"S't!" whispered Will, laying his hand on his brother's arm. "I heard something splash in that pool yonder!"
The boys noiselessly raised their eyes to a level with the top of the dike. At first they could see nothing. Then they detected a shadowy figure making for the place where they had last been at work.
CHAPTER IV.
A RESCUE AND A BATTLE.
"He's alone!" whispered Ted. "Shall we jump on him?"
"Hold on; wait till he gets to work," said Will. "Then, if we catch him in the act, he can't make any excuse, but just take his medicine like a man!"
"It's Baizley, eh?" murmured Ted.
At this moment they heard the stones and planks being pulled off the end of the dike. Then came the sound of a spade thrust into the clay with violence.