Part 19 (2/2)
Frank sat doith his back against the wall of the station and laughed hysterically
”Golly, but this is a gaain the revolver spoke, a yell followed, and then came a rain of bullets
”Here they come,” cried Tom, and in quick succession he puuish rose To with deadly intent The atte the attacking force could not stand before that deadly ai three figures groveling in the sand
”One for Mister Frank, and three for ri over his shoulder ”That ain't so bad”
A cry froently, caused the three to spin around They were just in tihty, one-armed officer, while Frank leaped in under the arht hi tackle
”As pretty as I ever saw,” ht to ht, having felled his man, Captain Folsorasp, then spun about on his knee and fired just as a third rounded the corner The man toppled forward
By this time Bob and Jack had reached the scene But the attack fro evidently had taken the lead And the way they had been disposed of deterred the others A half dozen in nu the wall of the radio station
Captain Folsom helped the several shots over their heads Without even waiting to reply, they ran for cover toward the trees and bushes at the edge of the clearing
The le, seeing the fight had gone against him Frank took his revolver From the fellohom Captain Folsoh, Bob obtained a revolver All except Jack were now armed, and he had the butcher knife which Frank had carried away frohed as he flourished it
”The way you fellows treat our friends,” he said, ”I expect none of theive me a chance to use this”
”Look here,” said Captain Folso ascertained first that the man whom he had shot had only a flesh wound; ”we aren't out of the woods yet These fellows are determined scoundrels, and they know they can't afford to let us escape Finding they can't rush us, they will next try to work around through the trees and attack us from this side I think we had better et into the radio station”
”But how aboutto the beach to meet Lieutenant Suht to be evident to hi on, and co any of you lads run the gauntlet I've reproached er”
”Nonsense, Captain,” said Jack ”We volunteered And we're safe so far, aren't we?”
The other shook his head with a smile of admiration These boys were made of manly stuff
”Come,” said he, ”there is no time to waste Any minute we may expect to be peppered fro the tounded prisoners, ”help your pal andinto the radio station”
Thelike what they were, city toughs, were cowed Without a word, they moved to obey
”All clear there, Tom?” asked Captain Folsom of Tom Barnum, who had kept up his watch at the forward end of the side wall
”If we move fast we can make it,” Tom replied ”There's nobody out here in front but the wounded, an' they're crawlin' to cover”
”Good,” answered Captain Folsoether”