"What train?" asked the gentleman.
"The five-o'clock train to Milltown."
"Is that the last train?"
"Yes, sir."
"You will have to wait till to-morrow. Will it make much difference?"
Ben blushed.
"I shall have to stay at a hotel," he said uncomfortably, "and I don't think I have money enough. I did not expect to have that expense."
"I can relieve you on that score," said the gentleman. "I live in Charleston, not far away. You shall stay at my house to-night, and go home by the morning train. There is a morning train, isn't there?"
"Yes, sir, at half-past ten."
"You will accept my invitation?"