Tad had his wits about him.
"Down!" he commanded.
"Oh, wow! There it goes again," moaned Stacy. "They're shooting
at me again!"
Professor Zepplin had rolled into a depression in the ground, thus
concealing his body from the unseen shooter. But in the meantime
Captain. McKay had not been inactive. It seemed as if the bullet that
had been fired at him from the bushes had barely shrieked past his ear,
when the captain wheeled. His revolver---two of them---had appeared
in his hands as if by magic.
Bang, bang! crashed the captain's weapons as he whirled. A yell
sounded off there. Captain McKay dashed toward the spot, followed
by Tad on the jump.
"Stay back!" shouted the Ranger, but Tad did not obey. He proposed
to have a share in whatever trouble was before the brave Ranger
captain. Chunky had taken to the bush. The others were lying flat
on the ground.
As the captain ran he let go two more shots. This time there was no
answering yell from the bushes. But he distinctly heard a crashing
in there and drove in two more shots. He charged the bushes utterly
regardless of the peril to himself, with Tad Butler close behind him.
Tad had his revolver in hand, but he was cool headed enough not to
indulge in any indiscriminate firing.
It was evident that either more than one man had been in the attacking
party or else one who had been wounded had not been badly enough hurt
to prevent his getting away.
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