At last he stood up on the seat.
“Shut up, Gemini,� he said, “I hear something. Now,� he said, turning, “mind you, if these I hear are British we were run away with. Hush!� He heard in the sharp, frosty air the clink of sabres and soon the thud of horses’ hoofs in the snow.
III
A moment after the runaway boys had heard the sound of horses in the snow, a dozen troopers of the Continental army were around them and a young officer rode up, while Harry whimpered and said, “Now we’ll be killed.�
“Great George!� cried the officer, “but here’s a queer capture. Who the deuce are you?�
“I am Tom Markham, sir. My father is Colonel Markham, and these are my brothers.�
When Allan McLane saw the two-headed bear he rocked with laughter as he sat in his saddle.
“And how did you get here?�
“We ran away with the horses of Colonel Grimstone and Captain Verney, and, sir, this was why we ran away.� As he spoke he pulled out Montresor’s map and the sketch.
McLane opened the paper. “By George, it’s Montresor’s own map. How did you get it?