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hold to their booty with the tenacity of a leech.

"That all depends on circumstances--I may
be back by noon, and again not till late in the
afternoon or evening. I expect to fetch a couple
of sandbaggers along who will take over the
sloop and stuff that's aboard. Having washed
our hands clean of those encumbrances we'll be
in fit shape to delve deeper into the game and see
what we get out of the grab-bag. Anyway, don't
expect me until you see me heading this way and
keep a sharp lookout, for from all accounts this
crowd we're up against is said to be a tricky combination,
always stepping on their toes and doing
big things."

"Yeah, we've heard lots o' that kind o' stuff
but just the same the lads makin' up the crew o'
this sloop didn't keep their eyes open, or they'd
never been taken unawares by them hijackers.
Leave it to Gabe Perkiser to hold fast to what
he's got; they'd have to be a regiment, armed
with machine guns, bombs, an' even gas, to knock
ocr>   _me_ off'n my perch an' I don't mean that for boast-in'
fix>   _me_ off'n my perch an' I don't mean that for boastin'
either, Jack."

Later on Jack decided it would be just as well
for him to jump off and be on his way to Tampa.
Contrary winds or something else might delay
his arrival, and an early start was bound to be
of much help toward bringing a quick return.

He first used the binoculars in order to scan

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