CHAPTER XXIII 

DOWN THE STATEN ISLAND SHORE TO SANDY HOOK 

"Dick! Dick! What ails you?" 

"My head, Sam! Arnold Baxter struck me down," came with a groan. 

"Can you get up? We want to follow them," cried Tom, as he caught his brother by the arm. He had just reached the factory on a dead run, lantern in hand, to find Dick. 

"I guess I can stand, Tom. But I can't run yet." 

"Here, take the lantern and I'll carry you," came quickly, and in a moment more Tom Rover had Dick on his back and was running for the _Searchlight_ as rapidly as the nature of the meadow land permitted, Dick holding the light over his head so that both might see. 

The alarm had now become general, and by the time the yacht was gained two police officers, who had been on the hunt for harbor thieves, appeared. 

"What's the row about?" demanded one of the officers of the law, as he came into view. 

"Is that an officer?" questioned Dick feebly, 

"I am an officer--yes." 

"We are after some thieves and some parties who have abducted a girl. Will you help us?" 

"Certainly, if what you say is true. Where is the crowd?" 

"They ran off in that direction," came from Sam, as he loomed up out of the darkness. "They have a yacht out there somewhere." 

"Then we can't catch them--unless we get a boat," answered Sergeant Brown. 

"We have a boat, out this way," and Sam pointed with his hand. "But I guess we had better make certain that they go out first."  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What was the number of police officers that arrived?
2. How many police officers got to the location?
3. 
Q2:
1. What brought the cops?
2. Why did the police show up?
3. 
Q3:
1. What were the police officers looking for?
2. What were the cops on the hunt for?
3. 
Q4:
1. Who do the cops come across?
2. Who do the police locate?
3. 
Q5:
1. Do Tom and Dick run away from the cops?
2. Do Tom and Dick flee from the police?
3. 
