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“
I
’
ve
been
away
too
slow
and
too
easy
,
believing
there
’
d
be
no
greater
harm
than
the
loss
of
a
tree
.
I
’
ve
sent
for
a
couple
of
first
-
class
detectives
.
We
will
put
them
on
his
track
,
and
rout
him
out
and
rid
the
country
of
him
.
I
don
’
t
propose
for
him
to
stop
either
our
work
or
our
pleasure
.
As
for
his
being
in
the
swamp
now
,
I
don
’
t
believe
it
.
He
’
d
find
a
way
out
last
night
,
in
spite
of
us
.
Don
’
t
you
worry
!
I
am
at
the
helm
now
,
and
I
’
ll
see
to
that
gentleman
in
my
own
way
.
”
“
I
wish
to
my
soul
you
had
seen
and
heard
him
!
”
said
Freckles
,
unconvinced
.
They
entered
the
swamp
,
taking
the
route
followed
by
the
Bird
Woman
and
the
Angel
.
They
really
did
find
the
logs
,
almost
where
the
Angel
had
predicted
they
would
be
.
McLean
went
to
the
South
camp
and
had
an
interview
with
Crowen
that
completely
convinced
him
that
the
Angel
was
correct
there
also
.
But
he
had
no
proof
,
so
all
he
could
do
was
to
discharge
the
man
,
although
his
guilt
was
so
apparent
that
he
offered
to
withdraw
the
wager
.
Then
McLean
sent
for
a
pack
of
bloodhounds
and
put
them
on
the
trail
of
Black
Jack
.
They
clung
to
it
,
on
and
on
,
into
the
depths
of
the
swamp
,
leading
their
followers
through
what
had
been
considered
impassable
and
impenetrable
ways
,
and
finally
,
around
near
the
west
entrance
and
into
the
swale
.
Here
the
dogs
bellowed
,
raved
,
and
fell
over
each
other
in
their
excitement
.
They
raced
back
and
forth
from
swamp
to
swale
,
but
follow
the
scent
farther
they
would
not
,
even
though
cruelly
driven
.
At
last
their
owner
attributed
their
actions
to
snakes
,
and
as
they
were
very
valuable
dogs
,
abandoned
the
effort
to
urge
them
on
.
So
that
all
they
really
established
was
the
fact
that
Black
Jack
had
eluded
their
vigilance
and
crossed
the
trail
some
time
in
the
night
.
He
had
escaped
to
the
swale
;
from
there
he
probably
crossed
the
corduroy
,
and
reaching
the
lower
end
of
the
swamp
,
had
found
friends
.
It
was
a
great
relief
to
feel
that
he
was
not
in
the
swamp
,
and
it
raised
the
spirits
of
every
man
on
the
line
,
though
many
of
them
expressed
regrets
that
he
who
was
undoubtedly
most
to
blame
should
escape
,
while
Wessner
,
who
in
the
beginning
was
only
his
tool
,
should
be
left
to
punishment
.
But
for
Freckles
,
with
Jack
’
s
fearful
oath
ringing
in
his
ears
,
there
was
neither
rest
nor
peace
.
He
was
almost
ill
when
the
day
for
the
next
study
of
the
series
arrived
and
he
saw
the
Bird
Woman
and
the
Angel
coming
down
the
corduroy
.
The
guards
of
the
east
line
he
left
at
their
customary
places
,
but
those
of
the
west
he
brought
over
and
placed
,
one
near
Little
Chicken
’
s
tree
,
and
the
other
at
the
carriage
.
He
was
firm
about
the
Angel
’
s
remaining
in
the
carriage
,
that
he
did
not
offer
to
have
unhitched
.
He
went
with
the
Bird
Woman
to
secure
the
picture
,
which
was
the
easiest
matter
it
had
been
at
any
time
yet
,
for
the
simple
reason
that
the
placing
of
the
guards
and
the
unusual
movement
around
the
swamp
had
made
Mr
.
and
Mrs
.
Chicken
timid
,
and
they
had
not
carried
Little
Chicken
the
customary
amount
of
food
Freckles
,
in
the
anxiety
of
the
past
few
days
,
had
neglected
him
,
and
he
had
been
so
hungry
,
much
of
the
time
,
that
when
the
Bird
Woman
held
up
a
sweet
-
bread
,
although
he
had
started
toward
the
recesses
of
the
log
at
her
coming
,
he
stopped
;
with
slightly
opened
beak
,
he
waited
anxiously
for
the
treat
,
and
gave
a
study
of
great
value
,
showing
every
point
of
his
head
,
also
his
wing
and
tail
development
.
When
the
Bird
Woman
proposed
to
look
for
other
subjects
close
about
the
line
,
Freckles
went
so
far
as
to
tell
her
that
Jack
had
made
fearful
threats
against
the
Angel
.
He
implored
her
to
take
the
Angel
home
and
keep
her
under
unceasing
guard
until
Jack
was
located
.
He
wanted
to
tell
her
all
about
it
,
but
he
knew
how
dear
the
Angel
was
to
her
,
and
he
dreaded
to
burden
her
with
his
fears
when
they
might
prove
groundless
.
He
allowed
her
to
go
,
but
afterward
blamed
himself
severely
for
having
done
so
.
“
McLean
,
”
said
Mrs
.
Duncan
,
as
the
Boss
paused
to
greet
her
in
passing
the
cabin
,
“
do
you
know
that
Freckles
hasna
been
in
bed
the
past
five
nights
and
all
he
’
s
eaten
in
that
many
days
ye
could
pack
into
a
pint
cup
?
”
“
Why
,
what
does
the
boy
mean
?
”
demanded
McLean
.
“
There
’
s
no
necessity
for
him
being
on
guard
,
with
the
watch
I
’
ve
set
on
the
line
.
I
had
no
idea
he
was
staying
down
there
.
”
