesale dealer in watches, jewel

boys of his age would have dispensed with them for trousers. Somehow or another Dick looked to unusual advantage in knickerbockers, and he made a pretty

ty for that matter. The boys in his block, who knew him well, and those employed in the vicinity of Mr. Bacon's store, downtown, often made his knickerbockers the butt of their witticism, but Dick was a self-reliant, independent youth, and he didn't care a rap for the fun and criticism that was directed at his apparel. He surprised the downtown lads by p

tch it. You will deliver the package at the home of Mr. Goodrich-his name and address are written on the outside. As he is well known in the place, the station agent or anybody in the village will direct you to his house, which I believe is not over ten minutes' walk from the station. Under ordinary circumstances this package would be sent by express, but the order came only a short time a

change in the morning. Then he put on his hat and started for the Cortlandt street ferry. He landed in Jersey City in ample time to catch the acco

him with a dollar, treated him to some cake and lemonade, after which Dick started back for the station. He arrived there five minutes before

or Jersey City," s

a number of freight cars on a siding, owing to a switch having been imperfectly locked, and it stuck there. It may be hour

ed Dick. "That's th

gent

ce, and but few of the tr

fter eleven o'clock, and my folks will be worried to deat

looked at

six miles north of this station. There's a good road running straight to that town. If you think you can cover the distance be

it. Where'

took Dick to the rear door of th

to Carlin, you

es

nd me near

nd twenty-five minutes to do it in. You ought to be able to walk five miles in an h

es and no town in sight, he felt he had taken the wrong road. An old and apparently deserted house stood near where Dick halted and a storm coming up, he decided to seek shelter there. It was now nearly dark. Dick sought shelter in the old house. The door wa

in the vicinity, and that they had had an exciting encounter with one of the servants. Dick felt that he was in bad company. In leaning a little too heavily on one foot a board creaked, which sound the two thieves heard, and they started to investigate. Dick retreated into a corner of the room. One of the thiev

" he cried triumphantly. "What are

o you?" replie

e some of the sass out'r you befor

he boy into

et's take a squint at

ing the road, but the amount of light tha

in this house?

et out of the sto

y didn't you show you

shoul

us come in,

es

ou were here. You've bee

ade no

dn't you?" said Bulger, gi

say I

ow yo

se of asking me, i

want you to

dmit no

t of you if you don't!"

harm, what do you want t

squeal on us as soo

l I squea

what yo

id that I hea

d Bulger, suddenly changin

is Dick

you live a

ve around h

ybody named Darling

nger to me as well as I c

live, then?" d

New

the crook. "What

s the

down here in Jersey, th

to Springville on an

pringville

he railroad about ei

pringville, how is it

ersey City, and the agent told me that I could catch an expr

k to Carlin from Spri

repli

eft, you turned into the road to

walked away from the tow

at you've

ck to the Carlin road, then, befo

much for some people's good. We'll take him over to your place, Parker, an

hold of the boy by the arm, and led him outside,