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CHAPTER XVII

OKEECHOBEE THE MYSTERIOUS

ocr>   "Say that agaie, Perk!" demanded the startled
fix>   "Say that again, Perk!" demanded the startled
pilot, as though that apparently innocent question
had given him a severe jolt.

"Oswald Kearns--kinder queer name, I
kinder guess now, an' I'm wonderin' if I ever
heard it before--that's all, Jack."

The pilot was busy with his work in handling
the ship and therefore debarred from turning his
head to look at his companion but at least he
could put the astonishment he felt into words.

"So--you think that's a queer name, do you?
Well, I'm asking you again, where did you ever
run across it--who ever spoke it in your hearing,
Perk?"

"Why--er, guess it was on'y _you_, partner,"
came the hesitating reply.

"You don't say?" gasped Jack, tremendously
excited, "please tell me when that happened because
I don't remember doing such a thing,
though I meant to carry out our partnership arrangement
this very night when we had settled
ocr>   down and could have a nice quiet confab--goon,
fix>   down and could have a nice quiet confab--go on,

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