Part 9 (1/2)
”Oh, don't worry about that, Dad! I' as well as you, but I' the mail and express stuff back and forth, and I haven't heard any co, Jack, and nothing has been taken fro”
”And the contents of no important letters have leaked out?”
”Not yet But I knohat you're thinking of, Dad It's about that Harrington letter”
”Yes, Jack, I am I wish I could prove that it wasn't my fault”
”Don't worry, Dad! Your friends knoasn't your fault, and some day we may be able to prove to your eneiven up,” was the weary answer
Jack had carefully kept from his father all the little worries that had occurred since the change in the pony express business had beenabout the ers
”What's the use of worrying dad?” reflected our hero ”He has troubles enough of his own I'll keep mine toat the Golden Crossing post office for the e would be delayed because of a slight accident
”But the driver wants you to wait,” the o to Rainbow Ridge, and be forwarded froht, I'll wait,” proested Jennie
”I know it, but it can't be helped It's part of the game I'm not afraid”
But when Jack helped Jennie sort thethe letters and parcels soent and sealed with red wax, a strange feeling caht ”These ot to carry theht ride
Well, I wish they hadn't coot to take theh”
He paused for a moment, with the important letters in his hand
”What are those?” asked Jennie
”Oh just some stuff for our town,” Jack answered, indifferently
In a flash he had made up his mind not to tell his cousin of the value and iht She would worry if she knehat he was carrying along the trail after dark
And Jack had another plan He realized that the eneent, (call theht know of the arrival of the docuet them away from me,” reflected Jack ”Now, I've' read somewhere that the best way to throw off suspicion is to oing to do”
There were a number of newspapers in the mail While Jennie was out of the room a moment Jack opened one bundle of papers, folded the red-sealed letters up in one of the papers, put back the wrapper and tossed the package into the pouch he would carry over his saddle