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2 YOUNG JACK HARKAWAY
The SH‘).-:(.‘l‘ipIiL)l) Price of the ]"XV1<I (‘ ' “
T01,‘
AND THE BOERS OF THE
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' 2$1;aii<i:$ii .Vorr'ii)[i)tiii
TRANSVA A L.
1 pi‘? xix lllitiiilh. pox’:-patiii. Aiiiliw-xx I“i‘.ANK
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Strtt [. Now York. Box ‘JTISK
Young J 2101: Harkaway
AZNTIJ 'I‘I-IE3
BOERS OF THE TRANSVAAL.
By BRACEBRIDG-E HEMYNG.
Author of “Young Jack
CiIA1‘TIilt I.
Viiii: l’liIDi-I U1-' AIr'I’.I<“r-X NEW .xm;i'xi.x"r.x.wiv:-.
. AMI Bi I.AWA')U LV Wh>iiU.‘V'XI4A‘u'lI.
AT JHEIAN
AT the Ai wriiiiiii Hotel, J()ll:tl)l:li>el"Lf. ’I‘r:iiisv:i.iil, sniiiii Alrirn,
merv =it:iyiii1: imiiig Jitck Iluikuivuy, Mole, Moiiiiziy, iI:ii'ry (;ii‘tlwnud
Q.htlCl:1rZlI$miWlil.
The latter, Litter the (iC.’lH1 of her uncle,
U31‘.
He was var; fljlltl of in-r, and D. striiiizg
hc'iwei=,ii theiii.
lIS"UI]le(1(lE ;i it iiiiglit ripvn iiitn lave sriiim day.
Jack had :i plot of luiiil Lhiit wiis I‘6‘[I(7l‘Lf?4i to he ii. gold iiiinc.
He was trying tn 3911 it at :1 iiruiiiiiiiii.
Ah AiTl6X‘iClLlI'Il1‘tll)t‘l1 Hull).-I0!) hail iiiiitle iiiiii (til (il1Gl‘[(H‘H..
He was COIi5idB!'illL( the mziltier.
The foreigiiers <Iiig;'iisli, GOTIHHIIE,
outiiiimheretl Um Bcmrs in the town.
These I)i1l.(,'illHt‘il wvre sturdy follnws uinl oxcnllviit allots.
The ior+=.igiii=i'i were culle-l 0llHuI)l]eI‘>', or nut:-‘hie peopln.
A bail Keeling existwl hetwemi theiii unii the Biwrs.
There was ‘.'l'Hl[ ItCI.lVlLy in gold ziiiiiiiig iii the Tr:iii3v:i:il.
Some people uawrtml that it was the origin-til Uphir ziliiideil to in
the Bible.
From therv Kii"' Siilriiiiriii ohtziizied his gold.
in that : ' ii: , there were H‘iL(‘,HS of OM uiiil worked-out iiiiiies.
.Inck’s lot xvii: iiiiiiiiul thu, l‘i"i<ln. of Africzi.
this-, iiiririiin: ”liHl'4.(7li iiint him in the cab: of the lime).
“ Will you rzi.‘.;i,: iiiy uller fur the iiiin<e?" iiakml Iluiiisuii.
to set to “Hi ‘n'."
-'1 wish a liiU.1:',:Ult1
Jack.
“ split the iiirierenco, 1lI1t1lI1l(8liVH liiiii<lre.L"
“ I accept thzii."
“ Dime with you; l; i‘! ii nrirgiiiii."
The coniprict ir:i< illlliiff.
Hriinarin hzi-1 how i. the Pride of Africa iiiine.
Ho went to nll‘.5k1lI1(1 wrote out a chi-cl; fur the money which he
lsiiiidsni to young .Iiicl(.
hey hart not rsaiiizirimil )1 tall, .“t()ltL mziii ivhn slit in .i chiiir closuehy
:ii.ii wiis reailiii: ii iizipvr.
He was WiiU‘.ll.HL( 'IIi‘ilI iiimigli, ciiru,iiiIli'.
This man ‘. .Imihvr:. ii piuiniinc-iit. hmr, rt frimiii oi 1'1-milieu:
Kriigrifs, iv: 0 livt-ii lll l'I"‘i(H‘lJt, 7L (‘ity iieiir .Iuli:ii:iHlwr;;.
Jiiiilimt iV:i.'-' ii .=-‘pi.
' TIIPIW‘ irw :,;r,i:,:; 10 he iivvly ‘iiiiim hvru pi‘e:-willy," miiil Hiiiii:-toii,
Jack hiitl ’d.<i())IH‘<i iis zi sis-
fuolitig of ul1i’Cti()Il 1-xlstvil
Ainericaiis and Freiiciitiiir
“ I iviiiit
iiiorethnii yoiiimvo hill,” iiii.-iimrml ymiiig
"‘YI!C1Ul" ztiliiul ihr: iiiaolz-iicv iinii iiitnlemiice 0! the ihwra (H1)
liili‘, F."
“ I'i)".‘-l"r“r‘V"‘>V-“‘r:1'()(‘0(‘kyI'l
“ Thu mitiziiiiivre, (H tho; cull ii.-1, iiuliiiiiiihi-r thi-iii tun in mm, zinil
tlii-5' wiini Ii) in-wp ‘H iluwiif
“ What is gnin: to li:imn-ii?"
“ Doctor Jinx n gniiig ti) iiiiilm ii riinl on UH! TI(LIH'x'i’l
Hai‘k:iWay and the Pearl Divers of Ceylon," “ Young; Jack Hzirkaway and the Idols of
Goid," “ Young Jack Harkaway Fighting the Moors,"
“ Molt: Ainoiig the Mussulmz1iis," etc., etc., etc.
