We can almost see the sentinel, and hear his measured tramp as he travels his lonely rounds, keeping watch out over the waters.

Through the unlatched door she heard a tramping of unshod masculine feet in the passage, and the delightful curt greeting of Osmond Orgreave and his sleepy son Jimmiesplendid powerful males.

The latter, with another constable, remained to watch the burglared premises both back and front, and D 15 took the wretched tramp to the station with a view to sending an inspector and a detective round immediately.

Presently, across his mingled sensations came a measured tramp as of boy-soldiers marching in line.

THE STORE BOY BY HORATO ALGER, Jr. Author of "Brave and Bold," "Bound to Rise," "Risen from the Ranks," "Erie Train Boy", "Paul the Peddler,", "Phil, the Fiddler,", "Young Acrobat," Etc. CHAPTER I BEN BARCLAY MEETS A TRAMP "Give me a ride?" Ben Barclay checked the horse he was driving and looked attentively at the speaker.

When you are leaving camp, you must ask some brother tramp If there are any jobs to be had, Or what sort of a shop that station is to stop For a member of the Wallaby Brigade.

And Rosenbomlike the bronze manhad forgotten why they had begun this tramp.

"Well, what do you say?" demanded the tramp rather impatiently.

"We was sitting up 'ere one evening 'aving a mug o' beer and a pipesame as I might be now if I'd got any baccy leftand talking about it, when we 'eard a shout and saw a ragged-looking tramp running toward us as 'ard as he could run.

" "An honest living!" repeated the tramp, with a laugh.

"He's a sly old rascal!" thought the tramp.

Oh, we must find that tramp!"

" All three at once recognized the supposed tramp whom they had seen the morning of their arrival, but whom Uncle John had reported to be one of the bookkeepers at the paper mill.

"Just my luck!" growled the tramp, putting back the pipe with a look of disappointment.

"What do I want?" returned the tramp.

"Leave the tramp alone for the present since he has vanished, and take point number two.

There came a tramping in the vestibule, the door-latch jumped with a loud rattle, and in came Sidney Trove.

"We picked her up one morning homeward bound from Portland, Maine, In a nine-knot grunting cargo tramp, by name the Crown o' Spain; The day was breaking cold and dark and dirty as could be, It was blowin' up for weather as we couldn't help but see.

It was late afternoon when he commenced his listless tramp toward the newspaper offices.

It belonged to poor Dick Barnard, an old St. Margaret's man of irrepressible spirits and indifferent physique, who had started only the day before for a trip down the Mediterranean on board a tramp engaged in the currant trade; and this, my second morning's round, was in some sort a voyage of geographical discovery.

" "You're very kind," replied the tramp; "but I think you had better leave me in the barn.

Glad to know you, Tom," added the tramp, extending his hand.

He also had the light hand, but what a testimony he gave the tramp!

The vigorous youth sprang to the rescue and drove the three tramps off, and was later persuaded by the man he had rescued to go with him to a rock cavern.

They found Diamond tramping and snorting with fright at the back of the hut, but to Burke's brief command and Sylvia's touch he stood still.