Chapter 19 MOSTLY ABOUT CLOPPER
　　At that moment Dick appeared again, round another corner, still holding Clopper's head, with Sid andthe Guv'nor hard on his heels. He hadn't been able to stop for a moment, or even to hide anywhere.
　　He panted up to Mr. Penruthlan, and thrust the head at him.
　　'Take it. I bet it's got the goods in it!'
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　　Then Sid and the Guv'nor raced up too, both in a furious rage. The Guv'nor tried to snatch Clopperaway from the big farmer. But he was a small man and Mr. Penruthlan was well over six feet. Hecalmly held the horse's head out of reach with his strong right hand, and fended¹ off the Guv'nor withthe other.
　　Everyone ran up at once. The Barnies surrounded the little group in excitement, and one or two farm-men came up too. Mrs. Penruthlan and the girls, who were now up, heard the excitement and camerunning out as well. Hens scattered² away, clucking, and the four dogs and Timmy barked madly.
　　The Guv'nor was beside himself with fury. He began to hit the farmer, but was immediately pulledaway by Mr. Binks.
　　Then one of the farm-men shouldered his way through the excited crowd, and put his great hand onto the Guv'nor's shoulder. He held him in a grip of iron.
　　'Don't let him go,' said the farmer. He lowered Clopper's head and looked round at the puzzledBarnies.
　　'Fetch that barrel,' he said to Julian, and the boy got it at once, placing it in front of the farmer.
　　The Guv'nor watched, his face going white.
　　'You leave that horse alone,' he said. 'It's my property. What do you think you're doing?'
　　'You say this horse is your property?' said the farmer. 'Is it entirely³ your property, inside as well asoutside?'
　　The Guv'nor said nothing. He looked very worried indeed. Mr. Penruthlan turned the head upsidedown, and looked into the neck. He put his hand in and scrabbled about. He found the little lid andopened it. Out fell about a dozen cigarettes.
　　'They're mine,' said Mr. Binks. 'I keep them there. Anything wrong with that, sir? It's a little place theGuv'nor had made for me.'
　　'Nothing wrong with that, Mr. Binks,' said the farmer, and put his hand in again. He pulled at the lid,and ran his finger round the hole where Mr. Binks kept his cigarettes. The Guv'nor watched,breathing quickly.
　　'I can feel something, Guv'nor,' said Mr. Penruthlan, watching the man's face. 'I can feel a falsebottom to this clever little space. How do I get it open, Guv'nor? Will you tell me, or do I smashClopper up to find it?'

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