A storm of bullets flew back at the stage.
Poor old Sandy Ellis suffered death for his temerity.
A bullet struck him in the breast, and he uttered a groan and fell to the ground, never to rise again.
"They've killed Sandy!" cried Jack.
His words aroused the rage of the inmates of the Terror.
"B'ar down on ther pirates!" gasped Tim.
Jack sent the machine racing after the bandits.
There was one of the masked riders directly in front of the Terror, and the villain turned in his saddle, aimed a revolver point-blank at Jack, and was just upon the point of firing when the ram struck his horse.
It toppled the bandit from the animal's back, his pistol was discharged, the ball flew up in the air, and the horse was impaled and killed.
As the Terror pushed ahead, the two front wheels ran over the bandit's neck, almost putting an end to him.