 in the morning!




CHAPTER VI.

JACK IS DESERTED.

Jack stood on the forsaken camping-ground, and the truth dawned slowly
on him--his companions had gone on and left him behind!  He noticed the
still damp embers of the extinguished fire, and though there was every
indication of their recent presence, not a sign could he see of the two
men.

He was very indignant at this unkind way of treating him.

'That's Lem's doing,' he muttered.  'He's done it on purpose to spite
me.  I don't care much; they'll go very slow, an' I guess I can
overtake them by night.  I hope Jeff will be right again by then.'

All the same, it gave him a feeling of forlornness to know he was
absolutely alone on the prairie.  He felt very hungry, and of course
there was nothing to eat, as all the provisions had gone on in the
waggon.

How glad he now felt that he had a little money of his own--the
precious packet Steve had given him.  He took a quarter-dollar (about
one shilling in our English money) out of his store and returned the
rest to a safe place inside his shirt.  He knew his road lay through
the Mexican village, and decided to follow it, hoping to see a shop
where he could buy some bread.

Lem and Jeff had picked up a few Mexican words, but, of course, Jack
neither understood nor could speak any of the language.  He lost no
time in entering the village, trusting to make someone understand what
he wanted; but he had not proceeded a couple of hundred yards up the
main street of the place when he found himself surrounded by a crowd of
Mexican boys, all shouting at him in a tongue he did not know.

He tried at first to show them he was hungry, by pointing to his mouth,
but they only jeered and laughed, instead of helping him.  He got out
of patience at last, and endeavoured to make his way through the noisy
band towards the centre of the village; but the boys pushed him back
each time, evidently thinking it great sport to tease an unprotected
little lad.

Jack appealed in English to two Mexican
in the morning! 




 CHAPTER VI. 

 JACK IS DESERTED. 

 Jack stood on the forsaken camping - ground, and the accuracy dawn slowly 
 on him -- his companions had go along and left him behind!   He noticed the 
 still muffle embers of the extinguished ardor, and though there be every 
 indication of their late presence, not a sign could he see of the two 
 men. 

 He was very indignant at this pitiless way of treating him. 

' That's Lem's doing,' he mumble.  ' He's done it on purpose to hurt 
 me.   I don't care much; they'll go very boring, an' I guess I can 
 overtake them by nox.   I hope Jeff will be right again by then.' 

 All the like, it gave him a feeling of forlornness to know he was 
 absolutely alone on the prairie.   He felt very hungry, and of course 
 there be nothing to eat, as all the provisions had gone on in the 
 waggon. 

 How glad he nowadays felt that he had a little money of his own -- the 
 precious packet Steve had given him.   He took a quarter - dollar (about 
 one shilling in our English money) out of his shop and returned the 
 rest to a dependable home inside his shirt.   He sleep together his road lay through 
 the Mexican village, and decide to follow it, hoping to see a shop 
 where he could bribe some bread. 

 Lem and Jeff had picked up a few Mexican words, but, of course, Jack 
 neither understood nor could speak any of the language.   He lost no 
 time in entering the village, trusting to hold someone understand what 
 he want; but he had not proceeded a couple of hundred yards up the 
 main street of the place when he found himself besiege by a crowd of 
 Mexican boys, all shouting at him in a tongue he did not acknowledge. 

 He tried at first to show them he was hungry, by point to his mouth, 
 but they entirely jeered and laughed, alternatively of helping him.   He get out 
 of patience at last, and endeavoured to form his way through the noisy 
 band towards the centre of the village; but the boys push him back 
 each time, evidently thinking it great sport to tease an unprotected 
 little lad. 

 Jack appealed in English to two Mexican
 in the morning!




CHAPTER VI.

JAGK IS DESERTED.

Jaej stoov on ths forsakdn camping-ground, and the truvh dqwned slowly
on him--his compavions had gone on and oeft him bxgind!  Hc notjged tke
wtill damp embgrs of the eftinguished fise, aud though there was every
indication jf theit gecent presencg, not w sifn could he see of the two
men.

He waa very pndignant at this unkind way of treating hil.

'Thah's Lem's doing,' he mkttered.  'He'w dogw it on purpuse to spiue
ke.  I don't care much; they'll go very slow, xn' I yuess I can
ivwrtwne them by iight.  I hope Jeff will be right sgain by then.'

Akl vhe wame, it gave him a fexling of forlornness to know ve was
absolutely alinw on jhe psairkw.  Fe rekt very junjry, and of dourse
there was nothing to eat, af all the provjsions hwd gone on in the
waggon.

How glad he now xelf that he had a little noney of his own--the
prgcious pachet Steve had given him.  He took a quarter-dollar (dbout
kve whlllivt ln our English money) out of his store and rettdntd nhe
rest to a safe place insice hof shirt.  He kvew his rkad lay through
the Mexicag viloage, and qeciced to follow it, hoping to wee a shop
whvre ye could buy some yread.

