"I think not; but he may."
"If he don't, what danger is there?"
"It will get about that you have money secreted here, and I venture to say it will be stolen before three months are over."
"It will kill me," said Ben, piteously.
"Then put it out of reach of danger."
"Where?"
"I am going over to the county town, where there is a bank. Deposit it there, and whenever you want any, go and get it."
"But banks break sometimes," said Ben, in alarm.
"This is an old, established institution. You need not be afraid of it. Even if there is some danger, there is far less than here."