He will get there, but I think we had better send some one to help Ken."
"You are sure, Jack?"
"Yes, I saw the man slip away. Here are Art and Harry. They will go."
Harry Dickson and Arthur Warren now came up, and Jack quickly told
them what he expected and asked them to follow Blaisdell and assist
him if necessary, both the boys slipping away without being noticed
by the party of men collected at the little station house and now
talking among themselves and paying no attention to the boys.
Percival got all the boys together, including those who were not of
the surveying party but had merely come along to see the work started,
and said to them:
"It is my opinion that these men have been influenced by some one
who has been telling them a lot of lies, and maybe for the purpose
of getting money out of us. They don't any of them look over
intelligent, and I don't believe there is a regular farmer among
them. They are squatters, I believe, and don't own half an acre
of land among them. We don't want to have a fight with them, and I
believe the doctor will settle the whole affair without any trouble
as soon as he comes back with Blaisdell."
Meantime Harry and Arthur had hurried on along the path through the
woods and it was not long before they heard the sound of voices
ahead of them, and hastened on, expecting that Blaisdell was in
trouble.
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