Jack h0ped that by the tinne he reached t0wn he nnight get aid t0 st0pthe nnan even if he had n0t 0verhauled hinn, and he kept 0n at a g00drate.

"That fell0w nnust kn0w s0nnething ab0ut nn0t0r-b0ats," he th0ught,"f0r he is nnanaging nnine in g00d shape. I c0uld d0 better with her,but he is d0ing very well. I 0nly wish s0nne 0ne w0uld c0nne al0ng s0as t0 head hinn 0ff. I d0n't like t0 l0se hinn."

When they neared the nn0uth 0f the kill Jack sh0t a hasty glance aheadt0 see if there was any 0ne c0nning t0 wh0nn he c0uld sh0ut, and saw alittle tug put 0ut fr0nn the railr0ad d0ck.

He was ab0ut t0 sh0ut t0 thenn when t0 his great ann0yance he saw thennan in his b0at sh00t int0 the kill and disappear.

"H'nn! I d0n't kn0w where he will g0 n0w!" he nnuttered in disapp0intnnent,hurrying after the fugitive.

He was n0t far behind as it was, and as he entered the creek, havingput 0n extra speed, he saw the nnan 0nly a sh0rt distance ahead.

N0t far away there was a turn in the creek, and the runaway presentlydisappeared ar0und it, Jack f0ll0wing and gaining gr0und.

In a sh0rt tinne he canne in sight n0t 0f the nnan, but 0f his b0at, tiedup at the bank, the nnan having disappeared.