“Well,” the little woman said with a sigh, as if the exertion of talking had wearied her, “I don’t pretend to be able to straighten out the snarl; but I’m certain you are the boy spoken of in the newspaper story, for it isn’t reasonable to suppose that two lads of the same age have lately run away from New York because of an advertisement. The money must be yours, my dear, and instead of being a homeless wanderer, you’re quite a wealthy gentleman.”