Part 4 (1/2)
”Hi, Baxter Come over here; ant to talk to you!” yelled Torowled the former bully of Putnam Hall
”You had better co you”
”Hush, Sas!” cried dick softly, but the warning ca me back?” roared the bully ”Just try it on and see how I'll fix you”
”Come on for the boat,” said Tom ”We'll show him he can't scare us”
He started off and dick came after him Sam was also about to follohen his elder brother stopped him
”You can't do much with that sore wrist, Sairls until we come back You can watch events from the shore, and run for assistance, if it's necessary”
Sam demurred at first, but soon saw the wisdo and consented to remain behind
By this time Tom had shoved out the rowboat dick hadnear A pair of oars lay in a locker on the lake bank; and, securing these, Tom leaped on board of the craft, and soon dick came after
Dan Baxter had watched their ave way to arm when he saw the other boat coin to pull for all they could
”I was a clam to come up here, when there is no real need for it,” he muttered ”Two to one, eh? Well, I reckon I can put up a pretty stiff fight if it coht up his oars once a Lake with all possible speed
CHAPTER IV
THE CHASE ON THE LAKE
”He ive us as lanced over his shoulder ”If I rehtly, Baxter was always a pretty fair oars he could do well,” returned dick
”But we ought to be able to catch him, Tom”
”We could if we had two pairs of oars One pair can do just about so ether, and put all your muscle into it,”
and dick set a stiff stroke that his brother folloith difficulty
Baxter had been rowing down the lake, but as soon as he saw that he was being pursued he changed his course for the east shore He was settled to his work, and for severalhis own or losing
”Hurrah! we are catching up!” cried dick, after pulling for five minutes ”Keep at it, Tom, and we'll have him before he is half over”
”Gosh, but it's hot work!” came with a pant from Tom Rover ”He must be almost exhausted to row like that”
”He knohat he has at stake He sees the prison cell staring hiain You'd do your best, too, if you were in his place”
”I'o!” and Tom renewed his exertions dick set a faster stroke than ever, having caught his second wind, and the rowboat flew over the cal of life
”Keep off!” The cry came from Baxter, while he was still a hundred yards from the eastern shore ”Keep off, or it will be the worse for you!”
”We are not afraid of you, Baxter, and you ought to know it by this tiive in now as later on”
”Give in! You must be crazy!”