THE EIGHTH MOCCASIN APPEARS
"GIVE it up?" queried the leader.
"I answered you before on that head," retorted Sergeant Overton.
"Don't be a fool, kid. We don't want to hurt you. All we want is that revolver."
"I don't want to give it up," rejoined Hal.
"You'd better!"
"It isn't mine to give, anyway. It belongs to the United States Government."
"Uncle Sam will never see that revolver again," declared the leader of the invaders, with profane emphasis. "And you'll never see your friends again if you don't hit it fast for the ground."
"I'm here until further orders."
"You've got your orders!"