Part 2 (2/2)
Rod had already discovered this, though saying nothing as yet He knew that it was not safe to put Hanky Panky to a severe test, for the other was apt to get a little rattled, and while going at a mad pace any sort of accident was likely to be serious
They continued to speed along at this uard reported that the pursuing car seeo faster, Rod?” he besought the leader; ”I know you're only holding in on account of et that, won't you?”
But Rod knew better than that He are of his chu, and dared not risk too much There had been times in the past when he allowed the lis
”Leave it to aoose for them”
”Sure you will, Rod,” replied the other at the top of his voice, for the trio ofin close fore co red car; then a little puff of ould waft it away, so that the motorcycle boys could easily see the object of their concern
Past huian peasants they rushed Ducks and chickens and dogs had to get out of the way in great style in order to avoid being run over This was one of the things Rod had innot to increase their speed any further; a squawking hen has been the cause of a ”spill” with many an unlucky motorcyclist; and every one has noticed how persistently ”Biddy” will try to cross the road despite the peril, if her hoer entertained any doubts concerning the identity of those who occupied the red racing car One of theott, the unscrupulous cousin of Andre, ould profit if the soldier should never live to sign the papers which were mentioned in the will of the dead uncle
By this ti blood up Opposition always made him the more determined to acco
His active ed plan was forave promise of success
”Josh, can you hearto look back now because at the ti several sharp turns, and his attention was required at the front
”Easy thing!” sang out the one just behind him
”How about you, Hanky?” continued the leader
”I get you O K, Rod; let her go!” came the reply in a roar
”If we can only coax them to leave their car for a short tiht disable it in some way, so the pursuit would coet that you said Josh was going to be Johnny on the spot!” the party in question bellowed exultantly
”There's a big house ahead of us,” continued Rod, ”for I've had several glimpses of the same, and we'll strike it shortly I don't knohy I think we'll find it deserted, but it has that look to ht be the place we're looking for, to give our pursuers the slip”
”Oh! I see the house right now,” barked Josh; ”and sure enough it's just as you said, with part of the roof gone”
”It sets near the road, so we can rush around it,” called out the leader ”Josh will go on ahead now and hide histhe trees near the road Hanky, you keep with me Perhaps we'll enter the house, and pass out the back way, to speed on again Josh, you hurry back so when the men leave their car to see if you're inside the house you can get busy Understand?”
Both of the others called out that it was perfectly clear to them The abandoned mansion was now close at hand Rod believed they ian watering place, which could not lie e all the little details of such a plan of can in a hurry The fact that Rod was able to do so staht kind of a leader Still, neither of his coe, because they had known hione by
Josh et ahead, and would thus have a brief tiside the road so as to steal back towards the house before the car arrived, for it was still some little distance away
When theoff they would naturally suspect that some accident had happened to the machine of the third felloho possibly had taken up temporary quarters in the old house
This was just what Rod wanted them to think; it would allow Josh the chance he needed to disable the car in so swiftly Rod and Hanky Panky dashed up to the front of the house and stopped Doubtless the onco of the exhausts, and understand that they had halted for some purpose or other