The Second String

came from out back, their appearance denoted it; they were clothed in a rough country style. They were Glen Leigh, Jim Benny, Bill Bigs, and the woman. They

Queensland millionaire walking along George Street with a similar

n. They all seemed solicitous about the woman. The man

one of them. I wonder which. The tall chap, perhaps. He's a big '

n was claimed and he

Street that will do us for a time," sa

f she had ever been in a large city it wa

regards the latter it was to a great extent blank as to the past. She had some colour in her ch

e of her, Bigs following behind with the larger bundle.

ces, with a few empty tea chests in the windows, and bits of paper with Chinese characters scrawled, or printed on, in various colours, like cracker coverings on a table after a riotous B

up there since I was here last, and

lot,"

e or two decent pigtails

herself. He saw by her face that she was terrified, and followed the direction of her glance. It was fixed on a fat Chinaman standing in his shop door looking across

said Glen. "If he is a nasty-look

d at the Chinaman, who returned the challenge

th a tight squeeze. He hurried her on; she was quite willing. It w

e the Chinamen

They frighten

Glen, as a maid came

and asked, "Wher

ow yet," re

far away from m

plied Glen. "I'

Glen's scowl quickl

said. "She'd better be somebody's sis

not much older-a matter of thr

sis

t might be difficult to induce her to change the feeling. H

ent on Glen. "Try and explain to her, but she's as sim

he was weak, and asked her if she had been ill. She said s

I'll draw the curtain round, and you can have a s

m Bo

e's t

Some hundreds

d girl, but fond of admiration, and she had seen a great deal

if she could remain with her for a short time, and receiving a reply in t

d he pointed to Jim. "She's be

er. I'm sorry I sm

at?" as

some queer folks here

en, "but we're all right. You

rted, unable to res

an I thought," he rema

'll only take time to f

re's

out. I don't think he li

Glen asked,

Bill answered, and the re

nd they had a counc

, and others, without making a handsome profit on his concoctions. His dealings in hay and provender of various kinds had be

nt he valued it at, and he had not yet recovered from the surprise at his good luck, or at the fact

ossible. He had it stowed away in a bank in Sydney, where it had

ew pounds which h

. I reckon I'd best stick to my own line and buy a

est thing you can

the girl, must put up with me un

lau

of work?"

f occupation. Start a buckjumping show. Give 'em a taste of your quality; that's the gam

of buckjumping, and riding, in Sydn

hat's t

uld it cost

eds. I'll fi

ll let Jim come in. He can take it

o anything you wi

ll, "you'll have to go and find the horses, the very wors

"I'll pick up some rough 'uns, you may depend on that

the best rider I ever saw