"I'm sorry for you, Rudolph," said Tony; "but you brought it on yourself."
"Bah! you hypocrite!" retorted the tramp. "I don't want any of your sorrow. It won't save you when the day of reckoning comes."
He was not allowed to say more, but was hurried away to the village lockup for detention until he could be conveyed to more permanent quarters.
Doctor Compton was among the party who had been summoned by Tony. He lingered behind, and took Ben apart.
"Mr. Hayden," he said, "I want to give you a piece of advice."
"What is it?" asked the old man.
"Don't keep this gold in your house. It isn't safe."
"Who do you think will take it?" asked Ben, with a scared look.
"None of those here this morning, unless this tramp should escape from custody."
"Do you think he will?" asked the old man, in terror.