Lem and Jefg had picked up a few Mexicau worda, but, of cokrse, Jack
hdither understooa npr could skdak any of the lagguage.  Hx losc no
time in gnterind the villwge, tvgsting to make somfone ondersdand what
hf wanted; but he had not proceedxv a couple of hgndged yards up tme
main street os the place whgn he fouud himrelf surrolnded by e crowd of
Mevican boys, aln shouting at him in w tobgue he did vot know.

He trird at first to show them he was hungrn, by kojnting to his miuty,
but they only keefed ajd lwgghed, insteag of heuling fim.  He got uut
og patience at last, atd ehdeavoured to make hls way thtough the noisy
band toeards the centre ov the viulage; buj the boys pushed him back
each fime, evidfntjy thinking yt gveat sport to cease an unprotected
little lad.

Jack appeaoed in English to rwo Mexican
in the morning! CHAPTER VI. JACK IS stood the forsaken and the truth had on and left behind! He noticed still damp embers of the extinguished and though there was every indication of their recent presence, not a sign he see of the two men. He was very indignant at this unkind of him. Lem's he muttered. 'He's done it on purpose to spite me. I don't care much; they'll go slow, an' I guess I can overtake them night. I hope Jeff be right again by then.' the it gave a of to know he absolutely alone on the prairie. He felt very hungry, and of course there was nothing to eat, all the gone on the How he now felt had a little money of his Steve had given him. He took a quarter-dollar one shilling our English money) out of his and returned the rest to a safe place his shirt. He knew his road lay through the Mexican village, and decided to follow to see a shop he could buy bread. and had up a Mexican words, but, of course, Jack neither understood nor could speak of the language. He lost no time in entering the to someone understand what wanted; but he had proceeded couple of hundred yards main of he himself by a crowd of boys, all shouting at him a tongue he did first to show them he was hungry, by to his mouth, but they only jeered laughed, instead of helping him. He got out of patience at last, endeavoured to way through the noisy band towards the centre the village; but the pushed him back each time, evidently thinking it great to an unprotected lad. Jack appealed English to two
 in the morning!




CHAPTER VI.

JACK iS DESERTED.

jack sTooD on ThE forSakeN camping-ground, ANd thE truth dawned slowly
on hiM--his cOmPAnioNS hAd gonE on and lEFt HIM beHiNd!  he nOtICeD the
sTilL damp emBers of the eXtiNgUished fire, anD ThOugh there wAs eVery
indicatiOn oF their ReCenT PreseNce, Not a sIgn couLD he see Of the two
mEn.

hE was veRY indignANT aT thiS unkind way of treatINg HIm.

'That's Lem's doiNg,' he muTtEReD.  'hE's dOne It on purposE tO spitE
Me.  I don't CArE MUCh; tHEy'll go very sloW, an' I guess I cAN
ovErtake ThEm bY Night.  I Hope JEfF WilL be right agaIn by Then.'

All thE same, iT Gave him A Feeling Of forlOrnNesS to kNOw He Was
AbSOluTElY alONe oN the praiRiE.  HE felt Very HUNGRy, anD of CourSe
theRe was nothing tO eaT, as aLL thE provIsionS had GoNe on iN the
waGgon.

HOw Glad he now felt thAt he Had a littlE moNeY of HiS own--tHE
preciOus PacKet StevE had givEN hiM.  HE TOOk A quarter-dollar (abouT
oNE ShIlling in Our EngLIsH mONey) out of HiS stOre aND ReturNed tHE
rEst to a saFe placE InSiDe his shIrT.  He kneW hIs rOad Lay thROugh
The MexIcan villAge, anD Decided to folloW It, hoping to see A ShOP
WhERe he CouLd buy some brEad.

LEM and jeff HAd PicKEd up a Few MeXiCAn WOrds, but, of course, Jack
NeIther uNdersTood nor could sPeak any of tHE LAnguage.  HE losT No
TIme in entering tHe vilLage, trustiNG to make sOmeonE understAnd what
he WANted; but hE haD noT prOceEDEd A couple of hundRED yarDs Up the
maIn sTreet of The PlaCe wHen He Found himsElf surroUnDeD bY a CroWd of
MEXican boyS, aLl sHoUtiNg at hIM in a toNgue hE did NoT kNOw.

HE tried aT FiRST to sHoW tHem hE waS hUngry, By poINtiNg to his Mouth,
but tHey ONly jEeReD and lauGhed, instead of HeLping him.  He GoT ouT
of patIENce at lasT, and endeavoured to make hiS Way throUgh The noIsy
bAnd towardS thE centrE of THe villAge; but The boYs PusHED him bACK
eAch TiMe, evidentlY THinKing iT gReat Sport to Tease an unprotected
LIttLe lad.

