Are you men going to try to help us ?" "Get Farmer Tallington out ?" said Dave.

"Ay, we are coming." "Let me come too, father," cried Dick.
"No, my lad, I'm afraid I--" "Don't say that, father; let me go." "No no, Dick," cried Mrs Winthorpe, entering the kitchen, for she had been upon the alert.

"You have run risks enough to-night." "Yes; stay and take care of the women, Dick," said his father.
Dick gave an angry stamp on the floor.
"Mother wants me to grow up a coward," he cried.

"Oh, mother, it's too bad!" "But, Dick, my boy," faltered the poor woman.
"Let the boy come, wife," said the squire quietly; "I'll take care of him." "Yes, and I'll take care of father," cried Dick, rushing at his mother to give her a sounding kiss, and with a sigh she gave way, and followed the party down to the water's edge..