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ye. 7 — oe at aly * ’ a ~, ha. . - ies = c “ i 7 at ‘The Sneezer, who was nearly worn out Siwith fatigue and excitement, sat down and covered his face with his hands. _ The Swaggerer saw something trickling through his fingers. Here, curse me!” he said, fool ain’t crying! Come out of - Sneezer, you duffer ! ” “You let me _ Sneezer. “I'll ery, sneeze, just as I please.” “None of your mutiny,” said the | _ Panther, “or I'll shake it out of you.” And asa sample of what he would _ do, he gave the Sneezer a shake that confused him utterly for the next quarter of an hour. “Tt’s a long way to Nevada,” e Swaggerer, “but it’s a big country a we get there, and there’s as ood a chance of hiding there as anywhere— erhaps better.” “We'll get on, anyway,” said the Panther. “Catch hold of this fool’s | T’lltake one. He’s addle-headed.”’ “of You ve mixed him up a bit,” said e seeren as he laid hold of the th. Pah “if the it, alone,” oe the howl, bark, or said said the Sneezer, “We sD a minute,” gazing vacantly about him. executioner isn’t ready. He’s in the bar having a drop of drink with Captain Boldheart, and—” “Come on, will you?” hissed the as he 'g ward. “ But it isn’t fair to go away without leave,’ said the Sneezer; “‘ the captain will expect us to wait until he’s washed the blood off his face. You hit him hard.” “Shut up, will you!” cried the Panther and Swagegerer’ together. < Keep yourselt together, will your Can’t you tell where you are?” But the Sneezer could not, and he continued to ramble on in this fashion for some time, but at last he became more ike himself again, and they all | _ three skulked along silently side by _ side. | Skulked and walked, for they dreaded _ not only the bold lad they had left on Maple Mountain, but the defeated and | infuriated Bowie Boys. - ‘To fall among them now was certain | death. = JACK AND HIS Saas FOES. _ won’t go to the scaffold just yet, as the | dragged him for- | 5 + * ret : se i & 1 They grew weary, but dare not rest until the Sneezer fell down, and declared he could go no thee ther. Then they s { down gloomily by his side, and, Bee ering and cursing , watched for the dawn. was ale ow Ere it came, the Sneezer | again, and slightly delirious. | dle was coherent at times, but his | wits for the most part wandered, and as | he in that condition persisted in ‘talking of the “ Albatross,” and what had been done aboard, he nearly drove his com- panions frantic. “ What shall we do with him?” the Swagegerer asked. “T’}] settle him,” drawing his knife. ‘No, no,’ remonstrated the other, “we won't kill an old pal. It would bring a double curse upon us.” “The little chap died bravely,” said the Sneezer, who stood a little apart from them; ‘he never funked to the last. I saw him when the sharks came up, and his eyes were steady to the last. I don’t know that it wasn’t a merciful end for him, all things considered.” “T can’t stand it,” said the Swag- gerer; “if he goes on in this way I shall go mad.” ‘“‘ Let me settle him,” said the Panther. ‘No, no, we'll leave him. Sneezer, will you stop here a little time for us? | We sha’n’t be long.” “ T’ll stop,” the Sneezer answered. ‘Then we'll get along.”’ They left him, and got out of sight of him in half-an-hour. All day they walked hard, and at night lay down by some trees to rest. It was bitterly cold, and the only srowled the Panther, fallen tree. But it was something, and, worn and weary, they slept. The Swaggerer was the first to awake. vl ive ; , i > . ita ' a oe. . a s 4 4 - : i 121 | ; | ‘ ’ ; A hand was passed over his face, and he — leaped up. It was dark still, but he could see a third figure near him. “ Who isit?”’ he asked. ‘‘Me,” replied the Sneezer. * You kept me waiting So long that I was tired, and came on.’ shelter they had was the trunk of a | | He spoke quite rationally, and had apparently got over his delirium. “You can stop with us,” said the CORNIELDOO (C CS (E(©) m