Some crullers would taste pretty good, wouldn't they ?" "Anything would taste good," agreed Clint longingly.
Ten minutes passed and the door opened to admit another customer.

After that they drifted in by ones and twos quite fast.

The boys gathered that the newcomers were men employed at the railway yards nearby, and presently Amy questioned one who was reading a paper at the next table.
"Can you tell us when we can get a train for Brimfield ?" he asked.
"Brimfield?
Yes, there's one at seven-twelve and one at nine-forty-six." "I guess we couldn't get the seven-twelve," said Amy, glancing at the clock.

"The other would be all right." "I ain't sure if that one stops at Brimfield, though.

Say, Pete, does the nine-forty-six stop at Brimfield ?" "No," replied a man at another table.