Jerry. "Catch the

called Ned. "I'll stay with the old mine

" shouted Jerry. "We can

rear of the hut. Then came a sound of a motor-cycle being started, and soon the

p. Bob jumped in, followed by his companion, and they put off down the r

!" exclaimed Jerry. "We wi

d, while the cyclist rashly had his machine going as fast as the explosions could fol

the second speed gear and in a little while had less

who it is?

hed on the searchlight in the front of the auto. A

d out sharply, and the red motor he rode could be

der!" exc

" cried Jerry. "W

, when Pender, on his cycle, suddenly turned from the

use trying to follow him. Our auto is

in the direction Noddy Nixon's former toady and frien

ch the boys correctly guessed him to be, lying unconscious in a corner. The belt, with the gold-dust was gone, though a few grains of the precious me

opening his eyes. Then he passed his hand over

'll take care of you. What's your

d, but I need it. I know where there is more, much more. I'll tell you,

nd. Ned felt of the miner's head, and found he had a bad cut on the back. He washed it off with some

ntures, this is about the li

ickered in the draught from the open door, and cast weird shadows. The man breathed like a person in distres

d, running to the doo

ck Pender. The three boys entered the hut, and Ned t

probably came this way, saw the old man in here sick, and unable to help himself, and

and gathered a li

get a doctor for the old miner. After he gets better he may

," chorused

back in the auto with us, or run back to t

d fetch him here," was Ned's opinion. "

gs, placed the pail of water where he could reach it, and prepared to run back to town. Ned volunteered t

routed out of bed by the boys, and agreed to return with

" he said, "and pack up some in

e that there was plenty of water and gasolen

as far away as possible from those in pursuit of him. When he turned from the road and cut across lots he thought very likely that the auto would no

the same ones who made all the trouble for Noddy, would be after me! I escaped just

d of pursuit came to him on the quiet night air. He

. He lighted his acetylene lamp and, standing in the glare of it

y of gold in it. Well, I need the money if I a

et of paper and beg

any good around town, and he's a desperate man. Hum! let's see!" He turned to the letter again. "'Come and join me, Jack. We'll go West and have

ts, Pender remounted his machine and started off down

arations to visit the injured miner. The physician took a seat in th

an old-fashioned man, and not used to making professional visits any

, and it was no easy task steering along the shadowy road, b

rt of a case I have

stening a lantern from the dashboard, after stoppin

ed the hut. Jerry held the lamp

hysician. "Where is the patient?

their astonishment, there was not the slightes