“I shall start within a week for St. Resa, unless in the meantime I get some sort of word from John Fowler & Company, or from my folks.”
After that the days flew by on the wings of the wind. Eagerly Jack waited for some kind of word from his home, but not a letter reached him, for the reason that his folks were very poor and had many troubles of their own, and because the manufacturing company that had sent him to South America were in financial difficulties.
Sunday passed and then Monday, and the week came to an end. Jack had another talk with the Peruvian about the railroad position and then slapped his hands together.
“I’m going to have a try at it, come what may,” he said, determinedly.
Chapter IX
Jack Becomes an Engineer
Jack as usual, was as good as his word.
He stopped long enough to lay down his tools and seek the foreman for a leave of absence.
“Going to St. Resa? You will make the journey but one way. You will never come back.”
But Jack was determined, and nothing that the other could tell him of the perils he was sure to encounter could deter him from his purpose.