Hal stopped abruptly. Stubbs also panted up and came to a halt.
"What on earth are you doing here, Chester?" asked Hal.
For answer Chester pointed to the men who were pursuing his friends.
"Are those fellows after you?" he asked.
"Yes," was Hal's answer.
"Then let's get away from here," said Chester. "Come on."
He took to his heels and Hal and Stubbs followed him. Gaining his friend's side, Hal, in a few quick words, explained his plan as he had outlined it to Stubbs only a few moments before.
"Then we shall have to get out of sight of our pursuers," said Chester. "Come, Stubbs," he called back over his shoulder, "a little spurt now and we shall be safe."
Stubbs tried to respond to this command; and he did succeed in getting up a little more speed as he turned about a tent after Hal and Chester. Twice more the three doubled on their tracks and then Hal pulled up before a tent.
"This will do as well as another, I guess," he said.