"Where are you taking me?"
"I'm going back for the boy. He said he'd wait till I returned."
"Are you green enough to think you'll find him?" sneered the man in charge.
"Perhaps not; but I shouldn't be surprised if I did. If I guess right, he'll find it worth his while to keep his promise."
When they returned to the place where the thief had first effected his escape, our hero was found quietly sitting on a wooden step.
"So you've got him," said Ben, advancing to meet the officer with evident satisfaction.
"He's got you too," growled the pickpocket. "Why didn't you run away, you little fool?"
"I didn't have anything to run for," answered Ben. "Besides, I want my money back."
"Then you'll have to go with me to the station-house," said the officer.
"I wish I could go to Mr. Abercrombie's office first to tell Mr. Sampson what's happened."