Here! let's crouch down in this corner."
All four shrank up as close to the wall as they could, and held their
breath. Some one was certainly stirring, and at last they heard the
window open. A head was thrust out, and Mr. Gordon's voice asked
sternly--"Who's there?"
He seemed at once to have caught sight of the ladder, and made an
endeavor to reach it; but though he stretched out his arm at full
length, he could not do so.
"We must cut for it," said Eric; "it's quite too dark for him to see us,
or even to notice that we are boys."
They moved the ladder to the wall, and sprang over, one after the other,
as fast as they could. Eric was last, and just as he got to the top of
the wall he heard the back door open, and some one run out into
the yard.
"Run for your lives," said Eric hurriedly; "it's Gordon, and he's
raising the alarm."
They heard footsteps following them, and an occasional shout of
"thieves! thieves!"
"We must separate and run different ways, or we've no chance of escape.
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