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One end of the plank still rested on the sloop, and Fairwell quickly placed the board in position again. By this time the Baxters were crawling out of the lake. Sam caught hold of Dan while Tom tackled the father. With a heavy boathook in his hand Randy Fairwell now ran ashore, followed by Ruff. "You had better give up the fight," said Fairwell to Arnold Baxter.
As Luke Peterson was now doing fairly well, all of the others ran on deck, and soon the Swallow was in pursuit of the schooner. At first but little could be seen of the Peacock, but when the sun came up they saw her plainly, heading toward the northwest. "We must keep her in sight," said Tom. "Yes, but supposing the Baxters are on board, how can we capture them?" came from Sam.
Johns, and Dolly Ripley, the great heiress, were really secure, nothing could shake them from their proud eminence. It gave her a little satisfaction to put the Baxters and Peter Coleman decidedly a step below; even lovely Isabel Wallace and the Carters and the Geralds, while ornamenting the very nicest set, were not quite the social authorities that the first-named families were.
This was agreed to, and Dick began to pen the letter without delay. While he was at work Sam came in and was acquainted with the news. "It's just like the Baxters," said the youngest Rover. "After this, I'll be prepared to expect anything of them. I'd like to know where he has gone? Perhaps out West." "Out West?" cried Dick and Tom simultaneously. "Certainly.
Then Captain Langless and the Baxters withdrew, talking earnestly. Tom and Sam could not catch the drift of the conversation, although they heard the words "by mail" and "we must get the cash" used several times. "They are bound to make money out of this affair, if they can," remarked Tom, when he and Sam were alone once more.
They had scarcely time to get behind some brushwood when the Baxters came into view, moving very slowly and gazing sharply around them. "I don't see a thing, dad," came from Dan Baxter in disgusted tones. "I don't believe they came this way." "They certainly didn't go back to that old boat," replied Arnold Baxter. "Let us take a walk along the beach." "I am tired to death. Let us rest first."
"You ought to have made it fifty." "I wanted to get ten first and double that afterward. If I struck him too high first I was afraid he wouldn't try to meet me, but put the detectives on the track without delay." A little while later the Baxters reached the cave where Tom and Sam had been held prisoners. The sailor who had been left bound had long since been released, so the place was deserted.
She stared at the Baxters like one in a dream, and then gave a sudden cry of alarm. "Is it you!" "Dora Stanhope!" ejaculated Tom and Sam in a breath. Then the girl started and turned her eyes ashore. "Tom Rover! And Sam! Where in the wide world did you come from?" The Baxters fell back, almost overcome, and the father clutched the arm of his son savagely.
They are going to hold us prisoners until father signs off his rights to that mining claim." "And if father won't sign off?" "Then they'll treat us pretty badly." "Perhaps they'll kill us." "We can sound Captain Langless it won't do any harm." "But you mustn't let the Baxters get an inkling of what is up."
Crabtree, when he is with me, makes me think so differently." She tried to get up, then sank back in her seat. "And I am so weak physically!" "Don't alarm yourself, Mrs. Stanhope. If you need a friend, I'll stand by you and so will Sam." "Where is Dick? You boys are always together." "I don't know where he is at present. We were carried off by the Baxters, who are not far off." "The Baxters!
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