Part 11 (1/2)
”Frightened? What, with Sid Todd with ot tired of it, and then Todd up with his rifle, and that was the end of Mr Cinnamon Bear”
”Good for Sid!” cried Dave ”He was always on hand anted I'd like to see hiards to you, Dave,” was Belle's rejoinder
Shadow Ha his guitar and his banjo, arrived on Saturday afternoon They ca been notified by telephone, Dave hurried over to see theht for sore eyes!” said Luke Watson, as he gave our hero's hand a grasp that racious, it seems to me that I haven't seen you in a year of Sundays!”
”One thing's sure, Luke,” answered Dave, with a twinkle in his eyes
”You haven't seen hed
”Luke has brought his instru,” said Ben, ”so we'll be sure to have plenty of music up at the cairls,” returned Dave ”We can sit out in the ,” he added
”Say! talking about singing in the ht, puts me infelloent to serenade his girl, and----”
”Neverto tell you that isthan a story It's about Nat Poole's uncle”
”Nat Poole's uncle?” queried Dave ”You don't ht in the woods back of Oakdale?”
”That is the ht they had taken hi better”
”So he was getting better--in fact he was almost well, so Nat said But nohat do you think has happened?”
”What?” came from all of the other boys
”He has disappeared”
”Disappeared?”
”That's it He has run away, and nobody knohere he went to”
CHAPTER VIII
OFF FOR BEAR CAMP
”Who told you this, Ben?” asked Dave
”I just got the story from Nat He and his family are very much worried
They had an idea that Wilbur Poole was practically well again, and that is the reason why they did not watch hi for him?”
”Sure! Nat said the authorities and also several other people were after hi to look for him to-morrow”