Billy by scuffling and tugging had freed his mouth
from the towel that bound it at that moment.
"Hush!" he whispered as Jimmy opened the door, "you'll get eat
up alive if you don't look out." His tone was so mysterious and
thrilling and he looked so scared tied to the chair that the
younger boy's blood almost froze in his veins.
"What you doing all tied up so?" he asked in low, frightened
tones.
"Mr. Algernon Jones done it. I spec' he's a robber an' is
jes' a-robberin' right now," answered Billy.
"I'll untie you," said his chum.
"Naw; you better not," said Billy bravely. "He might git
away. You leave me jes' like he fixed me so's you can try
to ketch him. I hear him in the dinin'-room now. You leave
me right here an' step over to yo' house an' 'phone to some
mens to come and git him quick. Shet the do' ag'in an' don't
make no noise. Fly, now!"
And Jimmy did fly. He again took the garden route and in a
minute was at the telephone with the receiver at his ear.
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