Jack North's Treasure Hunt
in
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