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"Gid-ap!" commanded Tad, his face sobering. "I don't care. I'll show them yet," he gritted, urging old Jinny along with sundry coaxes and promises of a real meal upon their arrival home.
"We haven't any rope to tie him with, but we'll attend to the young man," answered the Professor. "See here, boy, what have you been up to?" "I I was tossing pebbles over at him," answered Stacy whimsically. "That will do, young man," warned the Professor. "I shall have to take you in hand if I hear any more such complaints. Do you know that you might have seriously injured Master Tad?
We had to go poking round mangrove roots until we learned how to catch the soldiers. If this had not been fun for me it would have been hard work. But ever since I was a little tad I have loved to chase things in the water. And upon this occasion it was with great satisfaction that I caught more bait than Captain Sam.
You didn't appear to be the least bit scared." "I wasn't. But honest, Tad, now that I've had time to think it all over, I'm scared stiff right this minute. I believe he would have shot me." "There is no doubt of it in my mind. So he thinks we are Rangers?" "Who are the Rangers, anyway?"
With the children and Tom safely in bed Uncle Tad and Mr. and Mrs. Brown talked the matter over. "Eagle Feather seems to think his horse was brought to this camp," said Mrs. Brown. "Perhaps he does," agreed her husband. "But that doesn't matter." "I don't like it though," went on his wife. "The idea of thinking Bunny might have had a hand in the trick!"
It's only his appetite that's here at the table. The rest of him is in bed asleep," jeered Ned Rector, with such a funny grimace that the boys laughed. "Yes," answered Tad, looking up, "we ran around here in our pajamas until we found each other. Then we gave it up and went to bed." "But who was it?" insisted Walter. "It was an " "Now, never mind, Chunky.
They evidently were shooting from behind the tree here." "They weren't shooting from behind much of anything, as well as I could judge," answered the fat boy. Tad climbed up and made his way slowly along the tree trunk. As he neared his companion, he felt the tree settle a little. This at the moment did not make any particular impression on the Pony Rider Boy.
"It's better than being lost in the mountains and being shot at by cowmen," averred Tad. "Perhaps you'll have a chance to enjoy the latter pleasure, still," said Mr. Simms. "I do not delude myself that we are out of danger yet; it may be that they have taken warning and given it up." "What are the plans for to-day?" asked Ned Rector.
Let me have that hat, Tad," he demanded as the latter came trotting up to the group. Stacy, his face flushed, determination plainly showing in his eyes, stretched forth his hand for the sombrero. Riding bravely out into the field, he tossed it to the ground. The first time he rode swiftly by it, leaning over to look at the hat as he passed, holding to the pommel firmly with his left hand.
I guess Dix didn't bite it very hard. I'll make some splints, or little sticks, to put on, so the squirrel can't move his leg, and I'll bandage it. Then it will get well quicker." A little box, filled with straw and soft rags, was made as a home for the squirrel after Uncle Tad had bound up its leg. Then Bunny and Sue finally went to supper, after having been called several times.
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