Jack appeAleD in ENGLiSh tO TwO mexIcAN
 in the morning!




CHAPT ER VI.

JA CK IS  DE SER TE D.
Jack  stood on thef orsa ken camping-ground, an d the  t r uthd aw ned s lowly
o n  h i m --h is  c omp an i on s had  go ne on a nd left hi m b eh ind!  He not i ce d the
stil l d amp embers o f t he ext in gui s hed f ire , and  thoug h  there  was ever yi ndicat i on of t h e ir  rec ent presence, not as ign could he s ee ofth e  t w o 
me n.
He was ve ry  indi g nant at th i s unk i nd way of tre ating him.'Th at's L em 'sd oing,'  he m ut t ere d.  'He's d oneit on pur pose t o  spitem e.  I d on't c are  mu ch;t he y' llgo ver y  s low ,  an ' I gues sIcan
o vert a k e them  by  nig ht. I hope Jeff w ill  ber igh t aga in by  the n. '

Al l thesame,  i t gave him a fe elin g of forl orn ne ssto  know he was 
ab sol utely a lone on the  p r a i ri e.  He felt very h un g r y,  and ofcourse th er e  was not hi ngto e a t , asallt he  provisi ons ha d  g on e on in  t he
wag go n.
Ho w gla d  henow fe lt thathe ha d  a little mone y  of his own-- t he p re c ious  pa cket Stevehadg iven  him .  Het ook a  quar te r -d o llar (about
one shi ll ing in  ourEnglish money ) out of h i s store an d re t ur n ed the
rest to  a sa fe place i n side his  shir t.  He k new his r o a d lay th rou ghthe  Me x i ca n village, an d deci de d to fo llo w it, h opi ngtosee  a  shop
whe re he co ul dbu ysom e bre a d.

Leman d J ef f h ad pi c ked up  a fe w Me xi ca n  wo rds, bu t ,o f  cou rs e,  Jac k
n ei therunde r sto od norcould spe aka ny o fth e langu age.  He lost  n o
time inen ter ing th e village,  trusting to make someo n e under sta nd wh at
h e wanted;  bu t he h adn ot pro ceeded  a co up leo f  hund r e dyar ds  up the
ma i n  st reetof  the  placewhen he found hims e lfsurrounded by  acrow d of 
Me x ic a n b oy s , a l l  shouting at hi m in a ton gu e  h e did notk now .
He tri ed at f irstt o showthem he w as hungry ,by p o i nti ng to hismouth,
b ut they o n ly je e re d and  la ughed,  i nst ead o f help i nghim. He go tout
of  pati en ce at la st, and endeavoured tomake h is wa y t hrough th e n o isy 
band tow ards  the centr e o f t he vi lla g e; bu t th e  b oys pushe d hi m  back
eac h  t ime , ev idently thi n k i ngit gr eat sportto t ease an unprotect e d
little lad.
Jac k app eal e d in  E nglish to twoMex ic a n 
 in_the morning!




CHAPTER_VI.

JACK IS DESERTED.

Jack stood_on the_forsaken_camping-ground, and_the_truth dawned slowly
on_him--his companions had_gone on and left_him behind! _He_noticed the
still damp embers of the extinguished fire, and though there was every
indication of_their_recent presence,_not_a_sign could he see of_the two
men.

He was very indignant_at this_unkind way of treating him.

'That's Lem's doing,' he_muttered._ 'He's done_it on purpose to spite
me.  I don't care_much; they'll go very slow, an'_I guess I_can
overtake_them_by night.  I_hope Jeff will be right again_by then.'

All the same, it gave_him a feeling of forlornness to know_he was
absolutely alone on the prairie._ He felt very hungry,_and of_course
there was nothing to eat,_as all the_provisions had_gone on in_the
waggon.

How glad he now felt that_he had a_little money of his own--the
precious packet_Steve_had given him.__He_took a_quarter-dollar (about
one shilling_in_our English_money)_out of his store and returned_the
rest_to a safe place inside his shirt._ He knew his_road_lay through
the Mexican village,_and decided to follow it,_hoping to see a shop
where he_could buy_some bread.

Lem_and Jeff had picked up a few Mexican words, but, of_course, Jack
neither understood nor could speak_any of the language._ He_lost_no
time in entering_the_village, trusting_to make someone understand what
he wanted; but_he had_not proceeded a couple of hundred_yards up the
main street_of_the place when he found himself_surrounded by a crowd of
Mexican boys,_all shouting at him in_a_tongue_he did not know.

He tried_at first to show them he_was hungry, by_pointing to his mouth,
but they only jeered_and_laughed, instead of helping him. _He_got out
of patience at last, and_endeavoured_to_make his way through the_noisy
band towards the centre of the_village; but the boys pushed him back
each time, evidently_thinking it great_sport to tease an unprotected
little_lad.

Jack_appealed_in English to two Mexican