Will you take the job ?" He looked directly at Dick Prescott, who replied bluntly: "Thank you; I won't." "But what on earth am I going to do with the horse and wagon, then ?" demanded Timothy Hinman, as though he found Prescott's refusal preposterous.
"I would suggest," offered Dick coolly, "that you drive your father's rig home yourself." "I drive it ?" gasped the son.
"Certainly." "But it's no job for a gentleman!" protested the younger Mr.Hinman, looking very much aghast.
"Then I don't know whether or not the owner of these woods would consent to your leaving your father's property here," replied Prescott, as he turned on his heel.
Dr.Hewitt had watched the scene with a good deal of amusement.
Now the physician turned to see whether his patient were as comfortable as possible.
"My man," said the doctor, to the boss tramp, "you hold my patient as comfortably and skillfully as though you had once been a nurse.
Were you ever one ?" "No, sir," replied the tramp.

"It just comes natural." "I've been looking for a man to work for me," continued Dr.Hewitt, regarding the tramp with calculating eyes.

"I believe that you've got in you the making of a real man if you'd only stop being a tramp.

How would you like to try it out ?" "I dunno," replied the boss tramp, looking a bit staggered.
"If you go to work for me, I don't want you to take it up as a casual experiment," went on the man of medicine.

"I haven't any time for experiments.