Framed in the window was a face.
But as Ted met the blazing eyes in the face it vanished, and he ran into
the hall and out onto the veranda, but could see no one in the garden.
At that moment, however, he was brought back into the house with a jump
by the sudden slamming of the back door of the house and a cry of
warning from Bud, followed by shouts from the other boys. Then a shot
outside, and a crash of glass.
The house was being besieged.
He heard a rush in the garden, and turned to see several men race around
the corner of the house toward the front door.
They had almost reached it when he slammed it in their faces, putting
his shoulder to it, and calling for help.
In the lead of the besiegers he recognized the face he had seen at the
window.
As he was still holding the door against those who were striving to push
it in from without there was a shot through one of the panels, and
Strong sank to the floor insensible.
CHAPTER XVIII.
TED SAVES THE HOUSE.
But as Ted Strong fell to the floor there was a rush through the hall,
and in a moment he was surrounded by the broncho boys, who held the door
while Bud and Ben picked Ted up and laid him on a sofa.
As he was laid down Ted opened his eyes.
"Barricade that door with the furniture," he commanded.
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