"
"What, after giving you a thousand dollars for them?"
Lush Barrock nodded. "It's this way, Felps," he said. "If you
get this contract out of the way I am sure you can make another
contract---for your own company. The Spur Road folks feel sore,
and I know you can fix matters up with old Haley, who is a miser,
and willing to do almost anything for money."
"Have you the papers with you?"
"Do you want to buy them?"
"I want to see what I am getting, first."
Lusher Barrock made a movement as if to take something from his
breast-pocket.
Just at that moment heavy footsteps sounded out directly behind the
four boy hunters, and two men belonging to the Felps crowd appeared
upon the scene.
"Hullo! What are you youngsters doing here?" demanded one of
the men.
"We---we came over on business," stammered Snap. He hardly knew
what to say, the meeting was such an unexpected one.
"Who is there?" cried out Andrew Felps, and ran around the edge
of the rocks. "What, you! Where did you come from?"
Andrew Felps was followed by Lush Barrock.
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