"She probably won't ask your consent," sneered Mumps.

"She would not marry him if I was with her. He only has an
influence over her when I am away."

"Exactly -- and he knows that," put in Baxter.

"Do you mean to say Josiah Crabtree is going to marry her now?"
demanded Dora, springing to her feet.

"More than likely."

"Then he -- he hired you to carry me off?"

"We'll talk about something else," said the bully. "Will you
leave the Falcon quietly?"

"Where do you want me to go?"

"To the home of an old lady who will treat you as nicely as she
possibly can."

Dora shook her head. "I don't wish to go anywhere excepting
home, and I won't submit a bit longer than I have to."

"Don't be foolish!" exclaimed Mumps. "We might treat you a good
deal worse if we were of a mind to do so. Crabtree told us to
bind and gag you."