“He went over and slept with the Graham boy. He tells me that Ben got up early this mornin’ and walked over to the railroad and took the cars for Boston.”
“Did he have any money with him?”
“He had two dollars given him by his mother.”
“Did she know he was going to run away?”
“Well, she surmised it, and she upholds the boy in it. She wanted him to go to the high school.”
“That was all foolishness. He knows as much as you or I now and maybe more.”
“Yes, I’ve done my duty by Ben in givin’ him an eddication. What’s enough for you and me is enough for him.”
“That’s so. Well, how about our engagement?”
“It’ll be carried out,” said Jacob firmly. “I’ll get the boy back, but it may be a leetle later than I calculated.”
“What steps have you taken? Did you say he went to Boston?”