ORO WERE LAID

on was upon

unlocked for, that the people ab

gog Brand, lately so fu

ad man's best friend, the doughty Jefferson, an

pelessly at each other thus, a voice

rer shall not escape,"

and presently the v

le," crie

as r

old gentleman appea

fferson, Harv

s the

rned Mole. "Hu

ought it," ejacu

ed off Emily

ha

were too many for me. Se

e brigands?" de

. A whole mob

are the

e smal

the agent of the secret police, wh

y men at the gate," said the o

as dou

l Hunston's boldn

o time in getti

nished, and two horses were speedily

, had rushed wildly away in the direction

ble had taken place, in which the gend

t very roughly handled, one having a broken crow

s way, then?" excla

es

ch w

right," faltered on

it l

few m

darme with the broken pate; "the two

Harvey. "I'll sa

the other gendarme, speaking with evident

day and Monday,"

ff he

d when he got about half a mile further on

hem was

d friend the Prince of L

face unknown to Harvey, but one who

tt

ar him was a brigand struc

tough fight. Monday was uppermost, and Matteo, who had gradually suc

pite of his desperate efforts to set hi

completely at t

of Limbi, "take dat, an' dat, an' dat, an' n

harder and harder and j

in" settled Ma

in the wretched Greek's th

aid Harvey, eagerly

Monday; "I'se gwine to give this

said Dick, hast

oo," said Monday

fe

rha

one more," returned Harvey; "

nt strai

s ro

es

tay. I'll go," e

ff he

t enemy a shake to se

aid to himself. "I'll bo

at a good sw

nutes more he c

r the most alarmi

to the spot, and only drew rein to give a glan

looks like some of Dick's handiwork. Dick or some of our party. I hope Dick

his he came up with the br

the nick

ands full, while the Greeks had all their wor

r surprise, were lending assistance to the cause by keep

ed, Sunday and Dick Harvey were

atter was toppled over, and it looked as though Harv

as for

egro was o

and enormous strength of the Italia

to Toro, was due only to his vast

the Italian ruffian to

uld not h

lay in keeping Toro at

ping in an occasional smart rap

ston. "Cut him do

y knife in hand, and thus created a

red upon the scene it might have

cal juncture, Harkaway spurred his ho

g himself from his horse

boy," cried Jack; "her

reat excitement. "A Harkaway

Harkaway with

; "I'll have your life no

" said old Jac

ur

, with subdued rage, "I ca

knew where he

as he could have wish

Harkaway's fist, and being delivered straight from the sho

hook a

orks, and he was half

riumph was b

s of the combat in great interest, had by now crept up behind Jack,

!" yell

d, he fell upon Har

life is in my hands," he

gleamed

ek from little

latter, disengaging herself from her captors,

strength, and little as it was,

t critical juncture, and succeeded in grapp

st his

ng upon the ground in deadly b

trife could n

Harvey to fresh exertions, and up dashed the bold Monday, closely

now began t

eering round to

ee or four to one Englishman, but when the numbers

and soon the answering calls came in every directio

re coming to help you. But at least

id not shirk

ice, was, with all h

Jefferson's arm, and he

is old adver

nd in spite of his prodigious size and weight, he lifted him

uch dire peril, thought of avenging thems

rls!" cried

caught up w

irsty suggestion, and the lives of the

who was fully occupied with two of the Gre

nse to this appeal, and ov

lent a hand at

hat he was not fit for much now, he rushed into the mêlée, and dealt out such slogging blows that there were at least a

re thoroughly

mode of attack was not

or even with firearms, but they could only regard

he fierce onslaught of the Britis

no smal

ustered at lea

emies we

vey, Jefferson, and the two

urn tail, for ere they could get fairly off this hardly-c

Greeks put in

fianly crew,

party were no

ade attempts to re-form in

e danger, and he fol

Harvey were

bold Jefferson in courage; but they did not po

e a battering ram, and each time h

not give any particular signs of

dashed into the

agog Brand had fired his fury, and

, and swinging his arms around him like the sails

uld not las

nger in numbers, they s

ere re

and-twenty men

ed though they were, had t

y officer of the brigands, and he gave a few hurried commands, which had th

id the brigand, "Sh

two at the bold Jefferson, or at any of the p

ry could no longer avail them,

rd, and three of the Greeks bit the dust, whil

endarmes dashed up into th

d this very w

at have been heard of

Jack Harkaway and his