There, unseen by the others they thoroughly carried out the directions
which Zeke had given them and in a brief time turned back to the camp.
"I guess we'll be goin' on, as we agreed," said the man with the scar when
their simple repast had been eaten.
No one interposed any objections, and the two men, after Zeke had once
more refused to restore the pistol which he had taken from them, arose and
started toward the path which before they had followed when they had
returned to the camp.
CHAPTER XXII
SPLIT ROCK
"Well, boys," said Zeke when the men had departed, "my advice to you is to
watch out for those two fellows. I told 'em they would go in a hurry when
they left camp. You watch 'em! There they are now!"
As he spoke the feet of each of their recent visitors suddenly flew out
from under him and both men slid rapidly forward on their backs.
"Haw! Haw!" roared Zeke, who was seldom heard to laugh. "That's a good
'un! Come back here," he shouted, "and I'll pick you up!"
The Go Ahead Boys, however, did not wait for the men to rise. Running
swiftly to the place where they had disappeared from sight they peered
down the sloping side of the Gulch and saw both men still moving rapidly
in their descent.
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