Messenger No. 48

rid of you," the man said, with a

say it's

n't be ours in the futur

ney enough to pay

things won't go so very bad; but there'll be the very

onger'n I can help,"

take him up stairs where the small press was; I reckon he'll be

about goin' into the yard, for they'll tackle

selves. There must be work done to-night, s

e were any more directions to be given, and then dragged

der afforded the only means of ascent, and since Jet could not make his way

to play any tricks, for this is a mighty

cape while the odds were so decided

, which looked as if it had lately been used as a workshop, and t

gazed around

ed the light, and this was so heavily barred with wooden uprights that even with a s

ents of paper; the floor was stained as if

. A more desolate spot could not well be imagined, and to add to its lonel

on; the only thought in his mind just then was wh

ound briskly, evidently moving heavy articles from one sp

rying to learn the purpose for which this house wa

green attracte

d delight that it was a new ten dollar bill. Th

om this place I'll have money enough to pay my fare to New York. I s'pose it belongs to

pile had grea

the satisfaction of finding a se

leave it around loose like this," he said, as he placed the

ll that rewarded his further search among the dirt; but he

em fellers have done to me. Now let's try to study up a p

no encouragement, for his strength was

nailed with any remarkable care, de

of the rafters with beams, poles, and boards laid acr

but it won't do much harm to make a try in that direction aft

escape the more simple did it seem, and he

nderstood very well; but it was useless to borrow trouble on this score un

own again; but it's better than laying still," he said, and from that time until sunset he

m the time of his arrival, the tall man drove up in a sprin

ouse, the horse stabled, and

and fro growling and snarling, and despite his resolve not to borrow trouble until he knew there was a possibility it

d, and then the short man entered, bringing several slices

aid, as he placed the articles on the floor; "but y

to New York? I haven't do

as yet, except to talk with the inspector, my boy,

hat cub when the grub is ready. Come down, or

t out of the room very quickly, taking good car

objects from the window, and the room was so d

mp as the men came upstairs, and by the noises he kne

ion quite distinctly, and in a short time this was fo

th a wooden mallet, except that the b

t they were doing; but

s they stay where they are, and don't trouble me, I haven't much right to compl

ns if he proposed doing so before

for one as agile as he to clamber to the rafters above, and

ed hand he pulled away the loose timbers and board

where he could touch the roof of the building; but unabl

muttered, grimly, as he walked cautiously along wi

en, and he discovered that one of

to tear away the decayed wood, laying the pieces gently on the flooring, un

ing down into the yard where the ferocious dogs were runnin

et at a loss to

to leap from the roof of the building lest he should strike upo

room where the men could murder him whenever they felt so dispose

ogs, an' no show whatever that I'll ever leave

finger-nails, he slid slowly down toward the edge

the low growling of the dogs as they sniffed the air to disco

to run the risk of the animals giving an a

rength in order to clear

Jet struck the soft ground, which gave forth no warning sound to those who we

at full speed to gain the partial shelter of the forest, but for

Jet knew he must now fight d

which came to his hand as he clutched at the top of the pile to