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His favourite authors were justified, and yet there was the dark side; thought of his mother came with a sharp twinge. 'Who went an' split Ted? 'None o' the Company, said Parrot. 'The troopers came to arrest Gable's mates, thinkin' they was men, an' Toll-bar Sam told who you was. He saw you all last night. 'Did they take Ted, an' Jacker, an' Phil right away? 'Um. Off to Yarraman.
Jacker shifted his feet uneasily, rolled his body, and, knowing that nothing could aggravate his offence, answered sullenly: 'Oh, dry up! Mr. Ham grinned at the boy in silence for a few moments, and then returned to his high stool and desk. Mr. Ham never made the slightest effort to maintain before his scholars that dignity which is supposed to be essential to the success of a pedagogue.
'Well, he's on'y a kiddy, said Phil pityingly, and with the superiority two years may confer. Dick found the three were looking to him for an explanation. 'Ted's real scared, he said. 'We made a discovery this afternoon in there. 'In the big drive? asked Jacker. The others looked startled. Dick nodded, and took up the candle. 'Come an' see, he said.
But, wearying of the contest, the master made a sudden descent upon Jacker, and tore him from his enemy's grasp. The effort brought Dick to his feet, panting and still eager for the fray. He could not see an inch beyond his nose, and for a few moments moved about fiercely, feeling for his foe. 'D'you gimme best? he spluttered.
Ted displayed his hands, still betraying evidence of the morning's caning, and Jacker Mack spoke feelingly of stripes and bruises remaining since Tuesday. Peterson was the only one quite free from mark or brand of the master's, and he recollected many thrashings with extreme bitterness, and was quite in sympathy with the party. 'What say if we give him a scare? said Dick. 'Are you on?
'Oh, all right, Jacker, don't excite yerseif. Perhaps they didn't give me a load o' cherries to bring away, an' strawberries thumpin' ripe strawberries, hid somewhere what I know of. Oh, I think not. An' maybe I wasn't told to come up to The House Sundays an' help myself. Very likely not. All this in an airy whisper. 'Halves! hissed Jacker.
'You let him alone, see! yelled Ted, when Jacker, unable longer to contain himself, uttered a dismal cry. 'Hit some one yer size go on, hit some one yer size! screamed Ted. But Mr. Ham's whole attention was devoted to his task, and the younger McKnight's threats, commands, and warnings were entirely ignored, although the boy continued to utter them between his heart broken sobs.
Reverses of this kind did not depress him; he had experienced many failures, but the wreck of one enterprise only implied the necessity of starting another. 'Say, he said mysteriously, 'there's a big reason why we should keep things darker'n ever. Listen. We've struck the reef! The others stared incredulously. 'You're havin' us, said Jacker. 'Am I? Tell 'em, Billy.
Dick took into account the possibility that Jacker, Ted, or Phil Doon might divulge the Company's great secret, although his faith in the loyalty of his mates was strong. If the worst came to the worst he meditated a retreat through the hole into the Red Hand drive, and flight from thence down the ladder-shaft and into the spacious workings of the Silver Stream.
Peterson and Jacker went ahead dangling cabbages; the dog entered into the spirit of the thing with enthusiasm and worked the flock in his very best style; and so the boys of Waddy, hot, excited, very frightened of probable pursuers, but wondrously elated, swept the great drove of goats up the road in the light of the waning moon.
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