Every one turned in towards
serving him a hot breakfast, and in addition Mrs. Dare put him up a
tidy lunch in a box.
There was one thing, though, that the boy was obstinate about. He would
not accept all of the money that Mrs. Dare thought it her duty to make
him take. The price of his ticket and five dollars was Richard's limit,
and to this he stuck.
"If I get real hard up I'll write for more," was his declaration. "You
will need what you have saved, and I am sure I can get along without
it."
Mrs. Dare shook her head. But it was all to no purpose. Richard was
firm, and doubly so when Grace gave him a pert look of approval.
The news of the departure had spread, and at the depot the boy met
several who had come to see him off--Mr. Cook and two or three boy
friends, including Charley Wood, the son of a neighbor, who was not
slow in giving the lion's share of his attention to Grace.
"Here comes the train!" exclaimed Nancy, after a rather long wait, and
a moment later, with ringing bell, the locomotive rounded the curve
below, and the cars rolled into the depot.
"All aboard for Rockvale, Beverly, and New York! Way train for Hurley,
Allendale, Hobb's Dam, and all stations south of Bakersville Junction!"
shouted the conductor. "Lively, please.
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