Fox. "To beat my poor,
dear Joel so! Never mind. Joel, dear, I'll give you a piece of pie and
some cake. As for that boy, he'll be hung some day, I reckon!"
After eating the cake and pie, which were luxuries in that frugal
household, Joel said he felt better. He went out behind the house, and
taking out the five-dollar note, surveyed it with great satisfaction.
CHAPTER VI
AN EXCITING CHASE
When John Fox went to the village he usually stopped first at the
tavern, and invested ten cents in a glass of whisky. Here he met two
or three of his cronies.
"Folks say you've got a new boarder, Fox," said Bill Latimer, as he
laid down his glass on the counter.
"Yes," answered Fox, complacently. "I'm his guardeen."
"Folks say he got a pile of money for saving the train."
"He got a pretty stiff sum," answered Fox cautiously.
"Do you keep his money?"
"Yes."
"Is he easy to manage?" asked John Blake.
"Well, some folks might find trouble with him," said Fox,
complacently. "The fact is, gentlemen, I don't mind telling you that
he's been trying to buck agin' his guardeen a'ready. Where do you
think I left him?" continued Fox, chuckling.
"Where?"
"Up in the attic, locked up in his chamber. I'm goin' to feed him on
bread and water a while, just to show him what sort of a man John Fox
is.
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