Part 18 (1/2)
But, not knohen they'll arrive, I'll have to trust the regular h at night I ht trip just for ht ride anyhow, and the docu with you But don't make a special trip on their account, as there is no rush about them I suppose you can depend on the people at the other end of the line--Ioffice?”
”Well, I should say I could!” declared Jack, energetically ”Jennie Blake is postot She's a relative of yours, isn't she?”
”Yes,” answered Jack, and he blushed under his coat of tan
”Well then of course it's all right I areatly worried about the transportation fro It's from there to here the documents will be taken, if at all”
”They won't be taken at all!” declared Jack Of course, he was boyishly enthusiastic For that one can not blame him He was deeply interested in his work To hih safe, and on tiood
That one hold-up did not count against him, especially as he had so soon recovered the bulk of the stuff
”Well, I guess that's all I have to say to you, Jack,” concluded the miner
”As I remarked, I can't say just when the papers will arrive And when they do--well, take the best care of them you can”
”I wonder hoould do to try another ruse, and hide thee, that looked as if it didn't contain anything ht answer But as you tried that game once, and it didn't work, it would hardly deceive the outlaws a second ti et them”
”I won't!”
”Shake!” exclaimed the miner, and their hands met in a fir Golden Crossing with the packages and letters
”Well, Jennie,” he reaus inspectors are coe of mine documents may reach here When it does, put it in the safe if I' to do with it?”
”Carry it to Rainbow Ridge, of course”
”Oh, Jack! Suppose so happens?” half whispered Jennie
”Well, I hope it doesn't And I' doesn't happen But if it does, well, I'll have to put up with it, I suppose,” Jack said, with a shrug of his shoulders
”I ale doesn't come,” murmured Jennie, with a pout of her pretty lips
”Oh, that wouldn't do,” said Jack ”It's very valuable and important And that's what the pony express is for--to transport speedily valuable and iuess”
”I--I hope so,” she faltered
For several days after that Jack watched the e of docu to the mine But it did not come, and as he made each trip he planned what to do at certain points of the road, where he h it's a question, just as Mr Argent says, whether they would try the saaent hi anxious now Each tie from his trip, the miner asked if the letters had coative