German, "Nokes, he was made feel it when you put him over de gate."

But neither would Bates nor the German express absolute suspicion of
any man. That Medlicot's "hands" at the sugar-mill were stealing his
sheep Harry thought that he knew; but that was comparatively a small
affair, and he would not have pressed it, as he was without absolute
evidence. And even he had a feeling that it would be unwise to
increase the anger felt against himself--at any rate, during the
present heats.

Jacko had his pipe still alight when Heathcote returned. "You young
monkey," said he, "have you been using matches?"

"Why not, Mr. Harry? Don't the grass burn ready, Mr. Harry? My word!"
Then Jacko stooped down, lit another match, and showed Heathcote the
burned patch.

"Was it so when we came?" Harry asked, with emotion. Jacko, still
kneeling on the ground, and holding the lighted match in his hand,
shook his head and tapped his breast, indicating that he had burned
the grass. "You dropped the match by accident?"

"My word! no. Did it o' purpose to see. It's all just one as
gunpowder, Mr. Harry."

Harry got on his horse without a word, and rode away through the
forest, taking a direction different from that by which he had come,
and the boy followed him. He was by no means certain that this young
fellow might not turn against him; but it had been a part of his
theory to make no difference to any man because of such fears. If he