Part 30 (1/2)
An hour later the soldiers' camp was reached, and Rasco and dick were placed in a teuard house They had been there but a short while when a visitor entered It was--Louis Vorlange!
”So they have you safe, I see,” began Vorlange, when Rasco sprang at him and knocked him down
”Will you make my niece a prisoner,” he cried, wrathfully, for dick had told hie, his face grohite ”Rasco, don't be a fool I--I--made her a prisoner because I have orders to arrest anybody found roay the p'int!” roared Rasco ”I know you, Vorlange, and so does dick here You robbed and nearly e staggered back as though struck a blow
”Who says I--I did that?” he faltered
”I say so”
”And so do I,” put in dick, boldly ”We'll have a nice story to tell e are brought out for exae breathed hard and glared froht dick by the arm and turned him to one side
”Boy, beware how you cross me,” he hissed into dick's ears ”Beware, I say! I have known your father for years, and I have the knowledge in allows”
CHAPTER XXIV
CHASED BY CAVALRY
”Checkmated! By Jove, but this is too bad”
Such were the words which issued fro around and saw the cavalry on their horses at attention
His disappoint of it afterwards he said:
”I never felt so bad in h and I felt that I had disappointed nearly four thousand people ere looking to me with utmost confidence”
But disappointment was not the worst of it Hardly had the command to halt been issued than the captain of the troops advanced toward the scout
”pawnee Brown!” he ejaculated, in surprise, and a sreat pleasure”
”Is it?” answered the great scout, coldly
”It is indeed Do you intend to throw up your hands?”
For the scout's hands had not yet been lifted skyward
”This looks as if you meant to arrest me, captain”
”Why shouldn't I? You are at the head of the Kansas boomers, are you not?”