“It’s Darwood!” gasped the Professor. It was Darwood, accompanied by Sam Dawson, Dill Bruce and Curley Tinker. “What’s the meaning of this outrage, gentlemen?” he demanded.
“I gave you warning to mush back to where you came from,” answered Darwood.
“And I told you we’d do nothing of the sort!”
205“You’re going now, and in a hurry!”
“What will you do if we refuse again?”
“You’ll find out what we’ll do. We’re north of fifty-three now. You know what that means. Put down those guns, and do it quick.”
“Suppose you set the example,” said Tad quietly. He had not spoken up to this point.
“Keep still!” commanded Darwood. “Put down those guns.”
“Don’t be in a hurry,” advised Tad. “Before you do anything that you’ll regret, let me say that every man of you is covered. The slightest hostile motion on your part is your death warrant.”
“The Indian’s got away!” cried Dawson.