“I was pretty well stripped by Clancy and his gang before they threw me in the river,” went on Nick.
“We’ll get your property back in short order, Nick,” said Chick.
“We’ll have a fight first. By George! they’re jumping from the automobile and taking to the woods!”
“They’re going to make a run of it, the cowards!” exclaimed Patsy.
“You take the tall man, Patsy,” said Nick. “I’ll attend to the short, thickset individual, and you, Chick, can take the other.”
“All right,” came from Chick and Patsy.
Presently the electric auto was alongside the Red Spider, and the detectives leaped into the road and started for the woods.
At the edge of the timber a volley was fired at them, the bullets whistling through the air uncomfortably close.
The fire of the robbers was returned, the detectives leaping forward.
In a few moments they caught sight of Clancy and his pals.