The Erie Train Boy

you?" asked the train

answered Jo

h have y

o," continued Mr. Basco

en dollars in my i

y. So you've

in York. I guess I'll have

ve taken it? Who

ch young man. He is ne

rk

sai

me so h

ed, whose suspicions were arou

es

ked like

es

last station. It is

told me he was worth quarter of a million do

ephew of t

es

lau

nephew than I am," he sai

ow?' asked Jos

a countryman, and made up his mind to rob you

lots of pickpockets in New York,

ght to

ney back?" asked M

ven if you should see him some time,

nutes," said the young farmer, w

would

l-fired shakin' up,

uscular arms, Fred felt that he would be like

do," groaned Joshua,

uickly drew it out with an expression of surprise. He held be

hat come fro

ee it before?" inq

eyes on it

" exclaimed Fre

's a

t from your pocket dropped his ring.

gentleman sitting just behind, as he extended his hand for the ring. "I

ded it ove

arefully, and after a

d, "that ring is wo

surprise. "I can't understand it. Cousin Sue has got a gold

able. You've made money out of your pickpoc

l come ba

weler

d it, and ask how it came in your po

the ten dollars

llars on the ring, and agree to give it back to you any time

, mister," said

given him in exchange, his face

id, "I've made f

bad day's wor

ned in a month before,"

paid me to com

s they don't always give anything in exchan

d Mr. Bascom with reckless extravagance. "I guess

would come in handy just now," and his smile was succeeded by a grave loo

with the company ten dollars to protect their employer from possible loss, this sum to be returned at the end of their term of service. They are, besides, obliged to buy an official cap, such as those of my readers who have traveled on any line of railroad are familiar with. Fred had been prevented for some weeks from taking the place because he had not the money required as a deposit. At length a gentleman who had confidence

Jersey City, Joshua B

to stop in York?" he aske

an's wife, who lives near us," said Fred. "She w

ce." said Joshua. "If you do i

d. "All you've got to do is to co