Si Klegg: Si and Shorty meet MrRosenbaum, the spy, who relates his adventures . d go out by myself and tackle You carry out your share of the plan, anddont worry about us. Rosenbaums countenance brightened, and hehastened to mount and away. The boys shoulderedtheir guns and started out for the long walk. Theyfollowed Rosenbaums directions carefully, and ar-rived in sight of the house, which they recognizedat once, and got into a position from which theycould watch its front. Presently they saw Rosen-baum come riding along the road and stop in frontof the house. He tied his horse to


Si Klegg: Si and Shorty meet MrRosenbaum, the spy, who relates his adventures . d go out by myself and tackle You carry out your share of the plan, anddont worry about us. Rosenbaums countenance brightened, and hehastened to mount and away. The boys shoulderedtheir guns and started out for the long walk. Theyfollowed Rosenbaums directions carefully, and ar-rived in sight of the house, which they recognizedat once, and got into a position from which theycould watch its front. Presently they saw Rosen-baum come riding along the road and stop in frontof the house. He tied his horse to a scraggy locusttree, went in, and then reappeared and fastened thesignal to a post supporting the roof of the porch. They had not long to wait for the answer. Soona horseman was seen descending from the distanthill. As he came near he was anxiously scanned, THE BOYS GO SPYING. 75 and appeared a cavalier so redoubtable as to fullyjustify Rosenbaums apprehensions. He was a tall,strongly-built young man, who sat on his spiritedhorse with easy and complete mastery of him. Even. WATCHING THE HOUSE. at that distance it could be seen that he was heavilyarmed. Looks like a genuine fighter, and no mistake,said Si, examining the caps on his revolver. Hellbe a stiff one to tackle. 76 SI KLEGG. We must be very careful not to let him get thedrop on us, said Shorty. He looks quickernlightnin, and Ive no doubt that he kin shoot likeDanl Boone. We might drop him from here withour guns, he added suggestively. No, said Si, that wouldnt be fair. And itwouldnt be the way Rosenbaum wants it got his reasons for the other way. Besides,Id be a great deal better satisfied in my mind, ifI could have it out with him, hand-to-hand. Itdsound so much better in the regiment. Guess thats so, assented Shorty. Well, letssneak up to the house. When they got close to the house they saw that ithad been deserted; there were no dogs or other do-mestic animals about, and this allowed them to getunder the s


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