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across some kind of trail by following which
we'll fetch up as close as we want to go for the
first time. Both of us must make a mental map
of everything we see so as to feel sure of our
ground when darkness comes."

"That's the ticket, partner, let's go!"

Perk lost no time in picking up the small hand
machine-gun, that could be used much after the
fashion of a long barreled German Luger quick-firing
pistol and when Jack looked dubiously at
it his chum hastened to explain his reason for
lugging such a weapon along.

"Huh! the weight don't count with such a
ocr>   husky as me, old boss an' how do we know what's
fix>   husky as me, old hoss an' how do we know what's
goin' to happen before we gets back here? These
guys, I take it, are quick on the trigger and if we
got to fight we'd have a better chance to pull out
alive if we carried this little pill-box."

"Oh, well! have it your own way, brother,"
Jack told him, evidently impressed with Perk's
logic; and so they started forth.

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