"I am relieved to meet you, for some one told me you had got into some trouble with the unmannerly boys who were following me."
"I am much obliged to you for your solicitude in my behalf," said Ben, not caring to acknowledge the fact of the arrest.
"I had hoped to be of service to you, but I see you don't appear to need it. I am here buying a suit of clothes for a poor boy in whom I am interested. Let me give you my card, and if you ever need a friend, come and see me."
The card bore the name of "Jane Wilmot, 300 Madison avenue."
Ben thanked Miss Wilmot and left his uncle's store.
CHAPTER XIV.
What Ben's Friends Thought.
"Did you see Philip?" asked Adeline, eagerly, when her young brother returned from his visit to the Metropolitan Hotel.
"No," answered Harry. "He was out."