Part 23 (2/2)
”I don't knohat happened,” replied the red-haired helper ”Butto make his pony jump over a cliff Them Indians is fierce!”
”Indians! There aren't any around here!” said so at Ti
”More likely it was so ”Though why they should tie hiure out”
”Well, Jack caht hiht the mail safe!”
”That's what he did!” cried several
Meanwhile inside the little cottage, part of which was given over to the Golden Crossing post office, Jennie and herhard over the unconscious foruess we'll have to send for the doctor, Jennie,” finally said Mrs
Blake ”I've tried ammonia and caht it doesn't show”
”Oh, irl ”Poor Jack!”
”Eh? What's theh he had murmured in his sleep He slowly opened his eyes
”Oh,up!” Jennie exclaiht away Oh, Jack, what happened you?”
Jack's senses were slowly but surely clearing His head hurt hi away He was in a daze yet, and the voices of Jennie and her mother seemed far away, indeed
”Why I'm here--in the post office!” Jack suddenly exclaiy than before His eyes ide open now, and he looked about the familiar room
”Of course you're in the post office, or, rather, in our sitting room that opens from it,” said Jennie
”But theto sit up The motion sent such a rush of blood to his head that he had to fall liht in a minute,” Jack said, after a pause ”But what about the h safely?”
”That's what you did!” exclaimed Mrs Blake ”It was safe on your saddle, and you were tied fast to your pony Who did that”
”I did it ht the mail in safely I was afraid I couldn't do it, but I did”
”Do you mean to say you roped yourself fast that way?” demanded Jennie, somewhat incredulously
”I did,” Jack replied
”Why, the idea! We thought the hold-up men did”
”I did it to fool the hold-up rascals,” said Jack He was feeling better every minute now, and when he had taken some of the spirits of ammonia Mrs
Blake held out to him, his head cleared very aed drink, and, when I refused, though of course I didn't knoas drugged, he put some stuff in my coffee Queer stuff it must be For it certainly knocked me out, but I don't feel nearly so bad now”