They continued to run, and soon came up to the rear of the turnout. They found Sag Ruff walking on one side of the wagon and Soapy Gannon on the other.
"Stop!" cried Mark, and brought up his shotgun. "Stop, you rascals, or I'll fire!"
CHAPTER XVI
GETTING BACK THE OUTFIT
If ever two men were taken aback they were Sag Ruff and Soapy Gannon. They had not expected to be followed so quickly and both were much disconcerted.
"Don't shoot me!" yelled Soapy Gannon, who, as intimated before, was a coward at heart.
"What do you want of me?" growled Sag Ruff, and his hand stole toward his pistol pocket.
"Up with your hands!" cried Bob, as he too raised his shotgun. "If there is any shooting to be done here, we'll do it," he added, with grim determination.
"Don't you shoot," answered Ruff, and his hand left the pocket and came up in the air, followed by the other. Soapy Gannon already had both hands elevated.