"I don't know. Probably you can get a chance to work on one of Mr. Ames claims."
"Is it Mr. Ames who owns the store?"
"Yes."
"I called there to buy some tobacco. Is the boy there his son?"
"No; he is a recent arrival in Oreville. He is a very smart boy."
"Is he? Mr. Ames trusts him, I suppose?"
"Yes. Why shouldn't he?"
"I--I would rather not answer that question."
"Have you ever met the boy before? Do you know him?"
"Yes; I met him at the East," answered Burns.