Part 32 (1/2)
Where are we?”
”Not far from Shopton,” answered Tom ”But look after the prisoners”
There was a cry of astonishment frolers' craft
”Here are the Fogers--father and son!” the agent called to Tom
”They were in it after all Great Scott! What a surprise And here are a lot of men whom I've been after for soht have you to use these high-handed er poo; we haven't done anything!” snarled Andy
”I guess you won't go yet a while,” said the agent ”I'll have a look inside this craft Keep 'euess Andy knohat this rifle can do See if Ned is a prisoner”
There was a fewwhich Koku and Mr Damon securely bound the prisoners Then Mr Whitford reappeared He was accompanied by soht Much obliged for the rescue”
”Are you all right, Ned?” asked Toed The ers found out the reat haul”
And so it proved, for in the airshi+p was a quantity of valuable silks and laces, while on the persons of the ser, were several packets of diamonds These were taken possession of by Mr Whitford, who also confiscated the bales and packages
Ned was soon aboard the Falcon, while the prisoners, securely tied were laid in the cabin of their own craft with Koku to stand guard over them Mr Damon went to Shopton, which was the nearest town, for police aid, and soon the ser protested vigorously against going
Ned explained how he had been pounced upon by two , and told hoithout a chance to warn his friends, he had been gagged and bound and taken to the headquarters of the ses Then the Fogers, who, it seelove with the law violators, saw hiht they were capturing Tom
”It was your coat and hat that did it, To taken away, but when I happened to think if they took ainst theers didn't discover the mistake until just before we started”
”They planned for a big shi+pht and used two airshi+ps I don't knohat becaot her, and the men, too,” interposed Mr Whitford, as this conversation was taking place several hours later in the Swift hoht after the da the goods, and preparing to dismantle the craft We have theers were in it all the while!” remarked Tom ”They certainly fooled us”