Show th vipa Iff 9 f N R h a rd im so it U F aar I 1 U d A POUNDS sy SYNOPSIS NorsIS solomon binkus veteran scout and interpreter and nd his hi young companion jac jack irons through horse hone valley now new york in september 1761 1768 to w warn a rn settlers ot of an in llan alan uprising rescue from rom a band of redskins red skins the wife and daughter of I 1 colonel colon hare of 0 england jack in the flight and later rescues margaret hare I 1 rom the river jack and margartt margaret fall all in love on reaching fort stanwix colonel ilare hare says bay both are too young to marry the tare hare family sail nail for england and the irons family move to albany unrest unrest STOW grows in ia the colonies because cause of the oppressive measures of the mn glish government solomon and jack ack J visit boston in november 1770 jack goes to philadelphia and works in denjamin benjamin franklins printing plant nearly three years later margaret writes w rites him from london reminding in g him that her youth Is passing ang and baylar she has appealed to doctor r ay franklin anklin r CHAPTER ill continued this letter went to tile the heart of t young man she had deftly set before him the gross unfairness of delay lita ailt felt it ever since the parting he had find been eager to go but ills father wi not a rich man and the amely was large ills his own salti salary alry had been little more than was needed for clothing and hooks books that autumn it had been doubled and the editor had assured him film that higher pay would be forthcoming c lie ile hesitated to tell the girl how little lie he earned and how small when measured in money his progress had seemed to be ile he was in despair when ills his friend solomon binkus arrived from virginia F for or two years the latter had been looking after the interests of major washington out it in the ohio river country they dined together that evening at the crooked billet and solomon told him of ills his adventures in the west and frontier stories of the notorious one legged robber micah ilarae and his den on the shore of theO the odilo hlo and of the cunning of the outlaw in evading capture solomon rend read the girls letter and said it if I 1 was you id swim the big pond if this ills ere Is a teal real simon pure four masted an she wants you fer captain As the feller said when lie he seen a black fox come on boys its time fer to wear out yer boots im tied to my job then break yer halter said solo mon man 1 I money enough to get married ried and keep a wife what an ignorant cuss you be I 1 solomon exclaimed you dont pear to I 1 know when yoro yere well oft off i what do you mean I 1 1 I mean that yere at leasta shousan tho usan pound cash money 8 1 I would not ask my father for help and I 1 have only forty pounds in the bank jack answered solomon took out ills his wallet and removed from it a worn and soiled piece of paper and studied the memoranda it contained then he did some ciphering with a piece of lead in a moment lie said you have got a tho usan an fifteen pounds nn an six fer to do with as ye please an no questions asked nary ons you mean youve got it which means that jack traps owns it hide bide horns an taller tears came to the boys eyes lie he looked down for a momet moment I 1 I 1 without speaking thank you solomon mon 1 he e salil said presently 1 I cant use y your a r money it be right solomon shut one eye an squinted w with ith the other asif as if lie he were nere taking alin aim along the top of a gun barrel then lie he shook his head adiv and drawled cats blood an gunpowder 1 that ere trw slaps me ine in the face on nn kicks me ou the shin solomon answered ive walked an paddled eighty mile in a day an been stabbed an shot at tin an had to run fer ray my lire life which it 11 aint no fun you hear to me who do ye spose I 1 done it fer but you an my kentry the there r a aln aint I 1 nobody ol 01 0 my name an blood on this side 0 the oce annot nobody at all an it if I 1 kint work fer you ym jack rd fd just er bout ns as soon quit quit this ere money aint no good to we roe capt fer body cover an powder an balls id as leave drop it la in the river it bottlers bothers me I 1 dont need it when I 1 git turn bum I 1 go an tilde hide it in the lush bush some chars jest to git it out 0 my way I 1 been th chinkin inkin all up the road from vir ganny a 0 this ere got gol damnable dem money tin an what I 1 were a coln to do with it an what it could do to me an aez 1 I im to ask jack to take it an use it fer a wall twixt him an trouble an the idee idea hurried me derlong honest estl kind amade a made we me happy course if I 1 had a wife an chil childers dern atwould be different but I 1 aint got no one an now ye tell roe me ye dont want it which it makes me feel lone somer n a tred tarred tory an kind 0 sorrowful ayes sir air it does docs