“Yes; and he says I may go.”
Just then Fred’s father drove around from the barn.
“I’m going away,” said he to Fred, “to be gone several days. So, if you go in the morning, I shall not see you again until you return from your travels.” And he laughed a little.
“Well, I’m certainly going to-morrow morning,” said Fred, in answer to the “if.”
“You ought to have a little money with you,” said Mr. Barnard, taking out his wallet.
“No, sir, I thank you,” said Fred; “but I’d rather not have it.”
His father looked surprised.
“I think it’s luckier to start without it,” said Fred, in explanation.
“Very well! Luck go with you!” said Mr. Barnard, as he drove off.
“Do you think it best to go without any money at all?” said I. “It seems to me it would be better to have a little.”