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CHAPTER XVII.

THREE PRISONERS.

E no too tey before Joe and Darry waka back for di water-course. Dem continue to dey call di young captain, and one time Joe shoot im rifle as signal, but as we sabi, no answer come back.

"I no fit understand dis at all," talk Joe, when dem stop near di shelter. "I no hear am shoot at all, you hear anything?"

"Not one shot," answer Darry. "E suppose be say e don waka comot from di brook instead make e waka along di bank."

Di two boys hang around di shelter for some time, and then decide to follow di trail wey di young officer leave.

E easy for part of di distance, but soon di footprints come dey unclear so dem stop again.

"Stumped!" Joe talk to himself. "We fit as well waka back go di shelter and wait make e return. One thing sure, e never see any game, or we for don hear di shooting."

Tired from their long waka, di boys sit down for di shelter, dey think say Captain Moore go return any moment.

One hour pass like dat. E don dey noon, and Joe and Darry start to prepare lunch for themselves.

Dem just finish di food when Joe shout for fear.

"Matt Gilroy!"

E dey correct. Di captain of di desperadoes don show face, followed by some other people.

Di boys dey completely caught off guard. Darry try grab im rifle, but immediately Gilroy point gun for am.

1. Wetin be di title of di chapter?
2. Wetin be di names of di two boys?
3. Why Joe shoot im rifle?
4. How many times e do am?
5. Dem get answer?
6. Wey place dem stop?
7. And Joe fit understand wetin dey happen?
8. Wey place Darry think say e don go?
9. Instead of?
10. Wetin dem do for some time?
11. And after dat?
12. Why dem decide to waka back go di shelter?
13. Wetin dem sure say e never find?
14. And how dem take know dis one?
15. Dem dey find who?
16. Wetin make dem tire?

Numbered answers:``` <response>: 1. THREE PRISONERS
2. Joe and Darry
3. as signal
4. once
5. no
6. near the shelter
7. No
8. away from the brook
9. along the bank
10. hung around the shelter
11. decided to follow up the trail left
12. the footprints no clear again
13. game
14. dem for don hear the gunshot
15. Captain Moore
16. their long trek 