"Son of perdition, give me my property," he cried.
Tinker gave it him immediately—on his head.
The effect was stunning.
Down went the "Cream of Justice" and the "Flower of wisdom" senseless to the ground.
Tinker sprang over him, and hurried away with the swiftness of a deer.
The orphan had long since taken his flight.
But, to his great joy, he received from the brave negro not only his coin, but what he prized more—his flute.
CHAPTER LXVII.
MR. MOLE'S LETTER—A TRIP ASHORE—THE TURKISH BAZAAR—A MUSSULMAN SLIPPER MERCHANT—WONDER ON WONDERS—BY THE PIPER THAT PLAYED BEFORE MOSES, AN IRISH TURK.
It is now high time to give Mr. Mole's letter which threw young Jack Harkaway and his friend Harry Girdwood into such a state of excitement.