다"그렇게 가다가 넘어지면 어

다"그렇게 가다가 넘어지면 어

when Kennedy, with fixed eye and steady hand, stopped him short with a ball, that hurled him to the earth.Joe did not even turn his head at the report. Some of the horsemen reined in their barbs, and fell on their faces in the dust as they caught sight of the Victoria; the rest continued their pursuit."But what is Joe about?" said Kennedy; "he don't stop!""He's doing better than that, Dick! I understand him! He's keeping on in the same direction as the balloon. He relies upon our intelligence. Ah! the noble fellow! We'll carry him off in the very teeth of those Arab rascals! We are not more than two hundred paces from him!""What are we to do?" asked Kennedy."Lay aside your rifle, Dick."And the Scot obeyed the request at once."Do you think that you can hold one hundred and fifty pounds of ballast in your arms?""Ay,