"I'd like to know what
you're thinking of! Why have you changed your mind? I'm going to stay
here until it gets good and dark and then go up there."
"You may spoil all my plans if you attempt to reach him to-night,"
Ned replied, in a matter-of-fact tone. "On the way back I want to
stop at the cabin a moment."
"All right," Jack grumbled. "I suppose I'll have to go with you! When
are you thinking of rescuing Jimmie? After they send us one of his
hands?"
"Donft be sarcastic," laughed Ned. "You'll understand it all before
long."
Jack was not at all pleased with the idea of returning to camp, and
said so repeatedly as they walked along both keeping in the thicket
as far as possible, but Ned seemed to take no offense at his remarks.
"What I can't get through my head," Jack finally said, changing the
topic of conversation, "is why they let us travel through here
without nipping us."
"I have an idea," Ned answered, "that they are pretty busy just now."
"Well, what was the use of our going at all if we sneak away as soon
as we get where we might accomplish something?" demanded the boy,
reverting to the old subject.
"You did a good job in finding and following them," Ned replied,
ignoring the question, "and another good job in showing me the way.
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