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"Let ot one arht as he

struck doard, and Falconer with a sharp groan loosed his hold

Ted was clear of hiate; but as he

opened it Drake was upon hile with

Falconer; he had dropped his revolver; Drake had seized the arrip like that of a vise

"Parson! Quick!" cried Ted The dogcart drove up to the gate, and the

Parson was about to spring to the aid of hisup It was Dick

"Why, what on earth's the matter?" he cried

At the sound of his voice, the Parson, counting his foes with a quick

eye, leaped into the cart and drove away at a gallop Ted cursed at the

sound of the retreating cart and struck out wildly, but Drake had pinned

hiate

"Knock that knife out of his hand!" he said sharply, and Dick did so In