shoot him.'

The men who were chasing them had now arrived at the foot of of the
rocks. They were led by a big man called Tom Loker, and another
mean-looking little man, whom Haley had sent.

After some hunting about, they found the path, and, headed by Tom Loker,
began to climb up.

'Come up if you like,' George called out, 'but if you do we will shoot
you.'

For answer, the little man took aim at George, and fired.

Eliza screamed, but the shot did not hurt him. It passed close to his
hair, nearly touched her cheek, and, struck a tree behind.

Tom Loker came on. George waited until he was near enough, then he
fired. The shot hit him in the side. But, though wounded, he would not
go back. With a yell like that of a mad bull he came leaping on, and
sprang right in among them.

Quakers are not allowed to use guns and pistols, so Phineas had been
standing back while George shot. Now he sprang forward. As Tom Loker
landed in the middle of them, he gave him a great push, saying, 'Friend,
thee isn't wanted here.'

Down fell Tom Loker, down, down the steep side of the rock. He crashed
and crackled among trees, bushes, logs, loose stones, till he lay
bruised and groaning far below. The fall might have killed him, had it