The next instant the boys were struggling with the men, who endeavored to throw bags over their heads.
[CHAPTER XXVII]
TRYING TO ESCAPE
The struggle was a sharp but short one. The boys were no match for the husky men, and though the lads kicked and punched with all their might, they could not save themselves. In a few minutes they were securely bound, and with the bags tight over their heads, were picked up by the men.
“Where you going to put ’em?” they heard Elkwood ask.
“The storehouse is a good place,” Bill Berry replied. “They can yell there all night and never be heard. Take ’em to the storeroom!”
The boys felt themselves being carried up the steps. Then they could tell, by the muffled footfalls, that they were being taken into some dungeon-like place.
“Shall we leave the bags on?” one of the men asked.
“No, I don’t want to smother ’em,” Bill replied. “They can’t make themselves heard in here, no matter how they yell. Besides, there’s nobody around. We’ve got Hardack out of the way and he’ll not be back until morning.”