“Sho! you don’t say! Then but for you the train would have been wrecked?”
“Yes.”
“I’m proud of you, Grant! Give me your hand. Why, boy, you’ve saved fifty lives, perhaps.”
“That’s what the engineer said.”
“But about the money——”
“The passengers took up a contribution, and here it is.”
“How much is there?”
“As near as I can tell, for I counted it in a hurry, there’s a hundred and fifty-two dollars.”
“And you deserve it all, Grant. Yes, I’ll keep it for you, and give it back whenever you ask for it.”
“I was afraid Mr. Tarbox might try to get it away from me.”