"But those men are rascals, and we want to catch them.

They carried those two girls off against their will." "Dat's wot I was suspicioned of, boss, fo' de young ladies was a-cryin' hard an' wanted to git out, an' de men wouldn't let 'em.

I wanted to do sumfing fo' 'em, but the men tole me go mind my own business, or git my haid busted, so I drove on." "How many men were there ?" "Three men, 'sides de man wot was a-mendin' de busted wheel." "The doctor and Crabtree and Sobber!" murmured Tom.
"Or Koswell and Larkspur," added Sam.
"How far away from here is that place ?" went on Dick.
"About a mile an' a half, sah.

But the road am putty stony an' rough, sah." "Can a fellow ride horseback on those horses ?" "Yo' might, sah, if yo' had a saddle.

But da ain't no saddle.