The car raced off, made a turn in the road, and Whistler and Bangs were left behind.
"Keep an eye out for Dick and Carl, Dash!" shouted Matt. "They ought to be somewhere around here."
At just that moment, Carl showed himself in the road, jumping up and down and waving his hat.
[CHAPTER XIV.]
ON THE ROAD.
Carl and Dick had Jurgens close to the roadside, and not much time was lost loading the prisoner into the tonneau. Carl crawled into the rear seat with Jurgens and Dashington, and Dick got up in front with Matt.
"What was the shooting about?" asked Dick, smothering his excitement.
"Whistler and Bangs were taking pot shots at Dash," explained Matt. "Jurgens sprung our scheme on us before we were ready for it."
The car was rushing off down the road again, Matt looking back toward the turn for some sign of Whistler and Bangs. The machine had taken another turn before the baffled robbers had shown themselves.