Fellows, we've got to get him!" Billy, who was at the wheel, began backing the launch toward the mouth of the creek.

Not for an instant did the boys lose sight of their man, and the moment the boat reached open water it was sent ahead at full speed.

Soon they began to gain on the fugitive, who was paddling with a speed little short of marvelous.
"Hold on there!" shouted George.

"We've got you anyway.

You might as well surrender!" The man in the canoe refused to halt at command, but continued to paddle desperately, until Billy deliberately ran him down.