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Iwasafraidthathewasgoiaway，andthoughIotholdhim，Ikeptspringinguponhim，arippedhimup.Oh，howfurioushewas！
Hekickedmeagainstthesideofawall，ahreehardblowswithastickthathecaughtup，ahrowime.
IwouldhoughIcouldscarcelyseehimforthebloodthatwasrunningovermyeyes.OldJimgotsoangrywheouchedme，thatheranupbehindandnippedhisturnonhi
SoonJeoahighwall，wherehestopped，andwithahurriedlookbehioclimboverit.Thewallwastoohighformetojump.Hewasgoingtoescape.WhatshallIdo?IbarkedasloudlyasIeohensprangupandheldhimbythelegashewasgettingover.
Ihadsuchagrip，thatIwehewallwithhim，aJimoherside.Jenkinsfelloheearth.Theup，andwithalookofdeadlyhatredonhisfae.Ifhelphadhinkhewouldhavedashedainstthewall，ashedashedoutmypoorlittlebrainstthehorse’sstall.Butjustthentherewasarunningsound.Twomehestreetandspranguponthewall，justwhereJimanddownandbarkingindistress.
Isawatoheiruniformandthetheirhands，thattheywerepolioinstanttheyhadholdofJenkins.Hegaveuptheatmelikeanuglydog.“Ifithadhateverabeencaught.Why-”
aaggeredbadutteredabadword，“itsmeowndog.”
&oyou，”
saidohepoli，sternly，“whathaveyoubeenuptoatthistimeofnight，tohaveyaersspanieldogagyhthestreet?”
Jeoswearandwouldhemanything.Therewasahouseinthegarden，andjustatthisminutesomeoneopenedawindowa，“Hallo，there，whatareyoudoing?”
&gathief，sir，”
saidohepoli，“leastwiseIthinkthat‘swhathe’sbeenupto.Couldyouthrowusdownabitofrope?We‘venohandcuffshere，andoneofushastogotothelodtheothertoWashi，wherethere’sawomanyellingbluemurder；andhurryup，please，sir.”
&lemanthree，andintwominutesJenkinswristsweretiedtogether，andhewaswalkedthroughthegate，sayingbadwordsasfastashecouldtothepoliwhowasleadinghi“Gooddogs，”
saidtheotherpoliahehestreetandwefollowedhi
AswehurriedalongWashi，andearourhouse，wesawlightsgleamingthroughthedarkness，andheardpetoandfro.Thenurse‘sshriekinghadalarmedtheneighborhood.TheMorrisboyswerealloutionlyhalfdshiveringwithdtheDrurys’an，withnohaton，andhishairstigupalloverhishead，wasrunningabout>
Theneighborshhtedup，andagoodmanypeoutoftheireningtheirdoors，andgtoeachothertoknowwhatallthis.
&hepoliappearedwithJimahisheels，quiteacrowdgatheredaroundhimtohearhispartofthestory.JimandIdroppedonthegroundpantingashardaswedwithlittlestreamsfrues.Wewerebothprettywellusedup.JimsbackwasbleedinginseveralplathestoJenkinshadthrownathim，andIwasamassofbruises.
&lywewerediscovered，aafusswasmadeoverus.“Bravedogs！
Nobledogs！”
everybodysaid，andpattedandpraisedus.Wewereveryproudandhappy，andstoodupaails，atleastJimdid，aIcould.Thentheyfoundwhatastatewewerein.Mrs.Morrisdgmeupinherarms，raninthehousewithme，andJackfollowedwitholdJi
&intotheparloodfrethere，andMissLauraandMissBessieweresittiheyspraheysawus，andrightthereintheparlorwashedourwounds，andmadeusliedownbythefre.
“Yousavedoursilver，braveJoe，”
saidMissBessie，“justwaittillmypapaandmammae，aheywillsay.Well，Jack，whatisthelatest?”
astheMorrisboyscametroopingintotheroo
“Thepolihasbeeioningyournurse，andexaminingthedining-room，andhasgoothestationtomakehisreport，anddoyouknowwhathehasfoundout?”
saidJack，excitedly.
“No，what?”
askedMissBessie.
“Whythatvillainwasgoingtoburnyourhouse.”
MissBessiegavealittleshriek.“Why，whatdoyoumean?”
“Well，”
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