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The Gold-Stealers

CHAPTER XIII
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In point of fact she was the woman who had driven through Waddy on the day after the goat raid, calling down infamy on the township.
'Bail up!' cried Red Hand.
Phil, Ted, and Peterson rode up in front, barring the way.

Red Hand and Fork Lightning approached from either side, and all presented pistols.
The woman backed away a few paces, staring at the goat-mounted, masked apparitions that seemed to have started out of the ground under her very nose, but the bushrangers followed her up.
'Be not afraid, madam,' said Dick in his best literary style; 'I am Red Hand, an' if you obey no injury'll be done you.' The woman threw up her hands in amazement.
'Well I never,' she muttered.

Without the least warning she darted at Ted, seized him, pulled him from the back of his billy, and in spite of his wild struggles promptly bent him over her knee; then, with a hand like that of a navvy, backed by a great muscular arm, began to spank the terrible outlaw.
'You look out! You le' me alone!' gasped Ted, struggling and writhing with all his power; but the flailing went on, bat--bat--bat--with blows that might have disturbed an elephant.

Ted's feelings became too strong for words; he started to howl, and the night re-echoed with the cries of the outraged bushranger.

The rest of the gang stood mute, staring at this shocking scene, amazed and deeply offended.


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