“Bet your boots.”
“I can’t do it with you in, it takes experts to work that trick,” went on Jerry. “If you will kindly get out and allow my friends to get back in, I think I can surprise you.”
“Whoop!” yelled the cowboys in the auto, as they descended. “Whoop! Now for some fun!”
Jerry drove the car to where Nestor, Bob and Ned were standing. He motioned them to get in, and they obeyed, wondering what he was going to do. The cowboys, gathered in a wide circle about the machine, looked on in anticipation of seeing the auto do a flip-flop.
“Hold fast!” cautioned Jerry to his companions in the car. They did so. The next instant the boy put on full power and dashed straight at the encircling ring of cattlemen.
[CHAPTER XI.]
CAPTURING A HORSE THIEF.
“Whoop! Watch it turn over!” yelled some of the cowboys.
But Jerry kept straight on. Nearer and nearer he came to the ring. At length, ten feet away, when he feared he would have to put on the emergency brake to avoid a collision, the nervous mustangs in front of the car broke into a frightened run and dashed over the prairie, while Jerry guided the car away from the herdsmen, who were soon left far behind.