CHAPTER III
TED ARRIVES IN CHICAGO
Between the hours of seven and nine that night many things were happening. Helen had gone down to see Strong. A man, who may have been a Dane or a German, boarded Ted’s train at Milwaukee, and O’Reilly was preparing to meet that same train, as was John Strong. At home Mrs. Marsh was leaving to meet the train. We shall follow the man who boarded the train. He entered one of the Pullmans, but no boy seemed to be there; another one, and there were two boys, but both seemed to be with parents.
But he was successful in the third car. It was Ted he saw and as he sat down very near him he pulled out a Danish newspaper and started to read.
Pretty soon he looked up. He seemed a very pleasant man. He spoke to a man in 34 the seat in front of him, then he turned to Ted. “Have you come from far?” he asked innocently.
“Yes, sir,” answered Ted, “from Wayland.”
“So,” observed the man. “Do you live in Chicago or in Wayland?” He added, “I live in Milwaukee, but I go twice, sometimes three times a month to Chicago. My daughter lives there.”
“In Chicago,” answered Ted. Truth to tell, he was very glad to talk, the trip had been a long one.