A long talk followed, and in the end the Hebrew peddler agreed to pay
seven dollars and a half, providing Joe would help to carry the goods to
the main road, where the wagon had been left. The money was paid over,
and by nightfall all of the goods were on the wagon, and Joe was left
at the cabin with nothing but the suit on his back. But he had thirty
dollars in his pocket, which he counted over with great satisfaction.

"I ought to be able to get something to do before that is gone," he told
himself. "If I don't, it will be my own fault."



CHAPTER V.


A NEW SUIT OF CLOTHES.


On the following day it rained early in the morning, so Joe had to
wait until noon before he left the old cabin. He took with him all that
remained of his possessions, including the precious pocketbook with the
thirty dollars. When he thought of the blue box he sighed.

"Perhaps it will never come to light," he told himself. "Well, if it
does not I'll have to make the best of it."

Two o'clock found him on the streets of Riverside, which was a town of
fair size. During the summer months many visitors were in the place and
the hotels and boarding houses were crowded.