"Give it up, boss," asked a man who had helped Jack to rise.
"No; I'll ride or die," was the answer.
He walked to the horse, mounted, and backing his steed, who was quivering in every limb, put him again at the jump.
The bystanders were delighted with his courage.
His phrase "ride or die" seemed to tickle the crowd immensely.
"Hurrah!" they cried. "Ride or die! Bravo!"
"Who is that?" asked some one. "He wears the Van Hoosen colors."
"It's Jack Harkaway," replied a stableman who had seen Jack's drag.
"He's got grit in him."
"You just bet you he has."