[Jack’s Ward by Horatio Alger, Jr.]@TWC D-Link book
Jack’s Ward

CHAPTER XVIII
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Now you're not to tell anybody that you came from New York.

That is very important; and you're to pay your board by doing whatever I tell you." "If it isn't wicked." "Do you suppose I would ask you to do anything wicked ?" demanded Peg, frowning.
"You said you wasn't good," mildly suggested Ida.
"I'm good enough to take care of you.

Well, what do you say to that?
Answer me ?" "Yes." "There's another thing.

You ain't to try to run away." Ida hung down her head.
"Ha!" exclaimed Peg.

"So you've been thinking of it, have you ?" "Yes," answered Ida, boldly, after a moment's hesitation.


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