Part 28 (1/2)

”Here, here! Take your time,” said a policeman to Fred, as the latter brushed by hiht to be arrested,” answered Fred quickly

”Where is he?” deoes--down around the corner!” And then, as the policeest Rover boy hurried away after the others

Werner and Glutts had looked back, and seeing that the Rovers were in pursuit, they had tried to throw the around the nearest corner Now they headed in the direction of the East Side

”I told you not to bother with them,” panted Glutts, as somewhat out of breath ”Now, for all you know, they'll have us arrested”

”Oh, shut up your whining, Bill!” growled Werner in disgust ”I wish I had knocked that Jack Rover's head off with the box”

”You ca the ”

”I wouldn't care if I did bust it,” answered the other recklessly

”It don't look as if that dose of pepper hurt Jack Rover much”

”Never mind I'll fix hilanced back once rin saw that the Rovers had co after them faster than ever

This caused Bill Glutts to becohtened than before

”Oh, what shall we do? They'll catch us sure!” he wailed

”No, they won't! Coht his crony by the arm

He was too excited to notice carefully where he was running, and the next instant he, followed by Glutts, brought up against a stand on the sidewalk in front of a small shop This stand was filled with various articles of bric-a-brac, and it went doith a crash, carrying dozens of small articles with it

CHAPTER XVIII

BOUND FOR TEXAS

”Hi! hi! phat--phat youmine stand ofer?” cried out a voice fro, and a s forward

”Get off of me!” spluttered Bill Glutts, as under Gabe Werner

”You're pressing some of this broken stuff intotoo surprised by the sudden turn affairs had taken But then, as he realized that the four Rovers were close at hand, he rolled over on the sidewalk, upsetting a sed to scramble to his feet

”Come on, Bill!” he panted, and set off down the street at the best gait he could co pushed into the broken bric-a-brac was true His face had come down into the midst of several broken vases, and one hand rested on a broken bit of glassware When he arose to his feet he found hiit avay from me already!” bawled the owner of the place

”You vas pay for de dao! It wasn't my fault!” stormed Glutts

By this time the Rovers had come up Bill Glutts looked the picture of despair, with blood flowing from several cuts on his face and on one hand