That woman has raised the whole town."
The boys ran down the road quietly, but losing no time. Well it
was that they did so, for they had not gone far before several shots
were fired behind them, and one or two sinister bullets sang over
their heads. They started running in good earnest then. Fortunately
there was no pursuit. After a time they slowed down and again became
a prey to all their former fears of night noises. A large bird
flew close to Bob's head and gave him quite a scare. As they pressed
on along the roadway, the clatter of hoof-beats coming toward them
sent them to the roadside, where, a ditch offered welcome refuge.
Bob and Dicky jumped in, close together. At the bottom they hit
something soft, which turned beneath them and gave a whistling grunt
as their combined weight came down upon it. In an instant they
realized that they had jumped full on top of a man. Who he was
or what he was doing there was of no moment to the boys. A sound
from him might mean their capture.
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