Chapter 24
THE HUNT FOR JACK. "Marion, where is Jack?" asked Mrs. Ruthven, in the morning. "I do not know, mamma." "When did you see him last?" "Just before he started for the stable last night." Mrs. Ruthven was very much worried, and with good cause, as my readers know. She sought out Old Ben, who had his shoulder bandaged. "Ben, have you seen Jack?" "No, missus, I aint." "Is he around the stable or the barns?" "Perhaps he is, missus. Ole Ben will go an' look, if yo' want it." "Yes, Ben; I cannot imagine what has become of him." Old Ben hurried off, and Mrs. Ruthven went upstairs to wait upon George Walden, who had now developed a raging fever. "It is very odd what has become of Jack," said the lady of the plantation. "He never went off like this before." It was fully half an hour befo
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