“ who is lii-'3" ziskml JltCk.
“ The in-ixii iiizin of LIIl!(‘Il‘Jl‘[PI‘8t‘$(i'1UlAfTiCf1(T(>Ill[3(l[lV with lieiii].
qliitrtt-BF4 iii Bll141Wll.)'(L 111.4 IHIIIIH is .Iziiniaai-ii. ii >cui< hiiiiin, greaii
Irieinl of (Jet-i1 IUi4Hl6:.‘l, thv ])Fi!ilii()l' Oi Cixiiu (.'aliiii).”
“ How do ynii lx'[it)W Iliis'.“’
“ (fiiiitiiiii Iizistiiig.-i ui tin: I-English gruiizidiei‘ giiziriis tohl Iil(.‘: lil‘ will
he lit-rnd1rectly."
“I Hlltttllli l'il;v,10 see him."
“ You :='ii:il1 he iiitmiliicei-1," replied iiiiiiisivri.
Jmilis-i't hozirtl eVt’I')' wnril.
Slit he pret--i.iimi not tn ]i:Ilf‘Il, biiryiiitg hi; hexiii iii thw [)!l[H‘[',
At thiit iiimiieiit ii lull, liziiiilsoiiio iiiziii with ti lieitvy hluiiile nmii<-
tzichu 8I][HI‘t‘tl.
He was the Iiiglisii oIhcei', Caiitsiiii liiistiiig.-4, of whuiii the Ailll‘I'!‘
can hiiil spiilieii.
“ ()li‘.“ siaiii iiniiisuii, " here 1.‘! our frivnii.
you, Ur. iIiii'k:iiviiy, to tiiiptuiii I[:i.<iiiiv,:>'."
“l)e1i;;iiiinl to IHILKU his aitqiiiiiiitiiiicv-," reiilivil Jllch.
Th:-V iiiiiiiik hiiiiils.
“ AI‘t‘)1illOliE: of the oiiilziiiiinra?" xisilieti the cziptuiii.
“I uni."
" What 410 win think of the Itm-is?”
“I thin‘! tiikv n1U(‘h .-illwk iii tin-iii."
“ W9 urn ::nin<,: to kiincl; the stiitiing out (if ll‘iL‘lIl ht-h>re lr>ii9:."
“ How is thin?"
" Will imi JUN) Ii-4?"
“ (7artziiiily,” replied Jiick, Cl1T(‘1i“::'
iiient."
" Ihicriir Jim ii ().'LIf1iI)Zi(lg zi furce 0! 11 tliiiiisuiiil nmii tn iiiv:nh> and
coiiqiwr ihi-, ']‘r:iiiw'iiiil."
“ Ia ihiit :m'."‘
“ it whit’! Hike hini lniig to :10 it 6‘iIhf‘,i'.
<=[wr:ii'i<>ii (ii tliu fHi‘9iL'Ii"l‘< iii Joliaiii.=lwi‘-,1,"
“I ghniilil ihinl; ymi iviiiilii gm tli.it eiisily oiioiigh."
“ We have prtiiiiisml of iiri.-i<I:iiiC", uii Whi(ZlILWv‘ r9lv."mi.:wiiri1,il
Cii.pt:iin H(lS[liI"H. " Ihiitmr Jim is! 0rL:uiii7.iii;.;:i10i'ci-nf I':IlL'll<)] and
AllIl'Y‘i(35Lllzl. ’]‘h4-i will (in, well Hll]ll(lU‘(l. W9 rihzill tithe the UUPFS hv
siirprisr-, itiiil this 'I‘r:iii.:t':iiil will lw oiirii!" v
" It 18 ii holil .-r,lis-iiiiif"
“ Anii one Lfiiil is siirw to .=ii('ceiul, if you fnllowii h>-ro- only hzick iii
up!"
“ I dun’! l-(Iltiw niiVl>ri<l;.'," <iiiil Jxirk.
H Wu, :tl'l‘ L[HiIiL' ti) hnhl a :‘I‘(‘,l”"l iiis-iviiig ihi.-A i>v0nini,: at um Tuxmi‘,
Hull 1IlHil.'4(.‘ll)’. i will ln:i]'(” 3tiii :icqiiiiiiituii Wm, ii hit of people
whri hiivu niir i:.'i.ii<s -it horiri."
“ Ham] eiimigli; i:iiii with iriii"'
“ .w‘li:ilii- h:inil4 Oil tliiit,"rvplio-ii1‘:ipt:iiii Ilzmtiiigs.
.IniihvrI gut iii! uiiii Iwit th-i roniii.
”6‘,iI1‘lll linziril 1ll)1lI‘i'l)i’iil11il.
Tl‘l'!'U w:i.-I Lmiiig to lw ii 'iI HI] Iiin “,H”iI‘
Tho Hllgll-ill niiih .-Hrir:.t 1‘ii:im-rwl iiniiimiiy illN‘,l1lli‘I1 in Ink!‘ D04-
.‘<'H.-M10!) vii tIii- TI':lH4VMul. '
Allow me to ii1[I‘liiillCH
;“ uiiitliini; for 11 little i'Xl,‘1U!<
Wliiit we witnt is thv co-
II:ii-tiii-,:i4 hiiil tn gt) ililt1.‘H'6?P'ilIlH‘ nf ii,..1.[-mnimmy inmimvi :‘I11()n(P:
lhu uiitlziiiih-r-'<.
ilw tvml; lmiw ii! .I:i('h.
'1'iw.: ivi' Wlli ‘!)lHl’i'l)' jiriiivil My Hiuri-3 (‘.irilwiwi,il' t]47‘H- 311.1 )(imimy,