“I’ll take that by and by. Florence is outside, and we’ve got some news for you.”
“Won’t she come in?”
“No; she don’t like to be seen in a place like this. She’s got a letter from Dodger.”
“You don’t mean it!” ejaculated Tim, with sudden interest. “Where is he?”
“Come out and see.”
“Good afternoon, Miss Linden,” said Tim, gallantly. “So you’ve news from Dodger?”
“Yes; here is the letter.”
Bolton read it through attentively.
“Curtis is smart,” he said, as he handed it back. “He couldn’t have thought of a better plan for getting rid of the boy. It will take several months for him to reach ’Frisco, and after that he can’t get back, for he won’t have any money.”
“Dodger says he will try to save money enough to pay his way back.”