The Motor Boys Overland

them. The bully rose in his seat and shook his fist at the Motor Bo

after him!

't want trouble if we can avoid it. The farth

about the character of Noddy, Berry, an

ont of you than at your back. I guess we can make out to beat 'em at w

h Noddy, who was now far in advance. The Cresville auto bowled along,

truck a lonely stretch of country, and inquiry at a log c

Nestor; "that is, if we inte

out. It became quite dark, and the auto was shooting along at red

er report as one of the auto tires burst, punctured by a bullet. Th

s!" cried Nestor. "Two

ired three shots straight ahead,

who was in the rear seat with the miner.

rry took off one of the oil lamps to see what damage had been done. A new in

k," observed Ned. "They must be followi

ould go off to one side, wait, and then come up

until we fix the

with the machine, for I'm used to sleeping outdoors nights. It's only about two miles in

do for supper

ndwiches in my pocket. I got 'em at the place we had dinner, 'cause I alw

tonneau, with some lap-robes over him. The boys started afoot for the town, promisin

sked Ned of his companions. "And h

two may do," said Jerry. "I'm

ut this time, a mile from where the crippled auto w

voice, which, if the Motor Boys had heard, they

ll I had to do was to jump out from behind the bushes wher

made 'em lay u

the power. Now we'll hustle back

w 'em close and make all the trouble I can. As you say, we may as well start off agai

mile,

ing away from home with Bill Berry. He wrote to the boys and t

to start when Jerry spied him from the hotel window. He escaped through

Cresville auto on leaving Chicago, and at once

get ahead and then, at Berry's suggestion, had ambushed themselves to try and do some damage as th

asleep, curled up on a seat, and

und the disabled machine, and came out into the main highway a

d of the dangers of the road was going very fast

' done it now!"

apped Noddy. "It's m

in' to break," replied Bill.

he had to crawl under the machine to fix it, while Pender held a light. Bi

clared Berry. "You can stop an' pick me up

lf an hour to fix the break, but at last the machine was ready to start. Noddy was about to crank it

prised to see, in the glare of

ntly, for he did not

ere as much startled as was No

re, are you?"

ed Noddy, with a surly growl. "Now you've seen us

and we have as much right on th

ow me all the while!" burst ou

if you hadn't fired at us and

red a shot?" d

exclai

about!" exclaimed the bully. "If y

bully went down. He got up quickly, and the two boys went at each other, "hammer and tongs." Jerry kept his head and landed twi

lood trickling down his

ried. "Why don't y

er, and stepped in front of him. Jack aimed a blow at Ned. The latter dodged it and se

erry was satisfied with the punishment he had inflicted and did not foll

, Jack!"

into the car beside the bully and the next instant the tw