"Don't waste time here," added another youth. "We can finish with
them when we come back."
"You are afraid, now that we are four to six," said Snap. "You
were willing enough to pitch into Shep and me when we were alone."
"Oh, give us a rest!" growled Ham Spink, not knowing what else to
say. He caught up the things he had been carrying. "Come on,
fellows," he added, and almost ran from the dock.
With great rapidity, for they were afraid Snap and his chums would
charge upon them, the others of the Spink coterie took up their guns,
rods and bundles and followed their leader.
"Let us go after 'em!" cried Whopper. "We can knock them into the
middle of next Christmas, and I know it!"
"That's the talk!" cried the plucky Giant. "Let's go and make
mincemeat of 'em!" And he started to follow those who had retreated.
"No use, boys!" called out Snap. "Come back."
"Why not?" demanded Whopper.
"They are going aboard the _Mary Raymond_. Ham said so. There she
is now, with a lot of other passengers. See, they are heading for
that dock already.
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