The boys had been in the place for several days, and had made some acquaintances; so Tom had no difficulty in procuring a companion for his proposed ride.
Our hero wrote a letter that afternoon to Mr.Bayard, in which he narrated all the particulars of his journey, his relations with Tom Spicer, and the success that had attended his labors.

At the bank he procured a hundred dollar note for his small bills, and enclosed it in the letter.
He felt sad about Tom.

The runaway had done so well, had been so industrious, and shown such a tractable spirit, that he had been very much encouraged about him.

But if he meant to be wild again,--for it was plain that the ride was only "the beginning of sorrows,"-- it was well that they should part.
By the afternoon stage our hero proceeded to Gardiner, passing through several smaller towns, which did not promise a very abundant harvest.
His usual success attended him; for wherever he went, people seemed to be pleased with him, as Squire Lee had declared they would be.

His pleasant, honest face was a capital recommendation, and his eloquence seldom failed to achieve the result which eloquence has ever achieved from Demosthenes down to the present day.
Our limits do not permit us to follow him in all his peregrinations from town to town, and from house to house; so we pass over the next fortnight, at the end of which time we find him at Augusta.