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Updated: July 17, 2025
They found Con Peetree holding a man down with a persuasive revolver, while Harry, with a burning match sheltered in his palm, examined the captive. 'Cot him diggin' in our tent. He broke 'way, but I've winged him, said Harry. 'He gave us a look in, too, said Mike. 'Lose any stuff? 'Not a colour. 'Same here; but we can't let him go scot-free.
DICK HADDON and Ted McKnight were still at large next morning, and nothing was heard of them till two o'clock in the afternoon, when Wilson's man, Jim Peetree, reported having discovered the boys swimming in the big quarry in the old Red Hand paddock.
He had seized the Peetrees' axe with the intention of knocking in the head of the cask, when a warning shout from the direction of the lead caused him to desist. One of the Peetree brothers was running up from their claim. He arrived angry and breathless. 'What in thunder 're you up to? he panted. 'There's a man in that barrel, answered Jim.
The Pagans had secured a big stretch of the field close to the claim pegged out by Mike and Josh Peetree, and they were thought to have possession of the most profitable part of the alluvial deposit, but worked their claims with great caution, and were as secretive as so many mopokes, so that the whites really had no idea what their ground was like, excepting such as the experienced miners could gather from the general trend of the richer wash dirt.
While Done was busy over the fire, Peetree junior drove the bung into the barrel, and then rejoined our hero. 'Naturally, you wouldn't understan', he said, jerking his thumb towards the barrel, 'but the ole man's such a dashed nuisance when he's on we gotter do somethin' with him. The tone was apologetic. 'I dare say you are quite justified, Jim answered.
Done's indifference struck a chill to the girl's heart. She went back to her place silent, but feeling within her the stirring of a tempest. A quarter of an hour later she confronted Jim as he stood talking with Harry Peetree. For a moment she looked into his face, and all eyes were upon her.
That kink in the calf counts for nothing, and handin' him over to the beaks means too much worry. Here, give's a light, Burton. Mike struck a match, and, taking the thief by the ear, Harry Peetree drew a knife. 'Good God! cried Jim, 'you don't mean to Jim's intervention was too late to help the prostrate man; Peetree had already slashed off the lobe of his left ear.
'Yes, if I have the chance; but Burton is the Bush man. I could never find you without his help. 'In any case you will write? 'I am bound to. They parted with a handshake, but fingers unclasped reluctantly and with a clinging appeal. Done and Burton, on returning to Jim Crow, found that Harry Peetree, quietly prospecting in the vicinity of the rush, had opened up a new gully.
Joshua Peetree, whom the twins called Josh, with a friendly absence of formalities, was found in his sober moments to share the moral qualities of his sons, and had the same quiet, deliberative manner of speech, as if every sentence, even those of the most insignificant character, were subjected to two or three successive processes of investigation internally before delivery.
'They argue that Joss ain't been attendin' to his part o' the contract, said Harry Peetree, 'an' they belt him for neglectin' his business. Saw a lot o' them blow up a big Joss at Bendigo 'cause their dirt was pannin' out badly.
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