"Shall you be there?" asked Ben.
"Never mind. Go on just as if I had not met you, and deliver up the valise."
"If you're goin' to nab him, just wait till I've got my pay. I don't want to smash such heavy baggage for nothin'."
"I agree to that. Moreover, if I succeed in getting hold of the fellow through your information, I don't mind paying you five dollars out of my own pocket."
"Very good," said Ben. "I shan't mind takin' it, not by no means."
"Go on, and don't be in too much of a hurry. I want time to lay my trap."
Ben walked along leisurely, in accordance with his instructions. At length he reached the rendezvous. He found the owner of the valise already in waiting.
"Well, boy," he said, impatiently, "you took your time."
"I generally do," said Ben. "It aint dishonest to take my own time, is it?"
"I've been waiting here for a quarter of an hour. I didn't know but you'd gone to sleep somewhere on the way."