solomon Solo moc voice sank to a whisper forgive roe me sald said jack 1 I know you felt that way but im glad you do ill take it on the understanding that as long as I 1 live what I 1 have shall also be yours ive two hundred poun on an six ahll alln in my pocket an a lot more hid in the bush its all yourn to the in inart rt round penny I 1 reckon nigh bridge the slough I 1 want ye to be tur curried ried respectable like a gentleman by IRVING BACHELLER copyright by irvia sachet slick duds plenty 0 cakes tin an plea pies an no sligh tin the minister er ell the rum barl major washington give me a letter to tale take toden to ben franklin on cother side aide 0 the ocean ye see nee ey evry letter sent Is opened an rend read afore it to him essen its guarded keer ful this reone ere one I 1 guess buess has hag suthon powerful secret in it lie ile pays pars nil t the he bills so ill b be gain derlong with ye on the nex ship un tin when we git I 1 want to shake hands bands with the gal and tell her how to make ye behave that evening jack went vent to the manager of the gazette and asked for a six mont months lis leave leap of absence CHAPTER IV the crossing cringing there were curious events in the voyage of jack and solomon they sailed on or about tile the eleventh of october 1773 their ship was the snow which had arrived the week before with some fifty irish servants indentured for their passage the food was of poor quality the cooking a tax upon jar jai palate and digestion the service sen ice un unclean cean when good weather fier came by and by anti and those who had not tasted food for days dais began to feel the pangs of hunger the ship was filled with a most passionate lot of pilgrims goms it was then that solomon presented the petition of the passengers to lo the captain caan were bout wore out with whole meat ineat art an were all down by tile the head 1 1 som L I 1 said the captain this ere man had bad a good recommend an said lie he could cook perfect A man like that kin cook tile the passengers with their own heat 11 said solomon 11 1 1 I 1 feel like my belly was full 0 rocks if let me into the galley ill right ye up an shift the way 0 the wind tin an the course 0 the ill swing the bow toward heaven leaven stead 0 hell an keep her hinted straight an it wont cost ye a penny theys too much swear lal on tills this ere ship cant nobody be a christian with his guts a lillin ills ton guell break bieak loose an make inake ills his soul look like a baggin with a smashed wheel an n busted ex A cook could do more good here than a minister can you ou cook you try me nn an ill agree to happy ye up so ye e wont know herself yer THEY wart re 5 ra R A f meat wont be raw ner petrified an there wont be no insects in the biscuit so solomon was installed as cook and happiness returned to the ship in the course of the voyage age they overhauled the star a four masted ship bound from new york to dover doer for hours the two vessels were so close that the passengers engers engaged in a kind of battle those on the star began it by hurling turnips at the men on the other ship who responded with a volley of apples solomon discerned on the deck of the stranger captain preston and an Engli engliski sli of the name of hawk whom lie he had known at oswego and hailed them then sold said solomon its a shipload a 0 tories dhove had enough of Amerl ky theys a cuss on that tub that I 1 helped put a coat 0 01 tar an feathers on in tile the ohio kentry hes the one with the black pipe in his mouth I 1 dont know ills his name but they use to call him slops the dirtiest low d n tory traitor idt fh t ever lived helped the tl out in the west see that ere black pipe allus carries it in ills his mouth capt when lies batin I 1 guess lie goes to sleep with it its one a 0 the tea no tures turea 0 ills face we tarred him plenty now you hear to me that evening a boat was lowered and the captain of the snow crossed a hundred yards ards of quiet sea 0 to o dine with the captain of the star in the cabin of the latter next day a stiff wind came out of the west because lie lied had to take oft off his boar coat while lie he was barking in the palley galley solomon gave tho precious letter into jacks jack 8 keep keppl kepping ing ng about noon on the twenty ninth of novembre they made dover and anchored in the downs deal was about three miles away and its ita boats come capie off for them they made a circuit and sailed balled close li it shore hach each boat that went for passengers had its ita own landing its men hirer a rope across the I 1 breakers anler this was a ti quickly nickly put on it windlass I 1 n al with the rope winding en its ita windlass the boat was slowly hauled through the surge its occupants pants being drenched and sprinkled ith saltwater they made their way to the inn of the three kings where two men stood