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CHAPTER XXX

FETCHING IN THEIR MAN

There was now no further need for caution.

Jack saw the man inside stagger to his feet,
drop his gun and throw both hands up to his face--he
was starting to rub his eyes as though they
had already commenced to feel the terrible effect
of the pungent acid that would start the tears
flowing in streams and render him temporarily
blind before he could exercise his brain
sufficiently to unbar the door and rush outside.

But already that tiny blaze on the open hearth
was increasing, and would presently gain such
headway as to threaten the utter destruction of
the precious papers that they had come so far
and braved all sorts of dangers to get. Something
must be done instantly in order to prevent this
threatening catastrophe.

So Jack, always quick to act, with one smashing
ocr>   blow sent the entire window sash flyiing into
fix>   blow sent the entire window sash flying into
the room. He did not even stop to learn whether
he had cut himself, but gave an upward spring,
gained a precarious knee-hold on the window-sill
and allowed himself to fall inside the room

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