He had been tempted to change one of the ten-dollar bills for this purpose; but decided not to do so after realizing that it might be imprudent to display so much money.
Of the amount given him by the manager of the minstrel company he had enough left to pay for a passage and purchase something to eat in the morning, consequently there was no necessity of using that which he had found.
Of the journey to Albany he knew absolutely nothing.
The long tramp had given him an overpowering desire for sleep, and the soft seat was rest-inviting, therefore in less than five minutes from the time he boarded the train his eyes were closed in slumber.
On arriving at his destination one of the brakemen awakened him with a vigorous shaking, which would have done credit to a giant's strength, and he went out in the early morning air decidedly refreshed.
His plans had all been laid during the tramp through the woods, and he knew exactly what to do.
First breakfast was necessary, and this important duty he attended to without delay, spending therefor the last of his change.
It was six o'clock when he arrived at the Hudson River depot, and learned that a train for New York would leave in a short time.
"Give me a ticket," he said, producing one of the bills found in the house from which he escaped.
The ticket-seller took the money, looked at it scrutinizingly for an instant, and then at the boy.