"Put 'em up, every one of you," he exclaimed; "do ye hear? Put 'em
up."
"Ye'r both under arrest," shouted Jellup to Ned and Bob.
There was a quick explanation and then Mayor Bradley, still very
stem of face, ordered everybody across the street to his office
above the drug store. Men seemed to spring out of the ground, and
the room was instantly packed to suffocation. Marshal Jellup made a
formal charge against the two boys of "resisting and interfering
with an officer" and then each told his story. The decision was
immediate. Mayor Bradley ordered that both boys be released and the
court be instantly cleared.
Jellup made his way noisily toward the door, his face white with
rage. Apparently a number present were his friends and cronies, for
the looks of sympathy that he got turned into open murmurs of
dissent.
Mayor Bradley was on his feet at once.
"What's the matter?" he began incisively. "Is there some one here
who wants to appeal from my decision?"
The hubbub subsided but there wag no response.
"The time to make any complaint about my decision is right now and
to me," went on the tall Bradley, looking over those in the room.
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