“You got hold of some money?” queried Philip.
“That’s what I said, didn’t I?” rejoined Henry irritably.
“Yes.”
“Then what’s the use of repeating it?”
Philip intended to ask where or how Henry got hold of the money, but he saw pretty clearly that this would not be agreeable to his new acquaintance. Though without much experience in the world, he suspected that the money was not obtained honestly, and did not press the question.
“Well, me and Tom started about a week ago. First of all, we bought some revolvers, as, of course, we should need them to shoot Indians. They cost more than we expected, and then we found it cost more to travel than we thought.”
“How much money did you have?”
“After paying for our revolvers, Tom and me had about thirty dollars,” said Henry.
“Only thirty dollars to go west with!” exclaimed Philip, in amazement.
“Why, you see, the revolvers cost more than we expected. Then we stopped at a hotel in Albany, where they charged us frightfully. That is where Tom left me.”