Chapter 36

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌⁠Larry caught and whirled around Barney Palmer just as the hand of the escaping Barney was on the knob of the outer door.

“No, you don't, Barney Palmer!” he cried. “You stay right here!”

Startled as Barney was by this appearance of his dearest enemy, he wasted no precious time on mere words. He swung a vicious blow at Larry, intended to remove this barrier to his freedom. But the experienced Larry le