"Whoop!" roared Fritz, interrupting him.

"Stow yer gab!"

"Vos a yarn comin'?"

"That's none o' yer business, As I was assayin---"

But he got no farther.

Fritz grabbed his accordeon and began to play.

Tim paused with a look of pain and horror on his face.

"Haul to, thar!" he bellowed.

"I can't. I vos vound up ter 'blay dwendy-four hours," grinned Fritz,
grinding away furiously.

"Gee whiz! Yer'll set me looney."

"Noddings vould blease me besser."

"Are yer goin' ter stop?"

"Nien!"

"Then yer a dead Dutchman!"

And so saying Tim chased him into the store-room of the Terror, where
the parrot and monkey were roosting, and a moment afterwards the four
became tangled up in a struggle that shook the stage like an earthquake.

It did not last long.

When Tim, Fritz, Whiskers and Bismarck emerged from the room, they
looked as if they had been passed through a threshing machine, but they
were on terms of good fellowship.

Shortly afterwards, Sheriff Timberlake shook hand, with the three
friends and departed.

Jack then made preparations to return home.

As soon as the Terror was ready, they left Macon City and started across
the country at a rapid pace.

Nothing of importance occurred during the trip, and in due time they
reached Wrightstown.

Here they were gladly welcomed.

The machine was then taken apart and packed away as they had no further
use for it, the parrot and monkey were transferred to Jack's house and
Jack refunded the money to the Wrightstown bank much to everybody's
surprise.

It was not long after this that Jack received news that the James Boys
had escaped from prison, reorganized the old gang and were devastating
the State.

But he did not care to go after them again.

Indeed, he ultimately learned that such a course would have been
useless, as Jesse James was finally shot dead by one of the Ford Boys.

Jack had a more peaceful pursuit in view at home.

During his absence he had thought of another new invention, and began to
plan it out.

It was a most marvelous contrivance, and in the end he made a success of
it, and, when he used it, the machine led him into the most thrilling
situations.

For want of space here we have prepared a sequel to this story which
will follow in this publication.

It is a most interesting account of Jack, Tim and Fritz, and as we will
soon be in their company once more, let us conclude this narrative.

[THE END.]

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