CHAPTER XIITHE DECREPIT CAR
Larry, concealed behind the leaves, deliberated upon what to do. Of the three men in the road before him, the first had his gun in his hand and the second was no doubt armed also. The third, that is to say the country lad, was probably not armed, and it was possible he might remain neutral. But besides the men there was the girl. Larry was far from despising the aid that a determined woman could lend his adversaries. He hesitated. It was heavy odds. What a bitter, bitter pain it caused him to see Phillida standing side by side with another man making common cause against him, Larry!
But presently the lad half raised the detachable rim as if the repair was completed. The move spurred Larry into action. They would be going on directly. It was unthinkable that he
