Jack North's Treasure Hunt

omes an

, was as good

down his tools and seek the

make the journey but one wa

other could tell him of the perils he was sure

e turned his ba

he edge of the city, when he was stopped by o

plored the ragged wretch, holdi

n. He had been addressed in English, which was unusual, but there

closer gaze on the

t! can thi

the other. "I did not th

st of all in t

her. "I have had such bad luck since you lef

to get a living

t work at the starvation wages they o

St.

outh

es

u expect to

a situation as eng

ffering big pay. Let me go with you, Jack? You wi

t his presence would be a positive injury to him. But upon second thought he became more generous. In spite of all

nd that you will do the very best you can for yourself. You mustn't

ouple started on their hazardous journey into the interior of the c

eir call was known. It had been a week since the last train had gone over the route, and

" said Jack, as they went to the

ginning to regret the step he had taken, though Ja

ee the train start, which made Fret

pected to make it and return the same day. This did not seem

, yet the first trip was made withou

we were going yesterday," said Jack, as

k from his second trip, for no less than t

as they increased in strength. The country, sparsely settled, through which the railroad ran seemed especially fitted for their guerrilla warfare, to say nothing of the poor state of

p at this stage of the situation, and

in to be kept running, but offered n

es, though at least twenty bush-raiders were seen drawn up in sight of the tra

ved a red cloth on the muzzle of his sho

said Jack. "That looks to

pon the engine the following morning some one stepped from out of the motley crowd colle

r way Jack smoothed out the crumple

the bush-rai

re no signat

t. "But there can be no harm in keeping a sharp lookout," he admitted. "I suppos

urage was small, turned pale,

going to ke

should be the laughing stock o

rning makes

nces, and as for me it seems the bush-raiders have been very modes

, Jack, and I

w don't be foolish and let that little piece of paper upset you. It

u can do so when we have made this trip. I don't propose to be left in

served to quiet Fret's fears, so he sai

ches and a dozen freight cars, had to stop at irregular intervals, following which the

pected trouble if anywhere, and as he approached th

le and tremblin

"If we don't go through Whirlwind Gap flying it wi

leave the track at any moment. There were but a few passengers aboard, for only those who were compelled to do so traveled during this dangerous period

the throttle and the other on the reversing lever, peering intently ahead, taking in every object as they s

which he had discovered a dozen of the bush-raiders looking down upon

thunder rang a deafening crash, and he saw with horror a huge bow

l had they timed their work that it would be impossible for the e

y hazardous to try

spairing cry, feeling that it would be death to remain

, but no answer ca

ith him, but true to the instinct of h