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and almost directly, to his great delight, he recognized, sauntering along, the very lad he had taken out in the boat in the morning. "Hallo, there!" he cried. The boy turned quickly. "Oh, it's you, is it?" "Yes." "I thought you were to meet me to-morrow morning." "So I was, but I did not dare to wait. I think Bowman will get the bonds to-morrow, and make a bolt of it." "Then what do you propose to do?" "I want you to get the package for me to-day." "Do you think I will get into any trouble?" asked the boy cautiously. "It won't be stealing, will it?" "It would be if the bonds were Bowman's, but they are not. They belong to a rich banker in New York, as I have already told you, and in showing me where they are you are aiding justice." "Will I get the hundred dollars, sure?" "Yes, I will guarantee that. What is your name?" "John Parton." "I will take it down. As soon as I get back to New York I will see that the money is sent you." "I'll chance it," said the boy. "You look honest, and I believe you." "Go on, then, and I will follow you." John led the way into the thickest part of the wood. He paused in front of a large tree, partly gone to decay. The trunk was hollow, containing a large cavity. "The package is there," he said. "Get it for me," returned Fred, "and there your task will end. I will undertake the rest." In less than five minutes the package was placed in Fred's hands. He opened his vest and placed it inside, carefully pinning it to the waistcoat, so that it might not slip down. "It will be awkward to carry," he said, "on account of its size. I wish it were safe in Mr. Wainwright's possession." Then a new idea came to him. "Is there any express office near here?" he asked. "The nearest is at Hyacinth, five or six miles away." "I should like to go there. Do you know where I can hire a team?" "We are not using ours to-day," said John. "Then," said Fred promptly, "I will hire it, paying any price your father considers satisfactory, and I will engage you to drive me over. You know the way?" "I've been there hundreds of times." "Then it is all right. Do you think we can have the team? I'll pay two dollars for that, and a dollar for your services as driver." "It's a go! Come right along! Our house is less than half a mile away." Then the two boys emerged from the woods, and made their way to a comfortable farmhouse, situated in the midst of
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