CHAPTER II

FINDING MONEY


The three boys stood for a moment looking after the rapidly
disappearing wagon, then, stooping down, Rand picked up something
from the road.

"It isn't worth trying, Rand," advised Donald. "You couldn't hit
him if you wanted to, and you wouldn't want to if you could. You
can get even with him some better way."

"Right as usual, Donald," laughed Rand, "but I wasn't looking for
anything to throw at him. I just happened to see this lying on
the ground and picked it up." Holding out a coin he had found, he
added: "What do you make of it?"

"W-w-what is it?" stammered Pepper, all excitement. "It l-looks
like an old-fashioned cent."

"You have got me," replied Donald. "I never saw any money like
that."

"Let's have a close look at it," put in Pepper.

The boys studied over the coin, which was of the size of the early
copper cent, for some time without being much the wiser.

"See, there is a representation of a ship under full sail," remarked