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Chapter 30

           Youseeweknewrightwheretoputourhandsonthem,byyourdescription; sowecreptalongontiptoetillwegotwithinfifteenfeetofthemdarkasacellarthatsumachpathwasandjustthenIfoundIwasgoingtosneeze. Itwasthemeanestkindofluck! Itriedtokeepitback,butnouse’twasboundtocome,anditdidcome! Iwasintheleadwithmypistolraised,andwhenthesneezestartedthosescoundrelsa-rustlingtogetoutofthepath,Isungout, ’Fireboys!’ andblazedawayattheplacewheretherustlingwas. Sodidtheboys. Buttheywereoffinajiffy,thosevillains,andweafterthem,downthroughthewoods. Ijudgewenevertouchedthem. Theyfiredashotapieceastheystarted,buttheirbulletswhizzedbyanddidn’tdousanyharm. Assoonaswelostthesoundoftheirfeetwequitchasing,andwentdownandstirreduptheconstables. Theygotapossetogether,andwentofftoguardtheriverbank,andassoonasitislightthesheriffandagangaregoingtobeatupthewoods. Myboyswillbewiththempresently. Iwishwehadsomesortofdescriptionofthoserascals’twouldhelpagooddeal. Butyoucouldn’tseewhattheywerelike,inthedark,lad,Isuppose?" 

           "Ohyes;Isawthemdown-townandfolleredthem." 

           "Splendid!Describethemdescribethem,myboy!" 

           "One’stheolddeafanddumbSpaniardthat’sbenaroundhereonceortwice,andt’other’samean-looking,ragged" 

           "That’senough,lad,weknowthemen! Happenedontheminthewoodsbackofthewidow’soneday,andtheyslunkaway. Offwithyou,boys,andtellthesheriffgetyourbreakfastto-morrowmorning!" 

           TheWelshman’ssonsdepartedatonce. AstheywereleavingtheroomHucksprangupandexclaimed: 

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