Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-29

part. Every man that cou De spuTeo
I plunged after him. Other members o.
me gang arriving. they we're seht "
follow tho tracks of the wagons.
Watchers patrollcd the line ana ROADS
trough the swamp all that night witt
lighted torches. and the next day NC
lean headed as thorough search Ms
ne feit could be made OF one size
while Duncan covered the other pu'
Black Jack could not be found. Spies
we're set about his home in Wildcat
follow to ascertain II he reached there
or aid wns sent in any direction to
h1m. but It was soon clear that his
ie'ntives were ignorant Of his where
abouts and themselves searching FOL
him.
Great Is the elasticity Of youth. a
not bath and a sound NIGHTS sleep re
rewed Frecklps' strengfh. Frcckles
was on the trail early the next morn
ing. Besides crowd Of people anx'
Gus to witness Jacks capture, he
found four stalwnrt guards. one nj
each turn. In his heart he was com
PEELED to admit that he was glad t.
have them there.
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les drove to town to soc how it Jared
with the angel. Mclean visited a
greenhouse and bought an arnllond OF
IT'S finest products. but Frnckles would
have none OF tbor, JJp xcnu',' cnrrv
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9 ncthinr 70 him., No .,9e,hirc ~
'ahe nm f"el That it isn't for moth
" ne nhs watched ana suffered II
'u' VIII '""t o'u l'iuDei iost' .daht
''"' ''oN s'e'' ana me u > AM
~" '"'' Lar pet'"i ne -"' done 'nai
'Vu " a''S Vi us eAiec'e"' na'
'"c o'i ''ec 'i'! way sue p'Tst on
l'"SSioii"'sif'
was thinkInG bH''re you came
nose TWO "h"r men We're rank COW
'ds. Ih'v were scared fc" their lives
- theY We're the drivers ! wager yor
t'"V'S against gloves they never tool
'h"s" logs out 10 The pike. My coming
set theh'' Before you feel bad any
more you go look ana see IL they didn'
run out OF courage The minute they
TT Wessner and Black jack ant
dump that timber and 80 on the run
doh bei!eve they ever had the grit
% dr,Ve out with 1t in daylight &c
~ Al 'ney oihn hsnre on going ou'
we way we aid the other morning
"Ho youi hnd me logs before YOU
"llke the road. Ihey never risked
'Aklng them INTO IN" open when they
to' away ana mad time to think. OF
course tney dicnt.
Ana. then. another thing. You
haven't lost your wager 1t will never
be claimed. because You mnde il with
Il stout. dark. red faced man that drives
Il bay and gray. lie Uus right back
OF YOU MI. Mclean. W. en- | cane ur
D you ~ -'rdaY. lie went doathly
white and shook ca his feet when he
sa" those men would likely he caught
some one of them was something &c
n. and You can Just spot him fol
one OF the men ut the bottom Of vow
troubles and urging those other young
r fellows on to steal from you.
suppose bed promised 10 divide You
settle with him, and that business viii
top.
She turned 10 Frecklcs. Ind YOU
he the hapnleet man alive. because
you have kept your trust Go look
y, here tell yog and youll find the
logs. can lust see about where they
are. When thcy 90 ND that ,teep lii
tie hin into the ueXt woods after tle
corntield Why they could unloose the
chains and the logs would roll OF the
a@ons themselves. Nov. you 20 see:
and. Mr. Mclean, YOU do fael that
Free kles has been brave and faithful:
YOU won't love him any the less even
+ you don't find the logs
TIE angels nerve rave yny ana she
nu.sc into tears. Erecklos rouldnt