Part 14 (2/2)

”That's fair to presume,” said Frank

”We had better stop it and see!” Jesse exclaimed ”We can hold it up at the curve, and as there's a dense mass of bushes on each side of the track, you all can conceal yourselves there until I get the cars stopped Then an attack can be et into the express car after the keg of reed upon

When they finished, Jack whispered to the sheriff:

”There are three things we can now do One is to attack the bandits here; the next is to notify the railroad people to look out for them; and the last is to let them attempt to carry out their plan and raid them in the act Nohat shall we do?”

Ti any mistake

Finally he muttered:

”If ere to run away to the railroad to apprise the coht happen that would delay us Then the villains could carry out their purpose anyway We can't do that Noe tackle theive us the slip, an' do the job in spite of us I think it will be safer to let theo to the rendezvous, and try to stop the cars Then we can sail into theree with you,” said Jack

”Then let us return to the Terror”

Creeping silently away, they were getting safely out of the hollohen suddenly a sentry ca, and aloes there?”

”Caught!” gasped the sheriff bounding to his feet

”Ti him ”Hey! Help! Help!”

He yelled furiously

The sheriff sprang at hi the bandit

”A spy! A spy!” howled the guard, wildly

He clung to the sheriff with all his ht e rushi+ng toward thee him?” he panted

”Yes--run!” replied the sheriff

Thinking he ht have to call his friends to help, Jack slipped away unseen, and Tiained theat thathim, they attacked the sheriff upon all sides, and in a twinkling made a prisoner of him