Part 32 (1/2)
Dave and Phil rushed forward fully expecting to find Merwell seriously hurt But in falling the youth had been fortunate enough to catch hold of soress so-up
”Don--don't let--let him sho--shoot me!” spluttered Link Merwell, as he turned over and scra those who stood before him, his face showed more concern than ever
”Who's that felloho attacked you, Link?” asked Dave, quickly
”I don't know--some crazy old lunatic, I suppose,”after ht,” answered Phil ”He's the sairls to death,” he added to Dave
”How do you know? He didn't look like that fellow,” returned our hero
”I recognized hih he is dressed quite differently, Dave He must be as crazy as they make them”
”Oh, so you know hiotten to his feet and was now straightening out his apparel
”Ito have the pleasure ofyou so soon,” said Dave, with a little bit of pardonable sarcas more, but bit his lip and kept silent
”So you were on board the steam yacht when she took fire,” put in Phil
”I was”
”Why didn't you show yourself; were you afraid?”
”That was my business I didn't have to show h why you didn't show yourself, Link,” broke in our hero ”And we also knohy you left Mr Appleby's camp so suddenly You were afraid of arrest”
”Who told you that?”
”nobody told us We know it,” went on Dave ”You have escaped several tiot you now”
”Hi! don't you dare to touch ot any right to put your hands onto ht the youth who had helped to rob Mr
Wadsworth's jewelry works by the aro, Phil Lawrence! If you don't it will be the worse for you!” bawled Link, and tried to wrench himself loose
”Here, none of that!” broke in Dave, quickly, and stepping forward, he caught the evildoer by the other aro!” bawled the boy who had gotten hio of le, and for a minute or two Dave and Phil had all they could do to hold hi Dave in the shi+n
”Oh, so that's your ga And then, as Link kicked out once ave the youth a shove that sent hi on his back Before Link could arise, Dave rushed in and sat down heavily on hirunted the fallen one ”D-don't cru-crush my ribs!” he panted
”L-let u-up!”
”I won't let up until you promise to behave yourself,” answered Dave, sternly ”For two pins, Link, I'd give you the thrashi+ng of your life