. St. Nicholas [serial] . heem freeda — da biljet. A free ticket ? a pass, you mean — A sud-den light broke in upon Tom, and what Ole-strom had said to him was fully accounted for. Mr. Manville has given him a pass so thathe 11 take his friends over the Transcontinental;is that what you mean ? I should nt thinkyou d like that. Aye dont; en da odder maens dey dontlaik it, too, ven dey faind out. Good, said Tom, twice thankful for the illwind which had blown him to this timely dis-covery. Will you help me to get your friendsto go our way ? The farmer promised, conditionally. IfAaron Simpson was
. St. Nicholas [serial] . heem freeda — da biljet. A free ticket ? a pass, you mean — A sud-den light broke in upon Tom, and what Ole-strom had said to him was fully accounted for. Mr. Manville has given him a pass so thathe 11 take his friends over the Transcontinental;is that what you mean ? I should nt thinkyou d like that. Aye dont; en da odder maens dey dontlaik it, too, ven dey faind out. Good, said Tom, twice thankful for the illwind which had blown him to this timely dis-covery. Will you help me to get your friendsto go our way ? The farmer promised, conditionally. IfAaron Simpson was for the Colorado East& West, he would go that way, and would tellhis compatriots about the Olestrom was enough for Tom; and when he had 9°4 TOM JARNAGAN, JUNIOR. [Aug. finished his supper, Olaf Petersen gave him theguest-room with its plethoric feather-bed andeider-down quilts, and bade him good night,with a promise to bring him his dried clothesin the morning. They breakfasted early at the Petersens,. MR. SIMlSON ! YOU DONT MEAN TO SAY THAT THE BOY IS DROWNED! and at table Tom learned — what he had notthought to ask the previous night — that hehad been shipwrecked two miles beyond AaronSimpsons. After breakfast he hired Petersens son to tow the bateau back to Carroll Bay, and set outafoot for Simpsons, whither Petersen promisedto follow him a little later. Simpson was properly surprised to see the young passenger-agent so early in the morning; but his surprise turned to honest indignation when Tom told his story. The ornery rascal!he declared, playin ascampin trick like thaton a boy ! That settlesManville now, I tellyou. Why, you mighthave been drowndedin the lake, for whathe cared. Tom laughingly ex-plained that Manvillewas not responsible foranything more than thedecoy letter; and thenthey began to plan asto the best way to takeadvantage of the Ole-strom bribe. In themidst of the talk thefront gate clanged. Tomlooked out and saw ahorse and buggy in theroa
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