Part 3 (1/2)
CHAPTER III
HOMEWARD BOUND, BY MOONLIGHT
”Jump 'em!” shouted Frank as he threw hi in the road
”I' the action to the words by propelling hiht at the second motorcycle thief
This fellow happened to have co hurt
The consequence was, he felt disposed to put up a ht than his confused companion, upon whose prostrate form Frank had straddled
He rolled over once or tith reuess when he thought to drop on hi to his knees, thechap, indeed, pulled so out of his pocket, which he aimed at the two boys about to pounce upon hi half filled with dirt after he had plowed up the earth of the roadith his face
”He's got a pistol!” shrieked Will, as fingering his camera nervously from a point soestive click that announced the pressure of a finger on the trigger
Bluff was the quick-witted one on this occasion He had his stick upraised at the time, ready to strike Instead, he sent it froel was no light one, when it struck the extended arreat that the shi+ning object he had been gripping was hurled about five feet away
Jerry instantly took occasion to possess hi his wounded ar to himself, his face screwed up with pain
”Talk to me about your quick work! What could beat that, fellows?” cried Jerry as he stood over the grunting and disgusted rascal who had attempted to hold them off
”What had we better do with 'e at the several scratches upon his e done?” asked Frank
”Well, thison looks as if his face ht be a map, from the scratches,” replied Jerry
”Oh! Iserious here How about yours, Will?” answered Bluff
”Mine seeh to cause a real wreck A little paint will fix it up,” was the answer Will made
”Do you know either of these felloent on Frank
The boys took a better look at the men
”Why, the one with the scratched face is Hank Brady, I'er to me,” remarked Bluff
”Well, I've seen hi in the office of the town paper as a traot uneasy, and wanted to be on thea couple of motorcycles, they yielded to temptation If we took them back they'd be locked up for this little job,” observed Frank sternly
”I hope you won't do anything of the kind, kids,” said the fellohose ar by Bluff's stick ”We only wanted to have a lark with you Sure you don't think we'd be fools enough to run aith such valuable things as theet us at the next town? It was done for fun, but I reckon we paid the piper, all right,” and he scowled at Bluff as he spoke, nursing his arhed He was not of a vindictive nature Besides, it did seeh already
”No ot Get up, Hank You took a lovely cropper that time Where did you learn how to run athe prisoner to his feet