"I've no doubt you are," said the lady, scowling in the direction of
our hero.

"Thank you, ma'am," said Dick. "'Tisn't often I get such fine
compliments."

"None of your impudence," said the lady, wrathfully. "I believe
you're the worst of the two."

Meanwhile the car had been stopped.

"How long are we going to stop here?" demanded a passenger,
impatiently. "I'm in a hurry, if none of the rest of you are."

"I want my pocket-book," said the lady, defiantly.

"Well, ma'am, I haven't got it, and I don't see as it's doing you
any good detaining us all here."

"Conductor, will you call a policeman to search that young scamp?"
continued the aggrieved lady. "You don't expect I'm going to lose my
money, and do nothing about it."

"I'll turn my pockets inside out if you want me to," said Frank,
proudly. "There's no need of a policeman. The conductor, or any one
else, may search me."

"Well, youngster," said the conductor, "if the lady agrees, I'll
search you."