"Never mind that," exclaimed Billy Bunny, "let's go back to theLuckymobile. It will be late before we get out of the woods and maybethe electricity will all be gone and then we can't light the lamps,and maybe we'll be arrested."

And this is just what happened. They had only gone a little ways whenthey heard a voice say:

"Stop your motor car, I say, You have no lamps to light the way. Come, stop your car and get right out! Listwelve, don't you hear me shout? Stop your car or I will shoot. Don't try away from me to scoot!"