Bob Chester's Grit; Or, From Ranch to Riches

irst thing to do was to get away from New York, and with this purpose h

not be any great distance, and he was trying to think of some plan by which he could obtai

el, and all such things, and perhaps he'll help me to get some work where I can earn mor

rage, until all at once it flashed upon him that he did n

owever, his having thrown himself upon his own resour

e police station. Per

the place where he had suffered such outrageous tre

fear of entering it that had made him refuse his guardian's comman

t I'll wait over by that pile of boxes on the opposite sid

s work for the day even before he had paid his visit to the closed store of Len Dardus, and thus the bo

the step he had taken. Heretofore he had always possessed a home to which to go, unpleasant as it

t of returning to his guardian, but only for a moment. As he left the letter in his pocket and r

g to eat. Then I'll go over to one of the stations in Jersey City and find some place to sleep. P

he reporter, Bob walked up the street until he came to a restaurant, brilliantly lighted, and with a sig

oftentimes had he promised himself that some day he would have his fill. Consequently, as he read the sign, he determined to gratify his desire, and timidly entered the restaurant, wh

In a moment a waitress, in what seemed to him a dazzlingly w

ill you

ase, and lo

ad, too?" aske

longing for it. Yet as no mention of it had been made on the sign that had attracted him to the restaurant, he

h does i

ents a

ices," replied the boy, layin

ee or

Bob, feeling that his expenditure of twen

n of his refusal,

offee with the order. It

ave coffee,"

he again felt in his pocket to make sure he

set before Bob, together with the rich brown bread and coffee, it seemed to him that ne

ey taste to Bob, that he could not resist the temptation o

cond plate, wil

the wistful seriousness of his face checked the outburst of m

er, kid? Haven't

b hastened to

ugh, what's to prevent your

question from this new viewpoint

ow as I ought to

he money

ng a moment, he determined to leave the decision to this girl, w

ven't got much money, and I'm afraid I'll spend too m

e money. If you've got to 'hobo' your way, there'll be t

ical, and he was on the point of ordering another

just about time for me to eat my supper, and I will bring it over to you

all right or not, but he had a healthy boy's a

y food was placed before him. "I suppose I shall be hungry somet

to get along? You say

erstand what it means to

ravelling when you don't have money enough to pay your railro

the term, his eyes sparkled wit

I'd never thought of trying to s

did you expect to

n money enough in one tow

e world, especially in view of the fact that he was a New York boy

ile from her face, and becoming very severe, leaned acr

haven't run away from

arching gaze of the girl's eyes, he felt just as he had when the magis

, no, i

and the girl continued her interr

s live in

ven't

have you b

my gua

do y

eliver groce

on the word "used," le

ire you?

I lef

long

his aft

the real reason he had left, especially as she was so kind and seemed to know so much about traveling i

rl listened, and, as he co

husband runs as far as Kansas City on a freight train. I'll give you a note to her, and her man will give

ob. "It seems as though strangers are kinde

the desk in the front of the restaurant, where she obtained some pape

ced that the girl was more ready with her kind-hearted sympathy than wi

d corner, in a big, yellow brick building.' It's on the side of

h he placed with the one written by

uch it costs to

leven dollars. That is on one of the round-about railways, at cut rates.

llars, I can get out there all righ

you, and then you won't have to buy any food while you are on the train. They

er pay you now

boss hasn't noticed how much you had to eat, and

xactly right, is

ake it right

Bob that he must be in a dream, but the sight of the people

, bringing a sizeable box, tightly tied,

she said. "I must leave you now, be

is eyes filled with gratitude. "I'm coming back from the West a rich

m afraid if you do, you'll never think of looking up Nellie

n't," adm

ou want to go over to Weehawken and buy

d upon him pleasantly, and hurried away to wait upo