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ocr>   pursue and that was to keep on as though every,
fix>   pursue and that was to keep on as though every
thing was just as they had hoped. Even though
an adverse Fate chose to cheat them them of
their intended prey on this particular occasion
ocr>   there would be other days to ccme,--and had he
fix>   there would be other days to come,--and had he
not promised to trap his man as well as to procure
all needful proof to secure his conviction?

They were soon drawing close to their goal--already
Jack had glimpsed a shred of light
gleaming through the intervening brush which
proved most conclusively that the shack could
not be wholly deserted.

"Good enough!" Perk whispered when this
comforting fact had been brought to his attention,
"we'll get his goat yet, partner."

Their progress was slowed up at this point for
Jack no longer believed it good policy to make
use of his flashlight. They had to partly feel
their way along, using both hands and feet to
detect the presence of any obstacle that was apt
to cause them trouble.

Still, the night was long and there was no
desire to make haste--if they waited until those
in the shack were apt to be sound asleep it would
be much easier to carry out their plan of campaign
without any chance of interruption.

Now they could get faint glimpses of the little
cove, which the visiting planes were wont to use

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