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oe ir. Axe JACK AND HIS SEVEN FOES. 73 to give you some return for this. If ever I can help you I will, though it cost me my life.” He brushed his hand across his eyes, swung round on his heel, and walked away. “The world is very narrow,” said Jack, “and we may meetagain. I shall then see what your protestations are worth, my friend.” He moved on, little dreaming of what was lying in the future. But soit is, we all sow and surely ’ + reap. A kind word, a generous act, 1s often like a grain of seed sown in the eround ; by-and-by it becomes a tree, and brings forth fruit. Mark the nature of the act, too. Jack could readily pardon a wrong done to himself, but an injury to those he loved he could not forgive. Keeping a more wary eye on things around him, he bent his steps towards his temporary home; it was not far away, but he was not destined to reach it that night. O27 02 62 COCO EI? ' CHAPTER XXVIII. HOW THE FOUR CAME TO NEW YORK—MAKEPEACE JIBBER’S SALOON—DOUBTFUL COMPANY. THE Sneezer was scared pretty well out | of his wits, but he had sense enough to | know which way he was going. Like a startled rabbit, he made as straight as he could for his burrow. At that time he was residing with his companions ina house of accommodation jor travellers with hmited purses in the purlieus of New York. They had done their work pretty well on board the Spanish trader, but had recelved no pay. ‘“‘Senores,” said the captain, when they arrived in port, ‘“‘ you are now free thing. “ Very well,” he said, with a dismal laugh; ‘‘ money isn’t much object to us. You’ve brought us safe, and that’s some- Come along, my hearties.”’ “Tf I had that man in a quiet corner,’ said the Panther, as he stepped to go where you please, and I shall be | |Panther, “it wouldn’t matter if they elad not to trouble you if you don’t trouble me.” “You will give us seaman’s pay, I suppose ?”’ said the Swaggerer. . “Twill give you nothing,” replied the Spaniard, “and if you are not satisfied, apply to the court, where you will probably get pay of another descrip- tion.” ““ What do you mean by that ?” asked the Swaggerer, putting on as bold a face as he could. “In the United States,’ was the reply, “they do not often hang. But _ there are extreme cases where they use the rope. I never interfere with men unless they are troublesome. You had better go.” coward, and he inclined to this opinion also. He tried to accept things with a good grace, ashore, “‘ I’d cut his heart out.” ‘It’s no use .jawing,’ said the Swageerer, surlily, “he’s got the upper hand of us.” ‘Not he,” snarled the Panther; “ he only guessed at things.” “Go back and tell him so,” sneered the Swaggerer. | “Send Old Aged,” suggested the hanged him. It would only cut short his life by a few months.” ‘“ Can’t you drop that subject ? ”’ cried the Pantaloon, turning white. ‘‘ Perhaps I may outlive you all.” “ Oh, no,” said Sneezer. “We shall all swing together, unless young Jack saves the hangman a job. Oh, dear— ee - oh, dear! why didn’t I lve a decent hfe?” And here he sneezed so, that a number of spectators stared at him in amazement. The Swaggerer hurried on, cursing his anatomy in general, and his nose in particular, and the Panther strode beside him. The Swaggerer was in the main a | The Pantaloon and Sneezer brought up the rear, and together they sougnt ' shelter to suit their tastes and pockets. They sound it in the abode of one Gomiichdoo cS (E(©)