Part 34 (1/2)
Seeing this, Matt, as soon as he had freed hiht the ruffian by the shoulders, and with a sharp jerk sent hi flat upon his back on a number of sharp stones
”Go at them with stones, Andy,” shouted Matt, as he himself stooped to pick up a sht to show them no mercy!”
”That's true,” panted his partner as he followed the suggestion by ar himself with several handy missiles ”They are a set of cowards in my opinion”
”We'll show you if we are!” cried the felloho had first attacked Matt ”Come on, Barberry, weforward, while the fellow on his back, with a groan of pain, staggered up to lend his assistance in the struggle
But now came help for Matt and Andy froh the brush, and a tall fornize burst into view It was Ra on here, anyway?” shouted theworse nor a lot of bears, I declare! Wot's it all about?”
”Help us, won't you?” cried Matt ”These are the felloho stole the turn-out, and they will not give it up”
”Won't, hey? Well, it's your'n, ain't it?”
”It certainly is, and if you will help us you shall have that reward,”
put in Andy ”This is thehim,” and he pointed to Paul Barberry
Without ht Barberry by the shoulder and gave him such a twist about that the pretended doctor hoith pain
”These two young ine you can do the as I am around Now just you stand still while I attend to your helpers, and I'll--hullo! if they ain't gone and run away!”
Raht Hardly had he made his little speech than Paul Barberry's two companions had taken time by the forelock and made a rush for the brush Matt and Andy dashed after them, but it was useless, for a few seconds later they disappeared in the darkness
CHAPTER XXVIII
BACK TO THE VILLAGE
”Never o,” said Andy, as he saw thepair ”I do not think that they have any of the stolen things in their possession”
”But they ought to be locked up,” insisted Raht never to be allowed their liberty”
”I agree with you, but as matters stand, we cannot bother to follow them just now”
”Maybe this felloill tell us who they were I didn't get a square look at them,” went on the otten away thus easily
”Yes, I iine we can learn froht the pretended doctor by the arm ”Don't you try to run,”
he added
Paul Barberry appeared greatly disconcerted He had not expected this sudden turn of affairs, and he knew not what to say or do
”March hiht the other lantern,” said Andy ”I see the fire is going out”
”I'll soon fix that,” returned Ra the fire to blaze upthe to do with me?” asked Barberry sullenly, as he found himself surrounded, with no hope of escape