Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape From the Brigand's of Greece
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