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Updated: May 25, 2025
Resa railroad was again without the men to run the train, which had been stalled for weeks. In fact, the engineer and his helper who had succeeded them, had not made one complete trip, the fireman having blown out the boiler soon after leaving De la Pama. In this dilemma the officials hailed the appearance of the boys with unfeigned delight.
I was not aware that shooting and engineering went together." "They do in the case of the St. Resa road, Jack." "Tell me about it, Francis. I am interested." "Then I can take out that interest shortly. The road runs through debatable ground from St. Resa to de la Pama. Not an inch of it but what is being hotly contested.
Halting the Peruvian he inquired of him in regard to Plum. This fellow, who knew Plum well, replied that he had seen him in town, and that he had left two days before. Upon second thought, he volunteered the startling information that news had come of an American being waylaid and killed by a party of bush-raiders a dozen miles east of De la Pama!
They were a set of cowards anyway, and the captain the biggest fool of them all. I hope he will make good use of my money." Jack laid down supperless that night under the green blanket of a Peruvian forest, and he went on toward De la Pama the next morning breakfastless, thinking: "There is one thing certain, I will not take Plum's job from him.
Jack was now really alarmed about his friend, whom he believed had been waylaid and robbed. But he could not think of leaving without making a search for him. "I am going to start for De la Pama to look for him, but you may expect me back by sunset." "If you are not I shall set sail without you, for I have seen some of the Chilian spies around today."
"So I will run down to Cobija as soon as possible, and if your nitrates is on board by that time the old <i>Elizabeth</i> will be good-natured." Plum having decided to go home with Jack, it was necessary for him to return to De la Pama for his money. "I will be back sure, Jack, on the third, if not before," were his parting words.
There were but a few passengers aboard, for only those who were compelled to do so traveled during this dangerous period. Jack knew there was a valuable freight behind him, to say nothing of human lives, and he was determined to get into de la Pama if it lay in his power.
As impatient as he was to reach Cobija, wondering what Captain Hillgrove would think of his prolonged absence, he yielded to the unavoidable and stopped awhile in the heart of the forest. It was broad daylight when he rode into De la Pama on a used up horse and himself quite fagged out.
"You need not wait any longer than sunset," said Jack, who could not blame the other for his impatience. Losing no more time, Jack mounted a fleet pony that he had hired at an exorbitant price, and set out for De la Pama at a furious pace. Toward noon he was gladdened by the sight of an inhabitant of the town whom he knew, and who was on his way to Cobija.
We came up here expecting to take our chances, and as for me it seems the bush-raiders have been very modest in opening proceedings. It is too late for us to turn back. "No no! Stop, Jack, and I will get off." "If you don't get off until I stop you will ride into de la Pama. Now don't be foolish and let that little piece of paper upset you. It was no more than we expected.
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