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 "Who is it? Is he hurt?" questioned Dave, quickly. 

"I don't know," answered Ben. "The rod took off his hat, but whether it struck his head or not remains to be seen." 

"Wot's the trouble back there?" demanded Jackson Lemond, as he succeeded in bringing his team to a halt. 

"Trouble is, we hit that man with the rod," answered Buster 