watching as they approached p pro roadbed ached one ot of them jack recognized as the roan man slops with the black pipe in ills his mouth him said the mi man rn with the black pipe pointing at solomon whereupon the latter was promptly arrested wb what tit have hare I 1 done he asked learn directly at sill the lie ameer solomon shook hands with jack and sold fold 1 I im I 1 in glad I 1 met yo c and turned and walked away with the two men jack wag tempted to follow them but feeling it a hidden bidden pu 1 lose ope in solomons conduct went into the inn so the friends parted jack beina puzzled rind and distressed by the swift change in the color of ther their affairs the letter to doctor franklin was in ills his pocket a lucky circumstance lie decided to go to london tin and deliver the ietter and seek advice regarding jIng tile relief of solomon at the desk in the lobby of 0 the three zings kings X lie he learned that he must take the post chalso chaise for canterbury which would not be leaving leading until 0 p in tills this gave him time to take counsel in behalf of ills his friend turning toward tile the door lie he met captain preston who greeted him with great warmth fuld and wished to know where was major jack told the captain oi of the arrest of ills his friend III 1 I expected it said bald preston so I 1 have hae waited here for your idila its that mongrel chap on tile the star who got a tarring from binkus find and his friends lie ile saw binkus on your deck as I 1 did and proclaimed ills his purpose so I 1 am here to do what I 1 can to help you 3 OD I 1 cannot forget that you two men saved saed my life are there pay papers on ills person which are likely to ninke make him trouble NO sat said jack thinking of the letter lying safely in his own pocket the important thing preston resumed binkus Is a ful famosa IOUI scout who Is known to be antl anti brittoh such a man coming coining here Is supposed to be carrying papers between our sely I 1 s they would arrest him on any pretext you leave this matter in my li dildA if h he e had no papers hell be conling coming on in a day or two id like to go with abu au to find him said jack better not preston answered with a smile why because I 1 suspect you have tile the papers paper get you too if they learn you ou are arc ills his friend keep away from him sit quietly hero here in the inn until the post chaise starts for canterbury ter bury dont let anyone pick a quarrel with yau ou and remember this Is all a sacred confidence between friends 1 I thank you ion and my heart Is in every word said jack as lie he pressed the hand of the captain after all friendship Is it a thing above politics even eca the politics of if these bitter days ile he sat down with a pense of relief and spent tile rest of the lie afternoon reading the london papers although lie he longed to go and look at the fortress of deal castle castile ile he had tea jea at he five and set out on tile the mall mail carriage with his box and bag nn an hour later the road was rough and with deep holes in it at one point the chaise rattled and bumped ovar r it a plowed field before dark he saw a man hanging in a gibbet by tile the roadside at ten they passed the huge gate of canterbury and drew up tit at an inn called the kings head the landlady and two waiters attended for orders lie he had some supper and went to bed awakened at 5 a in by tile the sound bound of a bugle augle lie he arose and dressed hurriedly and found the post chaise waiting they went on the lii kings road from canterbury and a mile out they cameto came to it a big white gate in the lie dim light ot of the early morning A young man clapped ills his mouth to the window ond and shouted sixpence ice yer honor it was a real turnpike anti anil jack stuck ills his head out of the alie window for a look at it they stopped for broi irmok fat at an inn far down the pike tin and went xin on thron gli Sitting bourn raica fahrr sham It ochester and tile the ocly lovely valley of the river Bl medway edway of which jack had read at every stop it amused him to hear tile the words cli chulse tilse an pair lying flying from host to waiter tin and walter waiter tr in hostler and back in the wink of nn an eye cyp jack spent silent the night at in dartford and went on next morning over Ind shill and Shooter shIll anti and then the Th thames attles anti Orcen greenwich bid Dept depthford deptford ford from which he could see the crowds tin and dornes domes and towers of tile the big city A little past two he rode over london bridge and was set down at a the lie spread eagle where ile he anio a shilling a mile for his passage and lie ate ills his dinner such in those days was the crossing and the trip up to london as jack describes it in his letters sho she li Is a lodoly girl jack I 1 congratulate you A tabe TO CONTINUED |