The Erie Train Boy

fearing that he was in t

recognizing Morris, he said, "Why

rejoined Morris. "I c

aculated Joshua. "Just giv

y friend," said Morris,

ing you stole f

t when you put in your h

that you have got

my wallet and

that policeman coming up the street? Well, I propose t

said Joshua, begin

ty dollars, the s

shua impatiently. "You talk as i

you

s a

ven't fifty dollars, give me all

n't d

ere, policeman, I give this man in char

he do it

ted audacity. "He looks like a count

e policeman, taking Joshua in

ng," said Joshua. "P

ice

ay," remarked Morris, s

the intelligent policeman, who had

oks I ever met," said Morris. "Y

shua. "I came from Bar

een in the c

is, laughing heartily

t church reg'lar-just write and ask Parson Peabo

ol an experienced officer by any such r

d by this tribute because he was really a novice. "As this gentle

enly the humiliation and disgrace of his position. It would be in all the papers, he had no doubt

ail?" he asked w

there shortly

in't done

Morris, with considerable uneasiness, for he feared

liceman, "you must enter a

so he summoned up all his audacity and followed the policeman and his prisoner

man done?" aske

his gentleman here,"

ng found on

. He has not

t to. You won't find

n it away," said Ferdi

I hai

ir?" asked the sergea

, boldly, taking the name of a young man of

do yo

ue, sir, near E

hat this man st

s,

he

f the Stand

ued the sergeant. "He could

found him with his han

s, gl

distended with amazement, "I never heard a

ill you appear to-morrow morning at Jeffer

s,

arrested this man before

u see he's in disguise now.

be railroaded to the penitentiary, as no doubt more than one inno

nd to speak up for me,"

is a

" said an une

nexpressible relief saw Fre

n boy!" he exc

chanced to see him going into the station house with the

ased to see him. Ferdinand Morris tur

"I am faint, and must

stood i

nd Morris," he said. "Wha

who had known the train boy for three years, for

e wallet of this young

than a w

he prisoner st

ascom's pocket, when he wa

edly. "I never saw this train boy before, and

lling a falseho

your train and robbed this co

s,

ognizes him?" the sergeant in

hen entered the station house. "I arrested him

d," said the sergeant. "Ho

orris, alias Hale, was collared by a policeman,

, boy!" said Morris sav

d Fred. "I presume you don't

ck to Barton. I've seen all I want to of York. I won't feel safe till I get home, in sight o