Go, and beware, Alexander Magnus Bilk!" The legs of the scared Alexander could scarcely uphold him as he obeyed this last order, and sped trembling towards the school.

The gipsies sat motionless as his footsteps echoed down the lane and died slowly away into silence.
Then they rose to go also; but as they did so other footsteps suddenly sounded, approaching them.

With an alacrity astonishing in persons of their advanced age they darted back to their place of retreat; but too late.

The footsteps came on quickly, and followed them to their very hiding-place, and next moment the light of two bullseyes turned full upon them, and the aged couple were in the hands of the police..