LIKE KNIGHTS OF OLD The Rover boys had acted on the impulse of the moment.

They had seen that the girl wanted the two dudish young men to leave her alone, and stepping into the kitchen, Dick had tackled Dudd Flockley while Tom and Sam had given their attention to Jerry Koswell.
"You cowards!" cried Dick, confronting Flockley.

"Why can't you leave a young lady alone when she tells you to ?" "They ought to be kicked out of the house," added Tom.
"You--you--" spluttered Dudd Flockley.

He did not know what to say.

He gathered himself up hastily and Jerry Koswell followed.