About 10 a. m. I awoke much refreshed.
The depot was close by, and the ticket agent informed me that the train bound for Madison, Fla., would pull out in a few minutes.
The fare from Valdosta to Madison is eighty-five cents, and I only had sixty cents.
Acting upon the impulse I boarded the train without purchasing a ticket.
Madison is on the main line between Jacksonville and Pensacola, and would, therefore, afford a better opportunity to catch a west-bound train than if I went to Montgomery.
In due time I was confronted by the conductor.
"How much to Madison?" I asked, feeling in my pockets.
"Eighty-five cents," said the conductor.
"I haven't but 60 cents, conductor; carry me as far as you can for that, and I'll walk the rest of the distance."