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George Ackerman was kept actively employed at the fort much longer than he thought he would be when he first went there. By order of Colonel Brown he crossed the river on several occasions disguised in his Mexican suit, and he always brought back some information concerning the raiders; and once he came so near being captured by his old enemy, Fletcher, that it was a wonder how he escaped.
The balloon, ladies and gentlemen, is there, but Ackerman is gone to his reward. Look at that balloon, ladies and gentlemen, and tell me if you can, why should the spirit of mortals be proud?
Ackerman had sprawled himself comfortably down on his elbows as he would have if he had been leaning over a back-fence gate talking to some one, but he immediately drew himself straight, still grinning foolishly and apologetically, when he heard this. "You are not so dull but that you can understand what I am going to say to you.
Ackerman," said Peter, "It's a little embarrassing. You see, they employ me " "Nonsense!" exclaimed the other. "I employ you! I'm putting up the money for this work, and I want the facts! I want them all." "Well," said Peter, "they've been very decent to me " "I say tell me everything!" exclaimed the old man.
George Ackerman kept watch of the camp through his glass to note the movements of its inmates and make reports of the manner in which this demonstration was received by them. "There's the captain," said he. "He is coming out in front of the men, in company with some of the officers. Now they are all looking at us through their glasses.
Ackerman had had this duly impressed upon him, he proceeded in turn to impress upon Peter the idea which he considered of most importance in the world: "I don't want to be killed, Gudge, I tell you I don't want to be killed!" And Peter solemnly promised to make it his business to listen to all conversations of the Reds in so far as they might bear upon Mr. Ackerman.
But if I tell her about your trouble maybe she might, just as a favor." But how could Peter's wife be introduced into the Ackerman household without attracting suspicion? Peter raised this question, pointing out that his wife was a person of too high a social class to come as a servant. Mr.
Ackerman was not disposed to receive amicably the news that the secret service bureau which he had been financing, and which was supposed to be protecting him, had been the means of introducing into his home a couple of high-class criminals who had cracked his safe and made off with jewels that they guessed were worth fifty thousand dollars, but that Mr.
"If you give a hint of it to anybody else," persisted Peter, "then I'll get fired." "You'll not get fired, I'll see to that. If necessary I'll hire you direct." "Ah, but you don't understand, Mr. Ackerman. It's a machine, and you can't run against it; you gotta understand it, you gotta handle it right.
"So you thought you were going into business on your own!" snarled Guffey, and his fist, which was under Peter's nose, gave an upward poke that almost dislocated Peter's neck. "Aha!" thought Peter. "Nelse Ackerman has given me away!" "You thought you were going to make your fortune and retire for life on your income!" Yes, that was it, surely!
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