“Sir,” he said forcibly, controlling his temper, “you are mistaken. I don’t blame you, for you are misled by what you have just seen.”
“If I am mistaken, perhaps you will explain why you have bound that boy, and taken his money and watch?”
“The boy is a thief, and has cheated me.”
Peter Brush releases Tom from the hands of the robber.
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“What!” exclaimed Tom, his eyes flashing.
“Wait a minute,” said Brush.
He stepped up to our hero, and drawing a knife, severed the cords that bound him, while Percy Burnett looked on in annoyance.
“Now, Tom,” said Brush, “what have you got to say to this charge?”