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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Jack of the Pony Express, by Frank V. WebsterCopyright laws are changing all over the world. Be sure to check thecopyright laws for your country before downloading or redistributingthis or any other Project Gutenberg eBook.This header should be the first thing seen when viewing this ProjectGutenberg file. Please do not remove it. Do not change or edit theheader without written permission.Please read the "legal small print," and other information about theeBook and Project Gutenberg at the bottom of this file. Included isimportant information about your specific rights and restrictions inhow the file may be used. You can also find out about how to make adonation to Project Gutenberg, and how to get involved.**Welcome To The World of Free Plain Vanilla Electronic Texts****eBooks Readable By Both Humans and By Computers, Since 1971*******These eBooks Were Prepared By Thousands of Volunteers!*****Title: Jack of the Pony ExpressAuthor: Frank V. WebsterRelease Date: July, 2005 [EBook #8410][Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule][This file was first posted on July 8, 2003]Edition: 10Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ASCII*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JACK OF THE PONY EXPRESS ***Produced by Charles Franks, Christopher Lundand the Online Distributed Proofreading TeamJACK OF THE PONY EXPRESSOrThe Young Rider of the Mountain TrailsBy
 
FRANK V. WEBSTERCONTENTSCHAPTERI. JACK IN THE SADDLEII. POSTMISTRESS JENNIEIII. A NARROW ESCAPEIV. IMPORTANT LETTERSV. JUST IN TIMEVI. THE SECRET MINEVII. THE STRANGERS AGAINVIII. A NIGHT ATTACK IX. IN BONDSX. A QUEER DISCOVERYXI. DUMMY LETTERSXII. A RIDE FOR LIFEXIII. THE INSPECTORXIV. THE CHASEXV. A CAUTIONXVI. SUNGER GOES LAMEXVII. AN INVITATION DECLINEDXVIII. A QUEER FEELINGXIX A DESPERATE RIDEXX. AT GOLDEN CROSSINGXXI. THE ARGENT LETTERSXXII. THE MASKED MANXXIII. THE ESCAPEXXIV. JACK'S IDEAXXV. JACK'S TRICK--CONCLUSION
 
CHAPTER IJACK IN THE SADDLE"Your father is a little late to-night, isn't he Jack?""Yes, Mrs. Watson, he should have been here a half-hour ago, and he would,too, if he had ridden Sunger instead of his own horse.""You think a lot of that pony of yours, don't you, Jack?" and amotherly-looking woman came to the doorway of a small cottage and peeredup the mountain trail, which ran in front of the building. Out on thetrail itself stood a tall, bronzed lad, who was, in fact, about seventeenyears of age, but whose robust frame and athletic build made him appearseveral years older."Yes, Mrs. Watson," the boy answered with a smile, "I do think a lot ofSunger, and he's worth it, too.""Yes, I guess he is. And he can travel swiftly, too. My goodness! The wayyou sometimes clatter past my house makes me think you'll sure have anaccident. Sometimes I'm so nervous I can't look at you.""Sunger is pretty sure-footed, even on worse mountain trails than the onefrom Rainbow Ridge to Golden Crossing," answered Jack with a laugh, thatshowed his white, even teeth, which formed a strange contrast to his tannedface."Sunger," repeated Mrs. Watson, musingly. "What an odd name. I often wonderhow you came to call him that.""It isn't his real name," explained Jack, as he gave another look up thetrail over which the rays of the declining sun were shining, and thenwalked up to the porch, where he sat down. "The pony was once owned by aMexican miner, and he named him something in Spanish which meant that thelittle horse could go so fast that he dodged the sun. Sundodger was whatthe name would be in English, I suppose, and after I bought him that's whatI called him."But Sundodger is too much of a mouthful when one's in a hurry," and Jacklaughed at his idea, "so," he went on, "I shortened it to Sunger, whichdoes just as well.""Yes, as long as he knows it," agreed Mrs. Watson. "But I guess, Jack, Ihad better be going, I did think I'd wait until your father came, and putthe supper on for you both, but he's so late now--""Yes, Mrs. Watson, don't wait," interrupted Jack. "I don't know what tomake of dad's being so late. But we're used to getting our own meals, soyou needn't worry. We'll get along all right.""Oh, I know you will. For two men--for you are getting so big I shall haveto call you a man," and she smiled at him. "For two men you really getalong very well indeed."
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