"Do any of you want to make a stake of a hundred dollars?"
"Yes, yes!" replied a dozen men.
"Then put a head on this man for me."
He held out five twenty-dollar gold-pieces in one hand and pointed to Harkaway with the other.
A big man, over six feet high, apparently strong as a horse, with a well-developed biceps muscle, stepped forward.
He had several scars on his face, and had lost one eye, which gave him a ghastly appearance.
"That money's mine," he exclaimed.
"You can have it if you are my man."
"Hand it over."
Lord Maltravers gave him the gold, and at the same time Jack took a step in advance.