I
was reared in the mountains west of the short ridge. I'd like a
little adventure, too!" he laughed.
"What about the mules?" asked Jimmie, determined that Uncle Ike
should be cared for.
"Get them into a barn, quick," said the chief, sharply. "We must be
off."
When Jimmie came back the clerk and Jack were crowded into one seat
in the rear machine, while a vacant seat in the front car was waiting
for him. The party was off with a snort of motors and faint cheers
from the little crowd which had gathered.
The river road was fairly good, and in an hour they were at the
foothills, around the south end of the short ridge. The driver drew
up there, and in the clear air, from the north came the sound of
galloping horses.
"Get out and under cover, boys!" the chief commanded.
CHAPTER XXIV
THE MAN-TRAP IS SET
Ned, Oliver and Teddy remained in camp all the afternoon--waiting.
They were not, of course, anticipating the immediate return of Jack
and Jimmie, but they were looking every moment, after a couple of
hours had passed, for some signs of the boys who had been sent out in
the wake of Bradley.
"I'll bet a cookie," Teddy exclaimed, as the sun set over the ridge
to the west, "that Frank and Dode have bumped into something hard!"
"I may have made a mistake in not going on that trip myself," Ned
mused, "but I had an idea there would be business for me at the camp.
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