He did not finish, for at that moment Mr. Skeel and the hermit leaped to their feet and gazed down the path as though they heard some one coming.
[CHAPTER XI]
AN ANGRY HERMIT
“Something new on the programme,” commented Tom in low voice.
“Do you think they heard us?” asked Dick.
“No, they couldn’t. And they don’t see us. They’re looking the other way,” said Jack.
“But there’s something doing,” declared Bert. “I wonder what it is?”
They had their answer a moment later, when there came into view around the bend in the path Sam Heller and Nick Johnson.
“Well, I’ll be jiggered!” gasped Tom. “We meet them at every turn.”