Horatio Alger

“ To tell the truth, he looked a little bit like you."
"Was he a good man?" asked Joe, eagerly.
"Yes, indeed. But some of the men poked fun at him because he was so silent and strange at times. I liked him and so did father. He left us to go prospecting in the mountains."
Thus the talk ran on for half an hour, when the train came to a sudden halt.
"Are we at a station?" asked Bill Badger.
"I don't know," said Joe.
Both looked out of the window but could see nothing except hills and forests.
"We are in the foothills," said the young westerner. "Something must be wrong on the tracks." ”

“ Both now left the barn and made after Caven and Malone. Once they caught sight of the rascals, moving in the direction of the railroad tracks.
"They are going to catch a train if they can!" cried our hero. "I hear one coming."
"It's a freight most likely," was Bill Badger's answer.
He was right, and soon the long line of freight cars hove into sight around a bend and on an upgrade. Far in the distance they beheld Caven and Malone scooting for the train with all speed.
"They are going to make it," sighed Joe. "Too bad!" ”