Dexter's foot struck against a stick lying on the ground. Snatching this weapon up and uttering a cry of rage, he sprang forward to fell the boy with the club.
CHAPTER V
FOOTBALL UNIFORMS IN SIGHT
Had Dick turned to run Ab. Dexter would have darted after him. The bully possessed much longer legs and prided himself on his speed.
To Dexter's amazement, however, Dick did not flinch or turn.
Perhaps there was not time enough. Again, perhaps young Prescott saw two other figures moving in the darkness.
At all events, the man suddenly felt the stick fly from his hand. Then, before he could regain his self-possession, two boyish figures crouched swiftly one on each side of him.
Dexter felt his knees gripped. In the same instant two boys rose suddenly, holding on, and the bully toppled over backward.