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him the wild excitement without which life lost
much of its charm--in his eyes at least.

The pulsating throb of the old engine aboard
the sloop had long since ceased to make itself
heard, so that they could with reason believe
ocr>   MCGrath and his pal well, on the way to their
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distant goal, with no sign of stormy weather to
be seen in the southwestern heavens.

"How 'bout spendin' the night here, partner?"
Perk queried, as he sat contentedly smoking his
favorite pipe after the manner of a man who had
good reason to congratulate himself on the close
of a perfect day.

"I was just thinking that over, Perk. We
might be in a worse situation than this, if locality
was all that mattered. I don't believe the 'gators
would keep us awake with their splashing and
roaring along towards early morning, but then
I'm a bit bothered thinking of the man who
skipped out after having his little machine-gun
duel with you."

"You're jest crampin' my style when you say
that, partner," complained Perk. "That Oscar
happens to be a German, we both know, an' from
what I learned about the breed when over there,
they're some obstinate, once they get workin' in
a game--hate to give it up wuss'n pizen."

"I see you're of the same opinion as myself,
buddy," Jack remarked, nodding his head. "You

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