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I felt ed and mortified now than alarmed, and I cried out: "It is our rope, and that boy stole it; and I'll tell the police"

"Oh! yer will, will yer?" cried my captor "We'll see about that

Here, what h for my breakfast," I cried defiantly "Give o," he cried, as I wrestled to get away, fighting

with allto reach the rope at the same rinning "He'll be

too h

"Ah, that he will!" cried the big fellow, letting rasp upon s from

under me, so that I fell heavily half across the coil, while he went

down on one knee and heldthere, perfectly

helpless

The boy made another dart forward, and I saw the wolided through her hands, and he

would have reached me had not the man kicked out at him and made hiot a knife?" growled the ely as he turned towards

the two fellows at the door; "I'll soon show hi to steal our cart-ropes Chuck that there knife here"