I know daddy will be worried about us."
With a last look about the cabin, wondering what could be the
business of the man who stayed there, the girls started off. But they
had not taken three steps before they saw, coming toward them from
the other side of the clearing, two figures.
"Oh!" cried Ruth, drawing back. "There comes that man, and he's got
someone with him."
Alice, too, was startled and a little bit afraid, but a moment later
there came a cheerful hail.
"Oh, it's Russ and Paul!" Alice cried. "They have come for us!"
"Thank goodness!" exclaimed Ruth, and a few seconds later the four
young people were together, making mutual explanations.
Mr. DeVere had indeed become worried about his daughters, when the
storm arose, and, as they had left word whither they were going, Russ
and Paul volunteered to go after them, taking raincoats and
umbrellas.
"And here we are!" exclaimed Russ, as he helped Ruth on with her
garment.
"And we were never so glad to see anyone in all our lives; were we?"
went on Alice, who, in spite of her brave nature, had been
considerably unnerved by the events of the last few minutes.
The young men were much surprised when told about the strange man and
the dog, and they at once wanted to make an inspection of the cabin.
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