He had no way of knowing whether this bullet hit either of the redcoats, but he had evidence that it was effective in one way, for he heard the British soldiers going tearing down the slope, through the underbrush at a great rate. They had undoubtedly been seized with a panic and taken to their heels.
Tom waited till he could no longer hear any sounds of the fleeing redcoats, and then he called out:
“Dick! Oh, Dick!”
Chapter IX
The Brothers Together
Almost at once came the reply:
“Tom! Oh, Tom, is that you?”
“Yes, Dick. I'll be right with you.”
He hastened in the direction from which Dick's voice sounded, and a few minutes later was at his side.
“What in the world brought you here, Tom?” queried Dick. “I was never so surprised in my life as when I heard your voice.”