We stopped, and Gowdy came back to my wagon.
"How do you do, Mr.Vandemark," he said.

"I am glad to see that you survived all the dangers of the voyage." "How-de-do," I answered, looking as blank as I could; for Virginia was on my mind as soon as I saw him.

"I come slow, but I'm here." All through this talk, Gowdy watched my face as if to catch me telling something crooked; and I made up my mind to give him just enough of the truth to cover what he was sure to find out whether I told him or not.
"Did you pick up any passengers as you came along ?" he asked, with a sharp look.
"Yes," I said.

"I had a lawyer with me for a day or two--Mr.Creede." "Heard of him," said Gowdy.

"Locating over at our new town of Lithopolis, isn't he?
See anybody you knew on the way ?" "Yes," I said.