"I'm brave enough for you at any time," taunted Hyman. "This was your job"—pointing to prostrate, unconscious Hal—"but you egged another man on to do it, you cowardly cur!"
"Is that so?" sneered Dowley.
"Well, you know best," retorted Hyman contemptuously.
"You can watch 'em now for a minute," broke in Noll. "I'm going to see if I can find Sergeant Hupner. If I can't, I'm going to get the first doctor I can."
"You can get doctors to burn," replied Hyman. "This is a sanitarium town, and the pickings here are fat for the medicos."
Noll ran through the larger room. The men there turned to scowl at him, but Noll gave no heed to any of them.
Out in the street, at a little distance, he saw Sergeant Hupner and the two remaining men of the detachment coming along with two soldier prisoners.
Noll set up a shout. Hupner, espying him, came on the run.
"Have you found any of the others?" demanded the sergeant.