"I don't know. She must have been infatuated."
"I suppose you had an easy time at home."
"Yes, I did."
"And now you will have to work for a living?"
"Yes, but I don't mind that."
"I see you're the right sort," said the miner approvingly.
They had reached the next station. In the next car there was a tumult and a noise as of men scuffling. The miner rose and opened the door of the car.
He and Robert saw the two men who had tried to swindle our hero in the hands of two angry men, who hustled them out of the car with such violence that they fell prostrate beside the track.
"What's the matter?" asked the miner.