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The Indian pulled up in a cloud of dust before him, and threw himself from his reeking pony. "Want burnum bridge," he said, indicating his prisoner. "Five, ten, more! Much more! Three boy tick-knock boy fightem! "Hear? Hear?" He placed his hand to his ear. The incredulous group turned to the east and listened.
Den t'ink tick-knock, an' come you." Uttering a shrill shout Jack was off on the jump to find Superintendent Finnan. And fifteen minutes later the superintendent, Little Hawk, and one of the foremen, mounted, were away on the gallop along the ranch fence toward the point at which the Indian had seen the disappearing horseman.
As he emerged from the telegraph-car door he found the Indian, Little Hawk, on the adjoining steps of the store-car. "Good morning, Mr. Little Hawk," he said. "Sunning yourself?" "I wait for you. I hear noise knock," the Indian said. "Knock, like little tick-knock in car," he added as Jack regarded him, mystified. "Tick-knock? What do you mean?" "On fence," said the Indian stolidly. "Hearum twice.
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