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aboard the speedboat so conveniently nearby.

Jack had by this time brought the ship around
again so as to head into the wind as before. Perk,
ocr>   divining that this meant a second slash, at the mob
fix>   divining that this meant a second slash at the mob
on the sloop's deck reached out for another relay
of missiles. Now that he had got started he was
in prime condition to "keep the ball rolling"
until there did not remain a single hijacker or
smuggler aboard the rum-runner.

But Jack, more inclined to pity than the former
war ace, did not make that second dip--he
ocr>   bad a good idea the punishment thus. dealt out
fix>   had a good idea the punishment thus dealt out
with their initial swoop would be severe enough
to clear the deck and set the late rival forces to
quitting the vicinity of the ill smelling sloop with
the utmost speed, regardless of the means employed
to accomplish such a retreat while the
going held good.

Perk could hear splash after splash, as though
ocr>   the frenzied sufferers in their ag^ny had been
fix>   the frenzied sufferers in their agony had been
seized with the possibility of cooling water being
ocr>   a sovereign remedy for the ills that had so sud-v
fix>   a sovereign remedy for the ills that had so suddenly
ocr>   denly gripped their aching eyeballs,
fix>   gripped their aching eyeballs.

Perk was chuckling to himself, even as he continued
to crouch there, and held a third tear
bomb ready for instant use when Jack was
pleased to give him a fitting opportunity to
throw it.

ocr>   "Zowie I" he was telling himself, "if that don't
fix>   "Zowie!" he was telling himself, "if that don't

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