"Paul Palmer."

"That sounds like a story name."

"But it's my real name, for all that."

"Do you expect to make your fortune out there?"

"I don't know. I hope to find something to do."

"You're pretty young to be travelin' alone."

"Yes; I am only sixteen."

"Have you got money enough to keep you along till you get something to do?"

"I think I can get along."

"If you get into any trouble, just call on Jim Scott—that's me—and I'll see you through."