Jack North's Treasure Hunt

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alized that the unprincipled twain in their desperation woul

on him before he was on his feet rea

f Fret Offut, whom he caught by the collar and flung headlong u

to his feet and began to dance around as if

e found his match. Used to hard work all of his life, Jack's sinews

was jabbed into the midst of a box of coal. "He

good reasons to heed the s

to get a hold on Jack which enabl

xultant Furniss. "Let that settle it," and h

ain upon him, and when Furniss' fist descended it missed its mark, to strike plump up

vaulted to his feet, carrying the other backwards by the impet

mmediately began to "churn" the other's head up and down in the black water, w

l kill me! I--Of--u

ter this?" demanded Jack, giving his

or I'll tell F

wler, wi

o! Let

promi

the man as soon

triumphant Jack. "If I could get my hands on you, Fret

"Don't you dare to touch me!" and by that time he h

his home, his mind soon occupied with thoughts of his South American voyage rather th

ther home that he might first break the account of his good fortune to

long voyage would be in tearing himself away fro

irl's mother, who, in answer to

her, as she said she was going to see you as you came f

trace the way to the engine shops, though going

ll, which stood more than half over the river, when he was startled by

er, Fret Offut! Stand back, o

her at the further extremity of the ruins defiantly facing young Offut, who was kept fr

r more in width, but spanned by a plank over which the g

ck!" declared young Offut. "You see if you d

ore a stout hand was laid on his shoulder and he was plunged headf

s he dared so much as to l

touched me, though I don't know what he might have

himself. See, he is crawling out below the mill. Come with me, Jenny

merica! Oh,

y me well for my services. I am to look a

back?" questioned

sk is done. But now tel

on me and--and I wouldn't have it. That made him angry,

won't bothe

aid Jenny. "Anyway, I'll k

f the girl who was his dearest friend, and then went h

not much surprised. They had seen Mr. Fowler and talked it over with the man

fellows as Fret Offut behind

id Mr. North, who was a blunt-spoken m

truth. He was not to get rid of Fret