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whose addresses I was given before leaving
Washington, to be used in just such circumstances
as these. So try again, and see if you can
suggest some way it can be put through."

Thereupon Perk started scratching his tousled
head in a fashion he always followed when given
a problem to solve, since his wits were apt to be
a bit rusty and in need of oiling so as to cause
them to function properly.

"Wouldn't that jar you?" he finally exploded,
"we jest can't load our crate with the bally stuff,
'cause it couldn't lift a tenth o' the cargo we
grabbed so easy like. An' as to towin' the sloop
after us by a hawser, it'd be too much like a
caterpiller creepin' along. I own up it's got me
buffaloed. Jack, an' if anything's goin' to be done
it's bound to come out o' your own coco."

"No hurry at all, brother," the other told
him, little chance of those lads making back this
way in a hurry, since they got the scare of their
lives tonight. Let's look around some more and
possibly a suggestion will pop up to give us the
glad hand and see us out of the mire."

ocr>   "Suits me okay old boss," agreed Perk, nodding
fix>   "Suits me okay old hoss," agreed Perk, nodding
his head confidently as though he had
known all along that such a clever partner as
Jack would have a spare card up his sleeve to
play when things began to look unusually
gloomy.

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