CHAPTER XVIII.
BENSON PUTS SOME MEN IN A HOLE.
The man whom old Benson had attacked was taken completely by surprise, and he went to the ground easily. But, once down, he struggled fiercely to release himself, and at the same time did his best to cry out for assistance.
"Silence!" commanded the scout in a whisper. "If you yell, it will go hard with you."
The desperado now saw who had attacked him, and his face changed color. But he continued to struggle, and was on the point of breaking away when the old scout hit him a heavy blow on the ear, which bowled him over and rendered him partly unconscious.
"Hi! did you call?" came from the other man who had been smoking.
Old Benson looked at the man before him, and saw that the fellow would be unable to do any thing for several minutes to come.
"Yes," he answered, in a rough voice. "Here's something funny to look at. Come quick."
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