Part 98 (2/2)
”We o where he takes us,” whispered Don
”Can't do better,” whispered back Jeun over un and spear”
”Wait till we get farther away, Jem”
_Crash_! A flash of fire, and a report which echoed like thunder fro of the musket over his head, had let it fall upon the stones with disastrous effect
”Run, Mas' Don; never mind me”
”Are you hurt?”
”Dunno”
Je posture as he spoke, but he rose directly, as there was a rush heard in the direction of the convicts' lair, and catching Don's hand they ran off stealthily after Ngati, who had returned, and then led the way once more
Not a as spoken, and after the first rush and the scra for the rocks, all was very still Ngati led on, passing in and out a tree and bush, and mass of rock, as if his eyes were quite accusto as he was, his bare feet made no more sound than the paws of a cat
Both Don and Jem followed as silently as they could, but they could not help catching against the various obstacles, and”Hssh!+” from their leader
As they passed on they listened intently for sounds of pursuit, but for awhile there were none; the fact being that at the sound of the shot the convicts believed that they were attacked, and rushi+ng out, they made for the rewfor awhile, they stole back to the shed that should have been occupied by Don and his friends; where, finding theone, they hurried into their own place, found that the ar up a shout, dashed off in pursuit
The shout sent a shi+ver through Don and Jem, for it sounded terribly near, and they hurried on close to the heels of Ngati, forgetful for the moment of the fact that they were armed, and their pursuers eaponless
After a time the sounds froht wind, ceased, and for the first time Don questioned Jem as to his injury
”Where are you hurt, Jeain?”
”No; not again”
”But I un went off”
”In ht stop now Let me bind it up for you”
”No, no; it don't bleed,” replied Jeruffly ”I mean hurt inside my head, 'cause I could be such a stoopid as to let this here gun fall”
”Then you are not wounded?”
”Not a bit, ain”
But Ngati insisted on pushi+ng on, and kept up a steady walk right south in the direction of the star which had shone in through the doorway