Jack North's Treasure Hunt

of th

only a desperate ef

od speechless and horrified at the inhuman act of the Chili

ander raised a hand for his men to fire, he suddenly doubled himself up like a jac

cured, though his hands

other than an escape from the murderous fire, he plunged head-first into the e

satisfaction left the leader's lips, while no immediate attempt was made to reach the side of their victim. This enabled Jac

furious rush to and fro, Jack groped his way further and further into the gloomy place. The damp, sweaty walls covering him with

. He kept on without hearing any sound of a pursuit, until he was suddenly conscious of

you come nearer at th

he words were uttered, and he instantly recalled to mind the fact that the

he stopped, he s

you have nothing

e unknown had used pure English in a

are

oy who has been hunted d

in Jack recognizin

the fugitive "You hav

at. I am here on

ut just then and there he could do no better than to forget the past. Whatever the offense h

North that by delivering up his

wish to give him over to these foreign pursuers. For aught he knew his

isoner? Were they in fear of him? Not so much that as they were in fear of

een induced to enter there unde

e saw Jack disappear he was conf

men to enter, and uttered all sorts of threats ag

r commander offe

e subterranean prisons, waited until the leader had stopped commanding a

he opinion of the Chilian chief, hi

of mine and knows no more of him you want than I do. I vouch for his honesty, and as he has been here over a week

doing what he deemed was his duty, for he ordered hi

arce cautiously waited until he saw the ship sai

he called out in his blunt way. "The Chilians have gone back t

ing of an understanding, though the la

sed at sight of him, bu

ious to catch is an acquaintance of mine, being

--excuse me, I don't believe I will sa

show it, though he told Jack privately that it might be best for all concern

ny hour, and I might not be as successful with

t as he had found life with his newly-made friend. He was anxious to g

ason, too, and a

nvict cell to Mr. Pearce for him to read if possible, for it w

explaining it as best he could when he