[CHAPTER IX.
THE DEVIL’S KINGDOM.]
Dick at once made his way to the side of Leo, who was just coming from the house, followed by Haypole and the professor.
“Great Scott!” exclaimed Dick. “Owens seems to be very savage against that ragged stranger. What shall we do—help him catch him?”
“No,” returned his cousin. “It is no affair of ours; let them settle their own difficulty.”
“That’s right,” nodded Prof. Easy. “We do not understand their case, and should, therefore, let them alone.”
“Ter tell ther truth, I don’t like either one of them fellers,” observed the Yankee. “They be too blamed mysterious for me.”
But if our friends did not attempt to assist Philander Owens in catching Reginald Lacy, the men of Hez were not going to allow him to roam about their haunts without first taking the oath of allegiance to the tribe.
Roderique de Amilo quickly called a score of men together and started in pursuit after Owens, who was doing his best to overtake his enemy.
All soon disappeared, and then our friends set about to fix up their home to suit their tastes.
They arose soon after daylight, and after they had eaten a light breakfast, prepared to look around a bit.