Part 2 (1/2)

”No hunters around at this time of year,” reers have been gone some months,” went on Bluff

”Tell ht think a kid had got lost up here Perhaps soested Jerry

”Or dropped down into some old abandoned mine shaft,” spoke up Frank, with a wink toward Will; for one of the chu one of their outings, and had to be rescued

”Shall we all go?” de can happen to ourparty Besides, perhaps I et a chance to snap off a lovely picture of the Good Samaritans at work”

Will had hastily unfastened his caht, then Come on, boys!”

With these words, Frank led the way into the woods

”Sure the sound came from this direction?” asked Bluff

”That was my impression What do you say, Jerry?” and Frank turned to the chue of woodcraft he felt he could rely

”Straight in there You're heading all right, Frank,” he replied

”How far did it seem to be?” went on the leader

”That is hard to say The man may have been weakened fro, then it may have been several hundred yards, perhaps a quarter of a mile off; but I think we'll coree with you, Jerry,” said Frank, stopping short

”What did you hear?” demanded the other, for Frank had bent his head, and see over his shoulder

”I don't know Perhaps it was a bush springing back into place after our passage But suppose we shout occasionally? It uide us to where he lies,” returned Frank, once ly they lifted up their voices and gave a series of calls

”Why doesn't he answer us?” asked Will, astonished when only the echoes ca forest

Frank stopped in his tracks

”Can he have fainted fro in mind a picture of a woodsman who had severed an artery by a ain, and he see more attention to our rear than ahead,” remarked Will, puzzled

”I bet you he thinks so us for a lot of fools; that there isn't any one hurt, or in need of help at all What's that?”