CHAPTER XI
GUARDING THE MAIL TRAIN
MAJOR DAVIS backed quickly out of the car, holding his weapon behind his back as he dropped to the ground beside the car.
He did not look to see whether the rookies were behind him, but they were.
Ahead, and about them, all was black, save for the light that came through the car windows.
In a twinkling, out of the fringe of darkness, almost beside the recruits, stepped a masked man.
"Back, all three of you. Back into the car!" called the masked man sharply.
Major Davis wheeled like a flash, bringing his revolver to bear. But he could not use it. A sudden move of the recruits prevented.